Sitting On Top Of The World

brother rabbit · Newbie

RE: Sitting On Top Of The World

MJ Digs · Member

I don't understand the use of Roman numerals/chord degrees. What does it mean? How do I interpret it?

Jon · Senior Member

THanks, picker!

E E A7 A7 E B7 E7/B7 E (here BBB plays another bar of E). Hope this helps.

Or, if you use chord degrees

it's I I IV IV I V I V I

copenhagen picker · Newbie

I am not familiar with that particular version; I play (on a guitar) the Big Bill Broonzy's version, which is quite similar to the original (?) song recorded by Mississippi Sheiks in 1930. It is an 8 bar blues and goes like this: E E A7 A7 E B7 E7/B7 E (here BBB plays another bar of E). Hope this helps.
cheers

Chicagoland Rick · Newbie

Hello all:

Does anyone know the chord progression to Howlin' Wolf's "Sitting On Top Of The World"?

It isn't 12 bar blues. It seems like it is 8 measures, with a single (9th) measure as a kind of a link or bridge.

Thanks

Rick