Unit Two TextA Il Related Information. (2)the Blues UQ It is a kind of black folk music characterized by minor harmonies typically slow tempo and melancholy words. Usually it indicates a type of jazz originating among Afro-Americans often characterized by themes of complaint or unhappiness. It consists essentially of a 2-bar chorus made up of three four measure sequences, in AAb form, the harmonic basis consisting essentially of chords on the tonic. dominant and subdominant and characterized by the use of blue notes Blues Classroom Blues Road Trip By Julia Yuan 8Unit Two Text A By Julia Yuan 8 II. Related Information: (2) the Blues It is a kind of Black folk music characterized by minor harmonies, typically slow tempo and melancholy words. Usually it indicates a type of jazz originating among Afro-Americans, often characterized by themes of complaint or unhappiness. It consists essentially of a 12-bar chorus made up of three four￾measure sequences, in AAB form, the harmonic basis consisting essentially of chords on the tonic, dominant and subdominant and characterized by the use of blue notes