The blues

A musical genre that has roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, and spirituals

Some are in a call-and-response style, and some used a rhymed narrative

They have their own blues scale

The common form is in an AAB pattern

Often on topics of discrimination and other challenges in the African-American community

They are 12 measures long

The chords use certain notes that are in the key to give it its sound.

https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=T20XxA6UiAA

We can use the AAB form and rhyming words to help us!