Blues
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English
Noun
blues, plural blues
- (colloquial) A feeling of sadness or depression. Generally used with the.
- My trainwreck of a love-life gives me the blues.
- (colloquial) One's particular life experience, particularly including the hardships one has faced.
- Your blues is just like mine.
- Your blues are just like mine.
- An musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar structure and using the blues scale. Often used with the.
- Many great blues musicians come from the Mississipi Delta region.
- A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.
- (music, always singular) A musical composition following blues forms.
- My next number is a blues in G.
Usage Note
Despite its plural form, blues may be gramatically singular or plural, except where noted.
Related Terms
See Also
- boogie
- jazz
- rock and roll
- shuffle
- turnaround