Start into Blues Creeping Over me
David G’day
I am trying to understand the intro into Blues Creeping Over Me and the layout of the first music line.
At the top it states Key, Form and then Start: From the 1. Im not sure what I am missunderstanding (BTW I have gone back to earlier Music theory material to try to answer the question) but to me it sounds as if the start is on the 4th. How am I missreading that.
The other point I don’t understand is what looks like 5 bars ( 4 plus 2 * ½ measures) in the first line of music and only the first. The first bar (half bar) has a ¼ note followed by a triplet. The second bar starts with a run-over from the first with a ¼ note then has a ¼ rest with 1/8 rest and then into the repeat of the notes of the first bar. Could you demystify this for me please? The start timing and the number of "bars".
Thanks
David I appreciate the quick response. The link looks very interesting and I will spend some evening studying it.
PS I realise how much there is still to learn
Hello John S.
The song starts from the I (one) chord, so we're speaking of where in the form we're starting the song, not the beat within the bar. Songs commonly start from the beginning of the form... the I... bar 9 (known as "From the V"... the V representing the V chord)... and the turnaround (last two bars of the form).
If you would like to learn about opening types visit Performance Training Study 1 - Beginnings, Breaks & Endings https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/performance_training_beginnings_b...
You're right, this song has a pickup, with you starting on the "and" of 3 (the beats between 3 and 4). A pickup does not affect the count in the number of bars in the form. So, in this case, the pickup is a beat and a half and the form begins... 4 bars of the I Chord.