what years?
1950s & 60s
Features
-4 beats in a bar
-Emphasis on beats 2&4 - back beat.
-Major Chords
-Small range of chords used
-Rock and Roll instrumentation - bass guitar, electric (rhythm) guitar, drum kit. 🎸🥁
-Drum fills🥁🥁🥁
-Short phrases - repetitive melodic phrases
-Use of riffs.
-Hook 🪝
-lyrics about teenage issues