Sweet Georgia Brown (solo)

I've played Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard's 1925 classic, "Sweet Georgia Brown", for getting on for 40 years, in different keys and in different styles. It's like a favourite child - sometimes it behaves itself and sometimes it's an awkward little devil. But I always have fun with it!

In this version, I'm playing it a s solo fingerpicking piece, in C voicing, capo'ed on the 2nd fret, which puts it in the key of D.

Tabs, chords & music for the simple version at:

http://www.mjra.net/WillFly/tabs.shtml

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Will
• Fly
• solo
• acoustic
• fingerstyle
• fingerpicked
• jazz
• guitar
• 1920s
• music
• Ben
• Bernie
• Maceo
• Pinkard

[satdoc27]

Hi Will, sounds perfect down in Cornwall on a wet old October night - a glass of red and the clip brings a smile. Well done indeed. I sorta did a copy of of your "iz you or iz you aint my baby" - minus a few twiddly bits. Great fun to work it out . Keep it up. Bob.

[HenfieldWill]

@satdoc27 A glass of red wine sounds good - I've had a couple myself this evening - plus a couple of large brandies to follow. Enjoy the music! :-)

[longbordz]

Will, what's playing through the headset you're wearing? Thanks

[HenfieldWill]

@longbordz Oh, they're just small earphones I use to monitor the signal coming from the mic - so I can hear exactly the sound of what I'm recording as it's being recorded. :-)

[w1dvf]

Wonderful playing......guitar tone is great..........Darrell

[HenfieldWill]

@w1dvf The guitar was made by a local luthier and long-term friend, Ian Chisholm, who lives in Ditchling in Sussex (UK). It's the 18th numbered guitar he made, so I call it "Number 18"... :-)

[bobbytookalook]

Very nice -- liked your 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime' as well -- actually I thought it was awesome! I play "with" a guitar as opposed to "playing" a guitar. I look forward to checking out your entire site. Great job & cheers & Happy Christmas from Canada.

[LONGWINDING]

Hi, just listened to some of your vids. Very nice playing.

I sub.

Cheers, Frank

[GreyStrat]

Great tone

[GRude420]

What a pleasure listening to another of your great videos! Good job, Will.  Very well done indeed.

[jessyquedens]

Absolutely infectious, the way you enjoy playing that song.

[japhyryder66]

Will, I love listening to you play. And speaking for that matter. But, then I'm a Yank who's a sucker for an English accent.