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Rural Blues ANSWER J -performed primarily by solo male singers -singers accompany themselves on acoustic instruments -words and melodies are frequently improvised -meters are irregular as needed to fit in all the words according to the feelings of the performer -number of beats in a measure may vary within the same song or even verse -does not always use the 12-bar blues progression -many recorded blues are based on ragtime styles Texas Rural Blues ANSWER V V-lyrics are sung more clearly -singing is in a higher register, often a descending melody line -guitar lines are not as thick in texture (not chordal), but are more linear and melodic -guitar accompaniment is less percussive, more smoothly picked -the guitar fills frequently alternate b/w the high and low string of the guitar -melodic fills at the end of sung lines are usually performed on single strings with little dependence on full, six-string chords -there is a tendency to play repeated melodic figures or riffs on the lower strings -accompaniment sometimes utilizes arpeggiated chords, meaning the notes of a chord are sounded one after another rather than simultaneously Mississippi Delta Blues ANSWER VV -frequent sliding from note to note (both in guitar accompaniment and singing) -frequent use of a metal sleeve or small glass bottle on the chording hand (slide guitar)