On The Road Again....Willie Nelson
This song is normally done in E major, however I do it in C, as it suits my voice better, and is way easier to play, both for piano, and for me.....as I do the lead in flatpicking-bluegrass style.
The III7 in C, being E7, needs to be played as 022130, as one needs the fourth string as an E to pick the melody while staying within the chord shape...if you have difficulty with this, just play a straight E major and let the other musicians throw in the D note to make the dominant 7th.
(Chord changes...in a couple of spots Willie deviates from the the timing shown, strictly due to his rubato style. :wink: )
Verse 1:
On the road again, just can't wait to get on the [III7]road again…
The life I love is makin' [IIm]mu - sic with my friends,
And [IV] I can't wait to [V7]get on the road a-gain.
Verse 2:
On the road again, goin' places that I've [III7]ne - ver been…
Seein' things that I may [IIm]ne - ver see again,
And [IV] I can't wait to [V7]get on the road a-gain.
Bridge :
On the [IV]road again, like a band of gypsies we go down the high-way
We're the [IV]best of friends,
Insisting that the world be turnin' our way, and [V7]our way , is
Verse 1 :
On the road again, just can't wait to get on the [III7]road again…
The life I love is makin' [IIm]mu - sic with my friends,
And [IV] I can't wait to [V7]get on the road a-gain.
Instrumental ( over Verse ) , then Repeat Chorus and Verse 1 :
"A child of five could understand this...send someone to fetch a child of five !"--Groucho Marx
C
ant get the chords ? why u writing in Romans, can u simply write the chord cercle for example E7 B A etc??
GREAT SONG :D
" Take what you can from your dreams and make them real as anything " - Dave Matthews.
Hello reynold;
The Roman numeral system is used
so one can choose any chord one wants to play it in....
it is based on the full chords of the diatonic scale.
For instance, in E major:
I=E
III7=G#7 [corrected...thanks, Denny]
IIm=F#m
IV=A
V7=B7
in C major:
I=C
III7= E7
IIm= Dm
IV= F
V7=G7
To be strictly correct, my minors should have simply been lower case (ii)
but they sometimes appear to show up poorly in this font.
You will likely run into Roman numeral designations
elsewhere at some point. Often in jams or sessions, one player
will just holler out a number for a chord change rather than
a chord name...at least players of "my age" usually did... :wink:
regards;
Mike (OdNt43)
"A child of five could understand this...send someone to fetch a child of five !"--Groucho Marx
Hello reynold;
The Roman numeral system is used
so one can choose any chord one wants to play it in....
it is based on the full chords of the diatonic scale.
Mike (OdNt43)
I did not know that, thanks. :D
Graham
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