Blame It On The Blues (1904) by Chas.E.Cooke

[Steve Harrison]

As something a little different, my arrangement of an old jazz standard is now in the music library together with a midi. The midi doesn't do the tune justice as it sounds a bit too mechanical. It should be played with a lot of swing and bounce and there are various versions on you tube for comparison. I took the arrangement from the original 1904 piano score plus bits from other recordings and it fits the banjo quite well. The timing is a bit tricky in parts but overall it's not that challenging to play.

Blame it on the Blues on Piano

 

 

 

 

.....Steve.