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Boogie-woogies Boogie-woogie is a style of blues, which developed from jazz in the early 1900s. Most popular during the 30s, boogie-woogie pieces were usually performed on the piano. Most famous for melodic ostinatos in the bass, syncopated rhythms and improvised, decorative melodies, the style tends to be fast in tempo, but simple in structure. Many boogie-woogies follow the famous 12 bar blues chord pattern: C C C C F F C C G F C C The bass line provides a steady, repetitive pattern, whilst the treble builds a melody using the notes of the scale, but flattening the third and seventh note. i.e. when in the key of C, the notes C, D, E flat, F, G, A and B flat are used to build up the melody. This is a one of the most recognisable characteristics of blues music. To identify a blues piece of a boogie-woogie genre, you must explore the bass line. The most popular bass line used is...

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