sweet georgia brown (best key to learn in)

[Daive]

I have put S.G.B. on my to learn list and need to know the best
jam friendly Key to play in I do not have any Tab yet??

any thoughts on this tune

thanks Dave.

[D C Blood]

Hi Dave...that's traditionally in the key of F...

D...../G....C....F..../A
D..../G..../C...F-A..F..A..
F.E.D#,D,G,C,F

[Richard Moore]

And to help you with the beat (or if you need to fire the drummer)...

http://www.wikio.com/video/sweet-georgia-brown-med-traktorkomp-478034

:cool:

[Jim Gallaher]

Here's the arrangement I use:

Intro:
|F7...E7...Eb7...D7...|(3X)
|G7...C7...F......F.....|

Sec A:
|D7.......................|....................... |
|G7.......................|....................... |
|C7.......................|....................... |
|F.........................|...........A7........|

Sec B:
|D7.......................|....................... |
|G7.......................|....................... |
|Dm7.......A7...........|Dm7......A7........|
|F7...E7...Eb7...D7...|G7...C7...F...F....|

Ending:
|F7...E7...Eb7...D7...|(3X)
|G7...C7...F......F.....|

Fingerings (I like the three-note chords on the G, D and A strings):

For the F7, E7, Eb7, D7 and C7 (A-string root note. F7 shown.)
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--x|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|--x|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--x|

For the G7 and A7 (non-Root. G7 shown)
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|--x|---|---|---|
||---|---|--x|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|--x|---|---|---|---|

For the Dm7 (A-string root note)
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|--x|---|---|---|
||---|---|--x|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|--x|---|---|---|

For the F (D-string root note. Just tonic and fifth.)
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|--x|---|---|---|---|---|
||---|---|---|---|--x|---|---|---|

[i-vibe]

i think it get's played in G a lot too.

[John Soper]

It is fun to take it out and modulate: F, C, G, or Bb- all good keys, but learn in as many keys as you can.

[Pete Martin]

Jazz players commonly play it in Ab, the Real Book key.

[Pete Hicks]

Ab is a fun key for this type of tune.

[ralph johansson]

Grapelli played it in F, so do many players from other backgrounds than jazz. The Hot Club did it in G. Boppers seem to prefer
Ab - Miles Davis' Dig, on the same changes, is in Ab, too. A fairly standard key for a male voice. Milton Brown
sang it in Bb. I say, practise all of these.

[Daive]

many thanks for the input I guess I'll try a few keys
my favourite key is whis

Dave.

[ardbeg]

There used to be a nice TAB of SGB on Jay Buckey's site, but I think it has now been removed, I might still have a copy somewhere. Dix Bruce also has a free download of the chords and an MP3 to play along with on his site. Both versions are in "F".

[D C Blood]

Hey Dave...just noticed...on my input (#2), the "F" on the second line should be "Dm"...:redface: