Hi Rockdale - this one came around on the iVictrola recently, and I thought, boy, it's time to figure that one out. Thanks for doing the work.
I think you have the form right. There are a couple spots where my ear still wonders exactly what they're doing. For instance, in the B section, that first II chord sounds almost like they play the chord x02233 (what's that, A7sus4??). That VII chord is great.
After that, to me, it sounds like they go back to the I chord for awhile and then do a II-V-I thing to end the form. Any advice?
Yes, the I chord with 4th string runs. There's a spot in this I chord pedalling where I swear I hear a quick VI chord again. This isn't a total surprise since in those 4th string runs he keeps hitting the 2nd fret, which is the VI note. But I think I hear the actual chord with the low E. So here's what I hear so far at the end of the form:
I I VI I V I
II V I
I'm not 100% certain of this yet but we'll see if others have opinions.
For anyone who might prefer chord names we're in G, with the II, VI and VII chords all being major or 7ths, so A7, E, F#.
A great performance.
edited to add: After tagging this topic, it was revealed JohnM addressed this song in the Rag Blues thread here:
http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=60&topic=712.msg14751#msg14751. My additional quick VI chord in the end bit is not there in his analysis.
