First time I heard this I thought "wow! that might make a good steel song!"
At any rate its a good excuse for an up tempo jam tune if you're tired of
the Steel Guitar Rag It's got a banjo breakdown feel with sortofa train
beat. Have fun!!
Jerry's Breakdown by Jerry Reed w/Chet Atkins
Key of E
E9
^ hammer on
v pull off
Intro
| E
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Verse
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Repeat to your heart's content![This message was edited by Steve Richter on 08 November 2004 at 02:22 PM.]