New Orleans Is Sinking
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This is pretty crude, but is sounds good
additions/corrections welcome. Previous post of the
lick is included at the bottom. There are no CRD versions
of this song on the archive that I could find. -Rick
(use bar chords for G, A, B)
Em G Em G
Bourbon Blues, on the street, loose and complete
Em G Em G
Under skies of smokey blue -green
A
I cant forsake a dixie dead shake
Em G Em G
So we danced the sidewalk clean
B A
My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?
B
Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man
A
And I dont want to swim
Back to Em/G shuffle for second verse
Play an ?A? for the yelp (AHHHHHH-HAAA)
From ?Pale as a lightbulb...to I swear to GOD she said? do the Em/G shuffle
then repeat the ?A? for the AHHHHHH-HAAA yelp
then Em/G Em/G, then
B A
My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?
B
Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man
A
And I dont want to swim
Back to Em/G to close
This is what is on the archive, from : dave@skatter.usask.ca (Dave Hornidge)
I'm not really sure if this is correct, but this is how I play it:
The main riff looks like:
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E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|
A|-----------2-----2----------|
E|--0--0--------3-------------|
I think the bass plays something similiar to this as well.
The other catchy little riff looks something like:
E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How to play New Orleans Is Sinking
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.