Goodbye Ol^Ò Missoula Willis Alan Ramsey Willis Alan Ramsey recorded one classic album on Leon's Shelter records back in 73 or 74. The album has been reissued on CD. W A Ramsey is still giggin' ya gotta see 'im. The notation is as follows: the numbers correspond to the key scale notes. In the key of A, 1 = A; 2 = B; b3 = C where 3 = C#, etc. The extensions are 1dom7 = A7; 1j7 = Amaj7; 1- or 1-7 = Am or Am7. No extension makes the chord simply a major triad. The | is a bar line and / is a beat within a measure that designates playing the same as previous chord. No bar lines means the chord will get an entire measure's time. Two chords per measure split the measure exactly in half. W.A. actually plays in different tunings, these changes are really implied voicings.
6/8 time intro: 1 [2X] 1 1dom7 Searchin^Ò for ... 2-7 1 On this ... |1 3- |6- But here in ol... 2- 5 They^Òve thrown ... 1 1dom7 Come tomorrow mo... 2-7 1 I^Òm headed for the ... 1j7 |b7 4 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 | And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò ... 1 1dom7 I met a girl ... 2-7 1 Sweet as she ... |1 3- |6- But I guess ... 2- 5 She didn^Òt have ... 1 1dom7 Time waits for ... 2-7 1 Lord, why did ... 1j7 |b7 4 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 | And it^Òs goodbye to ol^Ò ... 5 1 Clouds that hang on ... 5 1 They make me ... 3- 6- And these four ... 2- 5 Leaving no ... | 1 | / 1dom7 | 2- | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 6- | 1 / / b3 / 4 | | 1 | 1 | Goodbye Rosie you^Òll never .... 1j7 b7 And it^Òs goodbye to ... 1j7 b7 1j7 b7 goodbye to ol^Ò Missoula .... 5 |1 / / b3 / 4 | 1 | 1 | Sleepy town transcribed by OttMan marten@sky.net
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