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eight-bar blues

eight-bar blues noun: a blues form built on an eight-measure chord pattern, most typically I, I, IV, I, V7, IV, I, V7, where I, IV and V7 represent the tonic, subdominant and dominant seventh chords respectively.

Noun

eight-bar blues (countable and uncountable, plural eight-bar blues)

  1. A blues form built on an eight-measure chord pattern, most typically I, I, IV, I, V7, IV, I, V7, where I, IV and V7 represent the tonic, subdominant and dominant seventh chords respectively.

Forms of eight-bar blues

pluraleight-bar blues

Questions about eight-bar blues

What does eight-bar blues mean?
Eight-bar blues means a blues form built on an eight-measure chord pattern, most typically I, I, IV, I, V7, IV, I, V7, where I, IV and V7 represent the tonic, subdominant and dominant seventh chords respectively.
What part of speech is eight-bar blues?
Eight-bar blues is a noun.
What is the plural of eight-bar blues?
The plural of eight-bar blues is eight-bar blues.

Words near eight-bar blues in the dictionary

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  2. eight-ball
  3. eight-balled
  4. eight-balling
  5. eight-balls
  6. eight-bar blues
  7. eight-day clock
  8. eight-day clocks
  9. eight-hooter
  10. eight-hundredth
  11. eight-jewel

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