Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

It's hard to trace the exact source of "Crow Jane," but it's a song that has outlasted many others from the early days of the blues. Its roots lay in the Piedmont region of Virginia and North and South Carolina. Rev. Gary Davis was known to perform it during the 1920's, and the first recording was made in 1927 by guitarist Julius Daniels. The chord progression is used in many other blues, most notable "Keys To The Highway" and "Blood Red River." It is played in the key of E using first position chords. This is a fundamental arrangement to have in your repertoire.