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==Musical features== Boogie-woogie is characterized by a regular left-hand [[bassline|bass figure]], which is transposed following the chord changes. :[[File:Boogie-woogie-bassline.svg|Another]] :{{audio|"Texarkana and Northern" Boogie-woogie bassline.mid|Play}} Boogie-woogie is not strictly a solo piano style; it can accompany singers and be featured in orchestras and small combos. It is sometimes called "eight to the [[bar (music)|bar]]", as much of it is written in [[common time]] ({{music|time|4|4}}) time using [[eighth notes]] ([[quaver]]s) (see [[time signature]]). The [[chord progressions]] are typically based on '''I'''β'''IV'''β'''V'''β'''I''' (with many formal variations of it, such as '''I'''/'''i'''β'''IV'''/'''iv'''β'''v'''/'''I''', as well as chords that lead into these ones). For the most part, boogie-woogie tunes are [[twelve-bar blues]], although the style has been applied to popular songs such as "[[Old Folks at Home|Swanee River]]" and hymns such as "[[Just a Closer Walk with Thee (song)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee]]". Typical boogie-woogie bassline: :[[File:"Texas & Pacific" boogie woogie bass.svg|500px|Typical boogie-woogie bassline on 12 bar blues progression in G]] :{{audio|"Texas & Pacific" boogie woogie bass.mid|Play}}
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