I like to follow the interesting blog “bumbastories” written by Stephen Baum [= Bumba], L.A. – his continuing journey through the history of blues music inspired me to take a look at the old song SALTY DOG:
I should have played:
A – F#m – B7 – B7 – E7 – E7 – A – E7
related:
http://bumbastories.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/the-fourth-chord/
professional versions of the song:
1
Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs – Salty Dog
2
Mississippi John Hurt:
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John Hurt – catchy little tune.
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I really enjoyed that snatch of music. 🙂
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fun!…when I read Salty Dog…I just remember a drink called that…though never had one…
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What an intelligent looking pair they are, sitting in the window listening 🙂
Love the Mississippi John version. 🙂
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Wow, I’d only heard this once before–on the old “Andy Griffith” TV show!
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Glad to get you started on the ragtime-blues stuff. It is a lot of fun.I just posted Ella Speed, another of those 4 chord rags. Thanks for all the kind words, Frizz.
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nice, to focus together with you on ragtime guitar arrangements – this morning I’ve uploaded this one:
https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar/118-1
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and now I discovered searching for your Ella Speed this guitarist Alonzo Garbanzo – what a challenge – even without any singing, playing instrumental only:
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rag-time chord progression C-A-D-G-C
http://songs.2quakers.net/ella-speed
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related to the youtube video:
capo on Vth:
C Am D G ://
(= F Dm G7 C)
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