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charlie chitlin · April 29th, 2012, 10:59 PM

Can anybody help a 3-chord Blues guy out with a simple way to play this one?
I need it for a gig.
Thanks

Bulldog87 · April 29th, 2012, 11:01 PM

Good luck with this one... I need to get around to learning this one too!

jbmando · April 29th, 2012, 11:15 PM

I got it Charlie. You just want a chord chart? What key do you want it in? Ray is G, but it's in F a lot.

charlie chitlin · April 29th, 2012, 11:23 PM

Yup.
And any diagrams of chords more complicated than a 9th or 7th.
Bbmin7b13 is out of my league!

jbmando · April 29th, 2012, 11:26 PM

I edited while you were typing. F or G or some other key?

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 12:34 AM

Okay, Ray Charles did it in G, so I'll give you G.

Intro:

G D/F# Em Cm C#dim G Am7 D7

Verse:

G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim
G E7 A7 D7 B7 E7 A7 D7
G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim
G E7 A7 D7 G C7 G Trans chord to bridge: B7

Bridge:

Em Em#5 (put your index finger on the C at the first fret of the B string while you play a cowboy Em) Em6 (move it up to the second fret) Em#5
Em Em#5 Em7 A7
Em Em#5 Em7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim
G E7 A7 D7 G C7 G B7

Bridge:

Em Am7 Em7 C7
Em Am7 Em7 A7
Em Am7 Em7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7

Last Verse:
G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim
G E7 A7 D7 (this comes right before the tag:) F7 E7
A7 D7 G C7 G
Ending: G#9 G9 - G7#9 (G7 barre with your pinky three frets up on the first and second strings - the Hendrix chord!)

Some people play both bridges the same. Either way works either time. Hope this helps.

Here's Ray so you can hear when the changes come. The chords In gave you will work even if they don't sound exactly like the record. I simplified it as much as I thought I could.

C#dim: x4535x
Em#5: 022010
Em6: 022020
G#9: x3434x
G9: x2323x
G7#9: 353466

historicus146 · April 30th, 2012, 05:05 AM

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 12:38 PM

Very cool, h, but not exactly GOMM for dummies!

T Prior · April 30th, 2012, 01:23 PM

be very careful use caution, do not proceed without deep thought and consideration...

you are entering territory that you can never return from.

You can add a handful of chords to your vocabulary and change your entire approach , just like that... Playing songs like Georgia, is a game changer from basics and you don't need to add all the exotic substitution chords ..a few here and there and it's a whole new life ! The problem will be, going forward you will want to do more of it with the players you gig with regularly...this is a good thing !

go for it !

t

Coop47 · April 30th, 2012, 02:12 PM

This is something I've always wanted but was embarrassed to ask for - I figured everyone knew it. Thanks jbmando. Can't wait to give this a shot.

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 03:52 PM

After you get the changes down, try to substitute some extensions/alterations for some of the chords. Like you can put D7b9s or 7#5s in there for the D7s and 9s, 11s and 13s for some of the dominant chords. This is a great song for hearing and seeing how the ii-V or II-V progression is used because there are a bunch of 2-5s in this song.

Leon Grizzard · April 30th, 2012, 04:37 PM

Here's a chart; not sure how standard, but it sounds nice.

Georgia - C
C/// E7/// Am/C7/ F/F#dim/ CBbA/ Dm/G/ (1: E7/A7/ D7/G7/) (2: CC7FFm C/E7/)

Am/Dm/ Am/F7/ Am/Dm/ C/B/ Am/Dm/ CBbA7/ Em/Eb7/ Dm7/C#7/

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 04:55 PM

Leon, that last set of changes for the bridge is giving me a little trouble. Seems to work better if I play:

Am/Dm/ Am/F7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/D7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/B/ Em/Eb7/ Dm7/C#7/

I must be doing something wrong.

charlie chitlin · April 30th, 2012, 05:43 PM

Cool.
Thanks fellas.
I'll be able to fake 'em out.
I'm playing with a real fun West Coast-style harp swinger and he likes to do a couple standards for the cougars.

Leon Grizzard · April 30th, 2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmando

Leon, that last set of changes for the bridge is giving me a little trouble. Seems to work better if I play:

Am/Dm/ Am/F7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/D7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/B/ Em/Eb7/ Dm7/C#7/

I must be doing something wrong.

That sounds good, too; maybe better. I have only played this tune with one band, and that is the way the leader taught it to me. I'm used to it. On the B7, the melody note I hear is F#. Same with your D7?

suave eddie · April 30th, 2012, 06:33 PM

Many thanks JB--I've been trying to find a simplified version of this for some time. I had most of it down, but this filled in all the gaps.

One question -- in the intro -- Pardon my ignorance, but what is a D/F#?

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 06:36 PM

D chord with an F# bass. On guitar, a common shape is 20023x (I usually don't play the high F# if I put one in the bass.)

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leon Grizzard

That sounds good, too; maybe better. I have only played this tune with one band, and that is the way the leader taught it to me. I'm used to it. On the B7, the melody note I hear is F#. Same with your D7?

Yes, melody note on that chord is F#.

charlie chitlin · April 30th, 2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmando

D chord with an F# bass. On guitar, a common shape is 20023x (I usually don't play the high F# if I put one in the bass.)

That's also the "Blues" D7.
When playing Key to the Highway in A, play the D7 on the first fret and grab the F# in the bass with your thumb.

jbmando · April 30th, 2012, 08:35 PM

Yep. If you play all six strings: 200210, it's a D9 with that high E.

