The structure of a classic blues song is 12 bars long (24 beats). Modern blues
bands do play a lot of tunes that are not in this structure. In any case it
might be interesting to think about contras that are or could be made to be 48
or 72 beats long, rather than 64.
R
Richard Hopkins
850-54
Blues for Contras:
There are several contras made up for the blues. Fred Park made up one
of them, and I've made up three-for various occasions. I don't know that
I'd recommend them for a beginner dance, but they're posted below.
Understanding the structure of the blues, and how it fits into
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Blues for Contras:
There are several contras made up for the blues. Fred
Here's a Blues Contra of mine
(http://keith-wood.name/mydances.html#ShortButSweet):
Short But Sweet April 2015
Becket formationBeginner/Intermediate
12 bar blues - "Sweet Home Chicago"
A Circle left 3/4
Swing neighbour
B B
