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Mary Had a Little Lamb SRV

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Tue, 06/01/2021 - 16:47
doctom
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Hey guys,

Just had a jam session and the band played this song.  It's an 8 bar blues and it messes me up sometimes. Have any of you played it and are there examples other than the few things i found on Youtube?

Thanks!

Tom

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Wed, 06/02/2021 - 08:03
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On Texas Flood CD

In case the audio isn't on YouTube, the first commercial studio recording is on SRV's 1983 CD/album "Texas Flood." Is it the song that's being a fun challenge for you, or the eight-bar blues format? If the latter, David has a nice introduction of what the eight-bar form is all about in his LOA No. 3 videos for his study song "Feelin' for the Blues."

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Sun, 06/06/2021 - 14:55
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Mary

Thanks for the response,

I'm familiar with the 8 bar format...have no problem with Key To The Highway, Feelin for the blues or other standard 8 bar songs.

For some reason when I solo to Mary it doesn't feel quite right so I was hoping to hear what other players have done with it to get some ideas.  I found a few you tubes but with 2 exceptions they're awful lol!

Thanks again for your input,

Tom

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