Phrase Hound found 123 phrases and 30 compound words that contain blues. The most common are listed below. Open blues in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 123
- rhythm and bluesA style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
- baby bluesBlue eyes.
- talking bluesA form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.
- having the bluespresent participle and gerund of have the blues
- blues scaleA minor hexatonic scale originating in the American musical genre blues, consisting of tonic, minor third, fourth, diminished fifth, fifth, and minor seventh, in which notes, particularly the minor third, fourth, diminished fifth, and …
- blues-rockA musical genre combining elements of blues and rock and roll
- British Bluesplural of British Blue: A British Shorthair cat having solid blue-grey fur with copper eyes and medium tail.
- Chicago bluesA genre of popular electric guitar-based blues associated with Chicago.
- code bluesplural of code blue: The condition of the occurrence of a medical emergency.
- country bluesA genre of blues with a rural style and elements from folk music.
- dark bluesplural of dark blue: A deep, dim blue colour: navy or similar.
- deep bluesplural of deep blue: An intense, relatively dark blue.
- delta bluesA form of blues originating in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States, generally featuring minimal instrumentation and song structure.
- electric bluesAny genre of blues that uses the electric guitar.
- ice bluesplural of ice blue: A very pale blue colour.
- jump bluesA type of boogie-woogie blues music influenced by big band swing, typically performed by a seven-piece combo and characterized by use of horns, shuffle rhythm, group singing during the choruses and raunchy lyrics.
- large bluesplural of large blue: A rare, medium-sized blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) of the family Lycaenidae.
- light bluesplural of light blue: A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.
- line-bluesplural of line-blue: Any of various lycaenid butterflies with lined underwings, such as those of the genera Nacaduba and Prosotas.
- royal bluesplural of royal blue: A deep, bright blue colour.
- sky bluesplural of sky blue: Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.
- soul-bluesA genre of vocal soul music with a gospel-influenced bluesy sound.
- Texas bluesA genre of blues that uses electric guitars and power riffs, associated with Texas.
- theatre bluesScrubs (clothing).
- winter bluesSeasonal affective disorder during the winter season.
Compound words 30
- blahNonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- blueswomana female blues musician
- bluesheadA fan or performer of blues music.
- bluesifyTo adapt to sound like blues.
- blueslikeResembling or characteristic of the blues genre of music.
- prebluesFrom the period before blues music.
- bluesishResembling or characteristic of blues music.
- bluesterA musician who plays the blues or music influenced by the blues.
- COYBInitialism of come on you Blues (used by supporters of Chelsea F.C. and Everton F.C.)
- bluesmana male blues musician