MUSI 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Rufus Thomas, Wake Up Little Susie, Saxophone
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L i s t e n i n g g u i d e : r o c k , c d 1. S o n g s o n e a r ly r o c k & r o ll t e s t : johnny b. goode, mystery train, tutti frutti. Song on final exam: whole lot of shakin". The song begins with a solo by berry in which he often plays two notes at a time on the guitar. You can hear the boogie-woogie rhythm pattern in the rhythm guitar. Berry takes a long guitar solo in the song. The song is a verse and refrain form. Both the verse and refrain are 12-bar blues form. Listen for the strong backbeat in he drums and check out the clever lyrics: elvis presley, hound dog. Notice the repeated pattern in the bass and the loud drums.
