Orange Blossom Special (E9)


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This is my simplified version of a very early recording by Sarah Jory (on a CD called "The Early Years").

The first chorus is slowish, the 2nd is 10% faster and the 3rd is 10% faster still.

On the high roll phrase (when it's fast, the last time around), I find it helps to use 3 fingers.

It's not easy to play this in time - on the clip I'm ahead of the beat one moment then behind it the next, but I get there in the end (like a train ;-).

I did also listen to the Buddy Emmons version (off "Expedition E9") and he has a lick at the end of the chorus (what I am calling the 'tail' lick) that I wanted to work into this, but I find it impossible to play it smoothly at speed, so I substituted a simple phrase instead.

As always, the "V" symbol means a semitone raise on 7. If you haven't got this lever, then try pullimg the string behind the bar.
The "*" symbols means a split A pedal (or half pedal).