Genre LensWhat is Acoustic / Delta Blues?
Solo or small-group blues on acoustic guitar, often with slide, foot-stomp percussion and a raw vocal.
Blues70–120 BPM typical
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- slide/bottleneck guitar
- fingerpicked acoustic
- foot-stomp percussion
- raw untreated vocal
Reference artists
Robert JohnsonSon House
Anchors rather than an exhaustive canon — if your track sits near these, this is probably the right label.
Usual tempo 70–120 BPM. Sitting outside that range does not disqualify a track; it just makes the tells matter more.
Easy to confuse with
The nearest neighbours in Blues, by tempo. If Acoustic / Delta Blues does not quite fit, one of these usually does.
- Electric Blues80–140 BPM
Amplified band blues — stinging lead guitar, shuffle groove, organ and a powerful vocal.