Who played Sweet Home Chicago?

Robert Johnson
Sweet Home Chicago

“Sweet Home Chicago”
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released	August 1937
Recorded	November 23, 1936

What genre is Sweet Home Chicago?

Rock
Sweet Home Chicago/Genres

Did Robert Johnson ever go to Chicago?

There is no evidence, it should be noted, that Johnson ever visited Chicago during his 27 years of life. He occasionally traveled, loosely following the African-American exodus from Mississippi to cities such as St. Louis and Detroit, historians say.

Is Sweet Home Chicago a 12 bar blues?

Sweet Home Chicago Riff Structure Sweet Home Chicago is a 12 bar blues in the key of E. When playing the riff in the intro, play it in bars 1, 3 and 5 of the progression as seen on the chart below.

What is the meaning of Sweet Home Chicago?

The song Sweet Home Chicago is a classic twelve-bar blues song. It refers to a journey far from the South, and in a later verse introduces a counting rhyme. Oh baby don’t you want to go (2x) Back to the land of California.

What key is Sweet Home Chicago in?

E major
Sweet Home Chicago/Keys

What’s the tempo of Sweet Home Chicago?

Sweet Home Chicago is asong byRobert Johnsonwith a tempo of100 BPM.It can also be used double-time at 200 BPM. The track runs2 minutes and 58 secondslong with aEkey and amajormode.

Who wrote Sweet Chicago?

Sweet Home Chicago/Composers

How many BPM is Sweet Home Chicago?

Sweet Home Chicago by The Blues Brothers is in the key of A. It should be played at a tempo of 126 BPM.

How many beats are in each bar of Sweet Home Chicago?

Sweet Home Chicago is asong byRobert Johnsonwith a tempo of100 BPM.It can also be used half-time at50 BPM or double-time at200 BPM. The track runs2 minutes and 58 secondslong with aEkey and amajormode. It haslow energyand isvery danceablewith a time signature of4 beats per bar.