I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–V
Ka blues ana he ʻumikumamālua — lepo, e pōʻai ana, ʻaʻole loa e maha piha.
- Nā ʻanuʻu
- I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–V
- ʻAno
- Nui
- Nā ana
- 12
- Ma ka C nui
- C7 – F7 – C7 – G7 – F7 – C7 – G7
Ka papa ma ka C nui
Ma nā kī he ʻumikumamālua a pau
Nā ʻanuʻu like nō, i neʻe ʻia he ʻumikumamālua manawa. ʻO ka mea makemake e hoʻoneʻe i kekahi mele i kekahi kī ʻē aʻe, heluhelu ʻo ia i kona lālani ma ʻaneʻi.
No ke aha e kani penei ai
Puka mai nā ʻanuʻu ʻekolu a pau ma ke ʻano he kaulike ʻehiku, me ka tonika pū — ʻaʻohe kī me kēlā ʻano. Hōʻaiʻē ka blues i ka waihoʻoluʻu o ka dominanta no kēlā me kēia kaulike, no laila ʻaʻohe mea i hoʻoholo piha ʻia a hiki i nā ana he ʻumikumamālua ke hoʻomaka hou.
Ma hea e lohe ʻia ai
- Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry
- Hound Dog — Big Mama Thornton
- Sweet Home Chicago — Robert Johnson
Nā papa pili
Na Anotona e hana i kēia nāu
E kiʻi i ke paʻi kiʻi o ka pepa mele a i ʻole e hoʻokani i ke mele — ʻike ʻo Anotona i ke kī, kākau i nā leo, a lawe iā lākou i kekahi kī ʻē aʻe. Manuahi.
E nānā iā AnotonaUa helu ʻia kēlā me kēia leo ma kēia ʻaoʻao; ʻaʻole i kope ʻia mai kahi ʻē.