Things To Remember For Each Song

Question 1

Gettin’ By

Answer 1

1. Key of A

2. Has 3-6-2-5 bridge; 2 bars each on the 3 & 6, one each on 2 & 5

Question 2

Your Mistake

4 things

Answer 2

1. Key of
2. Start: guitar plays a riff for a three-beat pickup, full band hits it on the downbeat and the guitar takes it for the rest of the 4-bar intro. Band vamps until EH starts first verse
3. Measure before the chorus: band hits on 1&2, rest 3&4 while EH leads in with “Well ex-“
4. Bass plays half notes on 1st & 3rd measure of chorus; rest of the song is walking quarter notes: 1-3-5-6-|1-3-5-6 pattern

Question 3

Last if the Houston Honkey Tonk Heroes

Answer 3

1. Key
2. Starts with vox, then band walks up 1-2-3-|4
3. Almost entirely whole notes
4. Last verse comes after solos; adds 2 extra measures of IV-I for”juke joints and honky tonks”

Question 4

All the Millers in Milwaukee

Answer 4

1. Key of

Question 5

Austin ain’t got no city limits

Answer 5

1. Key of G

Question 6

The Girl Can Dance

Answer 6

1. Key of G

Question 7

Gliding

Answer 7

1. Key of G (Em)

Question 8

Has Country Gone to Hell?

Answer 8

1. Key of

Question 9

Turquoise Earrings

Answer 9

1. Key of D
2. Chords are mostly I-vi-ii-V, with a IV-V-IV-V during the last line of the verse
3. Only on bars 7&8 of chorus: hits on 1 &_&— that is, hit D on the 1st 2 8th notes, 8th note rest, then hit B and let it ring

Question 10

Prairie Lea

Answer 10

1. Key of

Question 11

Midnight

2 things

Answer 11

1. Key of A
2. Simple 12-bar blues form,
   1 —-|——| ——| ——|
   4——| ——| ——| ——|
   5 ——| ——| 1 ——| ——|

Question 12

Stifling Its Sound

Answer 12

1. Key of

Question 13

Yellow Mailbox

Answer 13

1. Key of A

Question 14

Best Thing I’ve Seen Yet

Answer 14

1. Key of C

Question 15

Balmorhea

Answer 15

1. Key of Bbm