April 29th, 2012, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spring City, Pa Age: 51 Posts: 6,325	I need "Georgia on my Mind" for dummies Can anybody help a 3-chord Blues guy out with a simple way to play this one? I need it for a gig. Thanks __________________ Dig yo'self http://blueplatespecials.net/

April 29th, 2012, 11:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	I got it Charlie. You just want a chord chart? What key do you want it in? Ray is G, but it's in F a lot. __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 29th, 2012, 11:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spring City, Pa Age: 51 Posts: 6,325	Yup. And any diagrams of chords more complicated than a 9th or 7th. Bbmin7b13 is out of my league! __________________ Dig yo'self http://blueplatespecials.net/

April 29th, 2012, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	I edited while you were typing. F or G or some other key? __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 30th, 2012, 12:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	Okay, Ray Charles did it in G, so I'll give you G. Intro: G D/F# Em Cm C#dim G Am7 D7 Verse: G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim G E7 A7 D7 B7 E7 A7 D7 G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim G E7 A7 D7 G C7 G Trans chord to bridge: B7 Bridge: Em Em#5 (put your index finger on the C at the first fret of the B string while you play a cowboy Em) Em6 (move it up to the second fret) Em#5 Em Em#5 Em7 A7 Em Em#5 Em7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7 G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim G E7 A7 D7 G C7 G B7 Bridge: Em Am7 Em7 C7 Em Am7 Em7 A7 Em Am7 Em7 F#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7 Last Verse: G B7 Em Em7 C C#dim G E7 A7 D7 (this comes right before the tag:) F7 E7 A7 D7 G C7 G Ending: G#9 G9 - G7#9 (G7 barre with your pinky three frets up on the first and second strings - the Hendrix chord!) Some people play both bridges the same. Either way works either time. Hope this helps. Here's Ray so you can hear when the changes come. The chords In gave you will work even if they don't sound exactly like the record. I simplified it as much as I thought I could. C#dim: x4535x Em#5: 022010 Em6: 022020 G#9: x3434x G9: x2323x G7#9: 353466 __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

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April 29th, 2012, 11:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bulldog87 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Louisiana, USA Posts: 1,213	Good luck with this one... I need to get around to learning this one too!

April 30th, 2012, 05:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
historicus146 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: chicago area Posts: 541	Heres the version I learned....

April 30th, 2012, 12:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	Very cool, h, but not exactly GOMM for dummies! __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 30th, 2012, 01:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
T Prior Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 3,625	be very careful use caution, do not proceed without deep thought and consideration... you are entering territory that you can never return from. You can add a handful of chords to your vocabulary and change your entire approach , just like that... Playing songs like Georgia, is a game changer from basics and you don't need to add all the exotic substitution chords ..a few here and there and it's a whole new life ! The problem will be, going forward you will want to do more of it with the players you gig with regularly...this is a good thing ! go for it ! t __________________ www.tprior.com

April 30th, 2012, 02:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Coop47 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston Age: 44 Posts: 1,231 2 Photos	This is something I've always wanted but was embarrassed to ask for - I figured everyone knew it. Thanks jbmando. Can't wait to give this a shot. Last edited by Coop47; April 30th, 2012 at 03:40 PM.

April 30th, 2012, 03:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	After you get the changes down, try to substitute some extensions/alterations for some of the chords. Like you can put D7b9s or 7#5s in there for the D7s and 9s, 11s and 13s for some of the dominant chords. This is a great song for hearing and seeing how the ii-V or II-V progression is used because there are a bunch of 2-5s in this song. __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 30th, 2012, 04:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Leon Grizzard Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 63 Posts: 2,727	Here's a chart; not sure how standard, but it sounds nice. Georgia - C C/// E7/// Am/C7/ F/F#dim/ CBbA/ Dm/G/ (1: E7/A7/ D7/G7/) (2: CC7FFm C/E7/) Am/Dm/ Am/F7/ Am/Dm/ C/B/ Am/Dm/ CBbA7/ Em/Eb7/ Dm7/C#7/

April 30th, 2012, 04:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	Leon, that last set of changes for the bridge is giving me a little trouble. Seems to work better if I play: Am/Dm/ Am/F7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/D7/ Am/Dm/ Am7/B/ Em/Eb7/ Dm7/C#7/ I must be doing something wrong. __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 30th, 2012, 05:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spring City, Pa Age: 51 Posts: 6,325	Cool. Thanks fellas. I'll be able to fake 'em out. I'm playing with a real fun West Coast-style harp swinger and he likes to do a couple standards for the cougars. __________________ Dig yo'self http://blueplatespecials.net/

April 30th, 2012, 06:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
suave eddie Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: canada Posts: 214	Many thanks JB--I've been trying to find a simplified version of this for some time. I had most of it down, but this filled in all the gaps. One question -- in the intro -- Pardon my ignorance, but what is a D/F#?

April 30th, 2012, 06:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	D chord with an F# bass. On guitar, a common shape is 20023x (I usually don't play the high F# if I put one in the bass.) __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

April 30th, 2012, 08:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
jbmando Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA Posts: 3,745	Yep. If you play all six strings: 200210, it's a D9 with that high E. __________________ "Theory only seems like rocket science when you don't know it. Once you understand it, it's more like plumbing!"~John McGann There is no "A" anywhere in Lynyrd Skynyrd. It's S Q U I E R! Not Squire. Look at your guitar!

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