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Bourbon Street Parade

Words and Music by Paul Barbarin - 1949

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Bb	A              Bb	-	A              Bb
-	D7           Gm	Cm	F7
Cm	G7            F7	Cm	E7             F7
-	-               F+	Bb	-
-	A              Bb	-	A              Bb
Bb7	-	Eb	-
-	Edim	Bb	Ab7          G7
C9	F7	Bb	-          (F7 repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

The melody of  "Bill Bailey" can be played along with "Bourbon Street Parade."

Click hear and listen to both songs played together in the key of Bb

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Let's fly down or drive down,

To New Orleans.

That city has pretty,

Historic scenes.

I'll take you parade you,

Down Bourbon Street.

There's a lot of hot spots, you'll see lots of big shots,

Down on Bourbon Street.
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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch the San Francisco Banjo Band perform "Bourbon Street Parade" (youtube)

 

Watch Dick Legrand and Dick Martin perform "Bourbon Street Parade" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com