St. James Infirmary Blues

"St. James Infirmary Blues" is an American blues song of uncertain origin. Louis Armstrong made the song famous in his 1928 recording on which Don Redman was credited as composer; later releases gave the name Joe Primrose, a pseudonym of Irving Mills. The melody is 8 bars long, unlike songs in the classic blues genre, where there are 12 bars. It is in a minor key, and has a 4/4 time signature, but has also been played in 3/4.

Saint James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) Melody and Sample Bass Line in Em. The bass players role to to outline the chords for a progression, a.k.a the song. Here is a sample to get the fell for what that would sound line.

Saint James Infirmary(Gambler's Blues) leadsheet (Chords and melody) in Em.

Saint James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) melody only in Em. leadsheet with Ukulele TAB in Em.

Saint James Infirmary(Gambler'Blues) Leadsheet with Sample Bassline - Em. Saint James Infirmary leadsheet with Sample Bass line in Em.

Saint James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues) melody only in Em.

The Blues or Minor Pentatonic is one of six essential scales for ALL ukulele players. One octave scale fingering solutions for strings four and three and any finger with the Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. Sample chord progressions for practice are included. Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.