New Orleans
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C
e|--------------------------------------| e|-----------|
B|--------------------------------------| B|-------5---|
G|:-------------4-5---5-------5---5----:| G|---5-7-----|
D|:---------5-7-----------5---------5--:| D|-----------|
A|--------------------------------------| A|-----------|
E|--------------------------------------| 3 times E|-----------|
F |1. |2.
e|-----------------------------------|-----------|
B|----6---6-------6---6---------5----|-----------|
G|:-----------5---------5---5-7-----:|-------5---|
D|:---------------------------------:|---5-7-----|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------|
C |1. |2.
e|----------------------------------|-----------|
B|----------------------------------|-----5-6---|
G|:---5---5-------5---5---------4--:|---7-------|
D|:-----------5---------5---5-7----:|-----------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------|
G F C
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------8-|-6-------------6-|-5-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
Lyrics
N.C
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, a hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, a hey, hey, yeah)
(C)
A come on everybody take a trip with me, well
C
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
F
They got a honeysuckle growing on a honeysuckle vine
C
And love is a blooming there all the time
G F
Well every southern belle is a Mississippi queen
C
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
N.C
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah)
(C)
A come on take a stroll down to Basin street
C
Listen to the music with that Dixieland beat
F
Well the magnolia blossoms fill the air
C
Whoa,whoa, and you ain't been to heaven till you been down there
G F
They got French moss hangin from a big oak tree
C
Get outta here Jimmy Vaughan take it!
N.C
I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah
(I said a hey, hey, hey, yeah)
(C)
Come on everybody take a trip with me
(whoo!)
C
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans, yeah, yeah.
F
With a honeysuckle hanging on a honeysuckle vine
C
Well love is blooming there all the time
G F
Every southern belle is a Mississippi queen
C
Down the Mississippi down to New Orleans
N.C
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(C)
Come on take a stroll down to Basin street
C
Listen to the music with the dixieland beat, yeah
F
I say, the magnolia blossoms fill the air
C
And you ain't been to heaven if you ain't been there.
G F
Honeysuckle hanging from a hollow tree
C
Down in Mississippi down in New Orleans
Well, I said Hey, hey, hey, yeah
(Hey, hey, hey, yeah)
I said a look out John, hey, yeah, yeah
( I said a look out John hey, yeah, yeah)
End of song
How to play New Orleans
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.