James Booker - True - basic Piano outline

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I discovered the chords to the A section of this amazing tune on the www.pianoworld.com/forum today. Thanks "dire tonic"! Couldn't find a transcription anywhere so worked out the rest of the harmony as best I can. Storing on YouTube so I don't forget!

Check out the man himself playing this in the Bayou Maharajah documentary!

There are a lot of mistakes in my video here but I hope you can tell what's going on! Please don't copy my style - this upload is just so I don't forget what I was playing it this afternoon as it was fun.

G major blues in slow 6/8 time

Intro (8 bars):
G Eb C A7
D9sus (=C/D) D13sus (=Cmaj7/D) | G Bb7 | Am7 D7 |

A Section (16 bars):
G D7#5 G G7
Cmaj7 [quick Dm/A vamp] | Cmaj7 | F9 /
A9 [quick G/B vamp] A7 D7 /
1. G E7 A7 D7
2. G Cm7 G G7

B Section (16 bars):
Cm / / /
G / G7 /
Cm / / /
G E7 A7 D7

Outro:

G E7 A7 D9sus
Ab9
(then stride:) G Bb A Ab
(then all operatic: )G Bb A Ab G

Notes:

The D7 chords can have #5 or b9 or any other notes that sound good really.

There are a couple of little vamps in the A section that sound nice:
- In bar 5 vamp from Cmaj7 to Dm/A (Thanks Dale!)
- In bar 9 vamp from the A chord to G/B.

If I lived for 1000 years I would never be able to play like Booker.