Drunk Boy Blues

Spurred on by the jam track that Ig of IG BLOG posted a while back, I decided to write my very first blues song. Over the weekend I taped a quick 12 bar blues in Em and set to penning some lyrics for it. Taking inspiration from my somewhat drunken attempt to jam over Ig's track I figured the theme of "Drunk Boy Blues" would be vaguely appropriate. When I've worked out the fills and solo guitar (not sure whether they'll be electric or acoustic at this point) I'll record a version and post it here.

In the meantime, here are the first draft lyrics to "Drunk Boy Blues"

I woke up late this morning
Soaked down with the booze
Yeah, I woke up late this morning
Really feelin' the abuse
Y'know these days I always wake up
With those mean ol' drunk boy blues

I reached out for a pillow
Thought I'd take myself a snooze
Yeah, I reached out for a pillow.
But you know, it weren't no use
I'd been sleepin' in the gutter
With my mean ol' drunk boy blues

Started drinkin' whisky
Bourbon chased by brews
Yeah, it must have been that whisky
It's always been bad news
My hands just get to shakin'
With these mean ol' drunk boy blues

One day I just won't wake up
I'll have fin'ly paid my dues
Yeah, one day I just won't wake up
I'll have nothin' left to lose
But that day I'll fin'ly kick off
Those mean ol' drunk boy blues

Move Over Pete...

...and make room in da slamma for me!

Okay, so here's the thing. I totally stole something today. What?.. I hear you ask! Good ol' Ig at IG BLOG was generous enough to post a backing track on his fantastically wonderful site (tell me if I crawl too far) and YES I stole it. Without remorse.

It's a neat little slow blues in E. Initially I was nooding over it on Blackie but then two things happened... well, three actually.

1) I ordered a pizza
2) I opened a bottle of red, red wine
3) I plugged Red into the Marshall and cranked it
4) I put on a blues face
5) I hit record on the 'puter...

Right, so for those who were counting, that's five things. I don't care if my maths has gone a bit wayward. Did I MENTION the wine?

Anywho. Ig had posted the slow blues track so that people could practice singing licks in their head and seeing whether they could play them out loud on guitar. I took a slightly different path. I decided to pull a Dionne Warwick and channel Mr Albert Collins (sans capo).

I have to admit that, while it's not perfect, it didn't turn out too badly. I got 2 and a half minutes in before I completely fell on my face and ended up missing notes left, right and centre. For the sake of listeners ears (and to save face), I've trimmed the crappy end off!!!!!

Here it is, though, in all it's glory. Given the Inc-O-Hol involved I've decided to call it "Drunk Boy Blues". Seems vaguely appropriate!



Oh, did I mention that I was playing Red. I think this is the first recording of My Special Little Boy that I've posted here. Red? Boy? Say 'hello' to the nice people...