Squidgies Boogie chord order
Found in: Foundation Songs
Heidi M., Canada
I need some advice on where I can find the altered order of the chords in the 12-bar blues for Squidgies Boogie (Foundation 4). In the teacher training video, Neil said the altered chord order is found in the teacher notes, but I cannot find them there. I checked several times and also checked the SHM. Perhaps I am not seeing the forest for the trees, but I truly cannot find them. Is there an update or addendum to the teacher notes, or a second set of notes somewhere?
In two of the teacher videos (LH and RH, and also BH), Neil specifically said we will find the new altered order in our teacher notes. Neil did say something very briefly about it in the video but I found it a bit unclear. In the third line, he said the I becomes a V. But there are two Is, so I have to guess which one. I didn’t want to make assumptions. I would have found it helpful had I been able to see it verified in the teacher notes.
Ian M., Indiana
The alteration is from what you’ve played in the blues in the program until now, so the first line is not I IV I I but I I I I and the last line is not V IV I I but V IV I V.
Heidi M., Canada
My other question is, do we assume the LH stays identical (starting on C) for I and IV or is it the same pattern translated up to F and G for the IV and V chords as was the case in the earliest blues songs?
Maureen K., California
The LH follows the altered blues pattern, starting on C for I and going down to F for IV and G for V. It changes position for every chord.
Joanne D., Australia
I relate it to the pattern of the first line in Family Tree and last line in Walking with Billy. LH has to move down for IV and V as moving up would run into the RH which takes the same position as Family Tree.