Rock-n-roll music is 4/4 time with a backbeat (emphasis on the off-beats, beats 2 and 4). It developed from "Race" Music (now called Rhythm&Blues) in the 1950s. The electric guitar is, in a sense, the *icon* of Rock-n-roll.
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How can I develop an interesting or challenging 8-Beat rock rhythm?
The band I play with generally wants a simple 8-beat rhythm but I can find it a bit boring to play! So I'm looking for suggestions/tips/sheet music/video on how to develop a standard 8-beat drum ...
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Is Rock n Roll the Devil's music?
In honor of 666 days in Beta!
Historically, what evidence has been cited in support of the claim that Rock 'n' Roll is the music of Devil?
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What are some 'Standard' first position rock chords?
I was showing someone how to play the intro to "More Than A Feeling", and as we were working through the chord pattern it dawned on me how many times I've played the same voicing for the Dmaj (C,B on ...
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What makes a song a “rock” song?
I mean, sometimes I'm not completely sure when a song is a "rock song" or when it is from another music genre or even a "something-rock" song, how do you recognize it?? is it some bass rithm? some ...
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What distinguishes Rock-n-roll from Rhythm-n-Blues?
Rock changes are basically Blues changes. Rock instrumentation (Guitar, Bass, Drums[, Keyboard, Horns]) is basically the same as Blues instrumentation (Guitar, Bass, Drums[, Keyboard, Horns]). Can one ...
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Is there such a thing as “pop music theory”?
There is large body of work describing the theory of Western classical music;
I'm unaware of the state of analysis of popular music forms.
Are the differences between, say post-50's American ...
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What makes the 4/4 back-beat rhythm of rock-n-roll so compelling?
So much contemporary/pop music is tied to the rock-n-roll standard 4/4 back-beat rhythm, why is this?
Contemporary rock music (amongst other styles) loves a bit of dissonance, angular melody lines, ...
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How can I play that crazy sound in Koko Taylor's “Wang Dang Doodle”?
In Koko Taylor's Wang Dang Doodle,
there's some kind of ringing arpeggio lead that almost makes you forget that the whole song has only one chord. How do you play that crazy lead?
Edit: This isn't ...
