Hooker stays in the one forever on this great classic tune - would it be considered a 'stomp' - or still a 1-4-5? My bands gonna cover it and the plan is to stay in the one until a harp-solo (I realize no harp in Hookers) drives it to the 5. Does this make sense??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyj4ciJk34 ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
Barry - you answered your own question, but maybe you didn't know it. When a song is a "I-IV-V" that means it has a standard blues progression of three chords that can be referred to as theI, IV and V regardless of what key the tune is in. When a song "Stays on the I" like this one, it is NOT I-IV-V - it is "stays on the I"
"Stomp" refers to a groove, not a chord progression, so asking if it is a "stomp" or a Rumba or a shuffle is a legitimate question but asking if it is a stomp or a I IV V really isn't.
And you know, it is cool to play a harp solo and stay on the I for a change..... ---------- /Greg
Ahhhh thanks Greg, I thought a stomp referred to a 1-chord progression (or lack thereof) but I get it now - if it aint a 1-4-5 it aint a 1-4-5! ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
