Originally Posted by: spcharles24

Can anyone please explain me actually what are blues, country, Rock, funk, acoustic, etc.. styles in music and for what purpose we use them?

While most music has common elements (notes, scales, melody lines, chords, rhythms, song forms), the specific ways that each element gets used & the specific instruments, timbres (sounds) of how they are put together can result in a particular style.

So, a typical blues songs might have a bittersweet edge, a swing rhythm & a soulful singer telling a story about love gone wrong.

While country music has a twang, uses lots of acoustic instruments, usually has a singer with a Southern drawl singing a story about a slice of rural life.

While rock music has more power & direct energy with more aggressive instrumental approaches.

None of that is true for every song in each genre. And while it's possible to talk or write about what makes a style unique or different from another style, there is simply no substitute for firsthand experience.

This is an example of blues style music.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=29037

This is an example of country style music.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=19194&s_id=1476

This is an example of rock style music.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=29003

This is an example of funk style music.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=27955

This is an example of acoustic style music.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=28203

Hope that helps!