Blue Yodel No 1 (T for Texas)

I've arranged this Jimmie Rogers song for guitar, with the melody line following Jimmie's vocal line. The original song is in G, and I've voiced it in C for ease of fingerpicking. I've capo'ed up on to the 2nd fret to add a little brightness - if you want to play along with this from the tab - capo on the 2nd. Note the irregular nature of the chord structure - it's based on a 12-bar blues sequence, but there are extra chords and single runs put in as Jimmie put them in. A lot of early country and country blues singers, including Jimmie, the Carter Family, the Delmore Brothers and many others played a lot more loosely than today's equivalents - and their music sounds freer and less ordinary.

You can get the music, tab & chords for this - OR just tab & chords from my website at:

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

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• Will
• Fly
• Jimmie
• Rogers
• for
• Texas
• acoustic
• country
• blues
• fingerpicking
• fingerstyle
• guitar

[He11oKittyGurl]

its like were in hawaii:) very peaceful and lovely !

[He11oKittyGurl]

very nice

[ReducedTuna]

I usaly listen to electronica and dance music but your gifted playing ins amasing thanks for sharing with the world we need more music like this.God bless you

[boomboxbadboy1]

very good.....regards from england

[cole91v]

soul



[bloodonthestrings]

Cool relaxing sound

[loookehere]

Well done sir! Gotta love some Jimmie.

[adjohns1]

Will--both you and your Larrivee sound GREAT (as usual)

[DarJack1973]

Kool Will loved it Good ole Texas Song & I agree with turkamine:)))

[turkamine]

Good ol' Take-sass song. Y'all done good!