Now I am going to make a statement here. I don't know whether it fits into the category of other people's statements or not. But whether it fits into their category or whether it doesn't, it obviously fits into some category. So in that respect, it is no different from their statements. However, let me try making my statement... - Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, Translated by Burton Watson (New York: Columbia University Press, 1964)
The C version of this tune is one of the first rags I learned and is a lot of fun to play. I was inspired to do this tune for SOTM after John Miller gave a class at PT that explained the progression in C and G. I associate it with Blind Boy Fuller because he had numerous versions, but there are lots of others.
Here's the progression:
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 V7 / I
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 / V7
I / I7 / IV / Idim
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 V7 / I [V7]
II7 V7 / I
and here's Blind Boy Fuller:
Memphis Minnie
Milton Brown
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Here's the original--or at least from my limited knowledge I consider it "the original" *in terms of lyrics.* There are many other songs with the same progression ... anyone know of a predecessor with the "Truckin'" theme in the lyrics?
And a version of Chesterfield that I really love from John Jackson:
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