8 - "I'm a King Bee" by Slim Harpo - Mississippi Dave - E St Cafe Open Mic

[Keithava]

So if I am right what you are saying is don't worry about the timing and act like you are drunk? Hey I do that now.. Youtube user hoosierhiver plays I'm a king bee, that is how I got interested in the song.

[blardosplats]

"King Bee" isn't straight 12 bar blues.

That's why you have trouble with your timing.

You can't sing 'off the beat' until you have a 'beat'.

No offense.

[Keithava]

@blardosplats

Hi..Can you explain to me what you mean?  I want to learn this song on the ukulele and here are the chords I was told it uses..E-A-E-B7-A-E Thanks.

[blardosplats]

@Keithava

It's not about the chords. I was talking about singing off the beat. Sometimes in blues, the vocals don't exactly follow the metering of the music. You don't have to wait until the chords or the rhythm or the downbeat or whatever tell you when to sing, or when not to. Also, in Harpo's version the chord changes don't always happen when you'd expect them to.

It's more of a nuance, and not a rule.

[dangtang707]

playing just the notes that matter. can hear jack white in there at points. its dirrty blues

[rasta1982]

More-like you can hear this in Jack White at points ;)

[m1ck57]

great blues playing

[ChessemillX]

I love this song, I like the Rolling Stones cover, better