Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

After many years as a medicine show performer, Gus Cannon first recorded as “Banjo Joe” with Blind Blake in Chicago in November of 1927. But he earned a central place in jug band history when he formed the Cannon’s Jug Stompers at about the same time. Will Shade recommended the Jug Stompers to his record label and they started recording in Memphis in January of 1928. In 1929 the Jug Stompers recorded the exquisite Going To Germany with Noah Lewis singing and playing the harmonica. This is the second arrangement I have done of this song. The first was in Open D tuning. The arrangement in this lesson is in standard tuning and in the key of G. I’m using first position chords with an alternating bass technique. Nothing too complicated to learn and a beautiful song to play and sing.