Daft Question ---

[donn]

Of late I have worked in a couple of spots (e.g., near the end of Brighton Camp) counterbass only, chord at the same time, for a absurdly pompous descending figure - D/F#, C/E, D, C. These tunes are undergoing a very high mutation rate in my hands.

Because the chords are close together on this song there’s not much space for a V bass anyway, but I might tuck a 3rd in second half of the first bar to lead to the second chord. Not sure what key you’re in..[/quote]

G, as always. Hope I didnt mess this up and its about what Im playing (minus repeats, as I was too lazy to write 1st & 2nd endings) -



I havent really been playing the major 6ths near the end, just heard something like that in hohnerous youtube rendition and thought it sounded sort of cute. Though otherwise thats a somewhat different take on the tune than ours.

 

[BobM]

Good that you’re using the C chord rather than the tonic on bar 2. My sequence is a little different from yours, I grew up with a Frank Crumit version of this tune called "Donald the Dub"...