Melanie SPANSWICK

: Inspired by rhythm and blues numbers popular in the deep South, combines the 12-bar blues pattern with a cheeky ‘swing’ tune; it’s a lot is denoted in the tempo marking, ‘Swing 8s’): this means that every pair of quavers should be played as a . Therefore, the first note of every quaver pair should take the lion’s share of the beat, sounding as two eighth notes or a crotchet beat in length, and the second quaver – a shorter note – taking the final eighth note of the triplet. When playing this rhythmic pattern, as in bar 1 and 2, give a slight ‘push’ or tenuto (a ‘leaning’) marking to the longer first beat of each quaver pair, and a lighter touch to the second, shorter eighth note beat. This should capture the ‘swing’ feel. The tremolo in the final bar doesn’t need to be that fast, so take your time and enjoy the blues chord!