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Title: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: eric on October 01, 2019, 05:51:49 PM

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_D1-FBaM4

Memphis Minnie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-k_GD0QZo

Milton Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvVt6CnB4Ss

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: eric on October 17, 2019, 09:16:44 AM

Here's a couple more:

Buddy Moss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8dIlJkUxJc

Jontavious Willis was one of the instructors at PT this year.  He's a great player:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2O8g4A3n-c

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: lindy on October 17, 2019, 10:35:30 AM

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?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCCnbzCN4w

And a version of Chesterfield that I really love from John Jackson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-MH6APEsUc

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: jtbrown on October 18, 2019, 03:23:07 PM

Eric, shouldn't that be a V7 chord at the end of the second line of the progression, rather than a I chord?

Todd Brown

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: eric on October 18, 2019, 04:15:35 PM

Good catch, Todd.  Fixed it, thanks.

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: Johnm on October 26, 2019, 09:02:06 AM

Hi all,
Here's another one of these from Buddy Moss--"Daddy Don't Care":

https://youtu.be/sSkqMk9u1PE

All best,
Johnm

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: eric on January 10, 2020, 01:51:23 PM

Here's another one, with an interesting theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsE-TgAxK_0

Title: Re: SOTM October 2019 - Truckin' My Blues Away
Post by: eric on April 25, 2021, 04:45:13 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v93Qlv5p6Vo