• Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 18

Topic: Chords Song MEMPHIS

I am looking at the song Memphis ....long distance info etc...
The first chord is listed as a G and then it is marked  I     2
I have no idea what that means if someone can help me on that

  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,069

Re: Chords Song MEMPHIS

Hello copper!  Chances are you happen to be looking a lousy version of this great old song.  The index lists several artists (Chuck Berry, Johnny Rivers, Various Artists) who have recorded this rockabilly/blues ditty.

I think the Grateful Dead also did a cover of it (the only track that I can remember drummer Pigpen McKernon singing lead on!) but it is not listed in chordie's index.

When you see something strange like that, it is sometimes helpful to move the song into your songbook and then 'open' it with the little green "edit" button at the end of it's listing.  You can then see the song in it's 'raw' or unformatted form.  I think you were looking at the Chuck Berry listing - and that one definately has problems . . . the file is just not very good to start with, so the formatted version looks pretty confusing.

Try this version (Johnny Rivers):
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 24313.html
It seems to be a more usable version of the same song.

Great song!  Thanks for reminding of this old gem!  James

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 18

Re: Chords Song MEMPHIS

Yep its better, as for oldies Im stuck in the era from the 50s to the early 80s .

Could have something to do with my age............................

Thanks

  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,521

Re: Chords Song MEMPHIS

Hey Copper - great era to be stuck in!

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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