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1. beatcrave.com › the-meaning-behind-the-song-g-iThe Meaning Behind The Song: G.I. Blues by Elvis Presley

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   Jun 17, 2024 · “G.I. Blues” delivers a message of resilience, love, and hope amidst challenging circumstances. It speaks of the loneliness and longing that soldiers face while serving far away from home. Despite the hardships, the song also highlights the determination and spirit of soldiers, who find solace in the possibility of reuniting with their ...

2. www.songtell.com › elvis-presley › g-i-bluesMeaning of G.I. Blues by Elvis Presley - songtell.com

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   Jan 13, 2024 · This line adds to the song's overall humor and serves as a comical commentary on the G.I.s' limited opportunities for romantic encounters. Symbolically, the song uses the "G.I. Blues" as a metaphor for the soldiers' sense of longing, frustration, and restlessness.

3. www.musictheoryacademy.com › the-blues-scalesThe Blues Scales - Music Theory Academy

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   The 4 Blues Scales. Below are the 4 main blues scales. I have given you the set intervals for each scale (important point: flattened = note is lowered a semitone, sharpened = note is raised a semitone). I have also given you an example for each scale starting on A.

4. genius.com › Elvis-presley-gi-blues-lyricsElvis Presley – G.I. Blues Lyrics - Genius

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   [Verse 1] They give us a room with a view of the beautiful Rhine. But give me a muddy old creek in Texas any old time. [Chorus] I've got those hup, two, three, four,...

5. songmeanings.com › songs › viewElvis Presley - G.I. Blues Lyrics & Meanings | SongMeanings

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   Wonderful song about a soldier who misses home and finds himself blue. He's not allowed to touch the girls; he'd like a big Texas steak; he's tired of marching; and he won't be recognized unless he gets a purple heart (which is not something the sane would wish to do:).

6. viva.pressbooks.pub › openmusictheory › chapterBlues Melodies and the Blues Scale – Open Music Theory

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   In a blues song with a sung text, the lyrics consist of a line that is repeated, then followed by a contrasting line (aab). The melody often follows this structure as well. Blues melodies often leave large gaps to allow for call-and-response between the melodic instrument and other instruments.

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   What is a blues song with a sung text?

   • Jazz In a blues song with a sung text, the lyrics consist of a line that is repeated, then followed by a contrasting line ( aab ). The melody often follows this structure as well. Blues melodies often leave large gaps to allow for call-and-response between the melodic instrument and other instruments.

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   What is a blues phrase structure?

   • Another essential part of blues phrase structure is the notion of call-and-response, a feature likely inherited from the work songs of enslaved Africans and African Americans. The vocal, lyricized melody takes on the role of the “call” while an instrumental filler takes on the role of the “response.”

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   Why do blues melodies leave large gaps?

   • Blues melodies often leave large gaps to allow for call-and-response between the melodic instrument and other instruments. The blues scale is like a minor pentatonic scale with an additional chromatic passing tone: do–me–fa–fi–sol–te (^1− ↓ ^3−^4− ↑^4−^5−↓ ^7) ( 1 ^ − ↓ 3 ^ − 4 ^ − ↑ 4 ^ − 5 ^ − ↓ 7 ^).

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   What is a blues scale?

   • The blues scale, notated in the upper staff of Example 4, attempts to generalize blues melodic practice into a scale on which beginning improvisers can base their melodies. The blues scale is essentially a minor pentatonic scale with an added chromatic passing tone leading up to sol (^5) ( 5 ^). Example 4.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GG.I. Blues (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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   G.I. Blues is the third soundtrack album and seventh (overall) album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2256, in October 1960. It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name in which he starred.