Chords - v1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlUtKM_YNM

Trombone: Dr. John Performs "Big Bass Drum (On A Mardi Gras Day)" at Gathering of the Vibes 2011

Parade (we’ll really parade around before getting on stage) 

Repeating Eb to Bb (8 measures each)  instrumentally with the g g f g f g f eb signature horns. 

(Bass: I-V mostly. )

Intro and instrumentals

Eb                         Eb                     Eb                 Bb

Bb                         Bb                     Bb                Eb 

Eb                         Eb                     Eb                 Ab 

Bb  A Ab              G F    Eb D        Bb                 walk up to Eb (Bb C D Eb)

Eb                                                                                        Bb

The big bass drum led the street parade, (All on a Mardi Gras Day)

Bb                                                                                               Eb

The big bass drum led the street parade, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Eb                                                                                                   Ab

The big bass drum led the street parade, All on a Mardi Gras Day

Bb                                                                                               Eb        (walk up Bb C D Eb)

And all that you could hear the people say. Was (Oom Bah Lay) and a (two wah back away.)

Instrumental.. But with x solos. 

Krewe De Groove band played the second line. All on a Mardi Gras Day

Goin to get coconuts and drinking mellow wine, All on a Mardi Gras Day

King Zulu came down and he’s feeling fine, All on a Mardi Gras Day

All you can hear the people say, Was Oom Bah Lay and a too wah packy way

2nd half instrumental verse with walkup to a held Eb…. 

Bass starts flifu: