Blues and Delta Heardle
Guess blues songs from a one-second intro. You get six guesses, and every miss unlocks a little more.
- Typical tempo
- 60 to 120 BPM
- Peak eras
- 1950s and 1960s
- Songs
- 100+
- Related styles
- Electric Blues, Delta Blues, Chicago Blues
Featured artists
Meet the artists behind this genre’s catalog and put your ear to their signature sound.
Blues royalty since the 1940s
B.B. King
8 songs in this catalog
Chicago blues founder
Muddy Waters
5 songs in this catalog
Delta-born Chicago howler
Howlin' Wolf
7 songs in this catalog
Swinging blues-rock power trio
Cream
5 songs in this catalog
Folk-blues storyteller
Tracy Chapman
8 songs in this catalog
Garage-blues minimalists
The White Stripes
8 songs in this catalog
Texas blues-guitar god
Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 songs in this catalog
Chicago blues shaman
Buddy Guy
8 songs in this catalog
Boogie-blues boomer
John Lee Hooker
8 songs in this catalog
Delta blues myth
Robert Johnson
8 songs in this catalog
Blues-soul diva
Etta James
7 songs in this catalog
Bending string master
Albert King
8 songs in this catalog
How to master Blues Heardle
The foundational root of modern popular music. Built upon the standard 12-bar chord progression, minor pentatonic string bends, and expressive shuffle grooves.
Tempo and meter
Blues ranges from 60 to 120 BPM with a swinging shuffle feel.
Signature instruments
Electric blues guitar, harmonica, blues piano, and shuffle drums.
Harmony and structure
12-bar progression with blue notes and call-and-response phrasing.
Mix and production
Tube amplifier saturation, room reverb on amps, and warm drum capture.
Your first second
Listen for guitar string bending, vibrato, or a shuffle rhythm in the opening. For more practice, try the song recognition guide or the winning strategies guide.