Chinese Breakdown

X:6
T:Chinese Breakdown
% NFF Book 2016
C:Anon
H:The origins of this tune are not clear.
H:It was first recorded in 1925 by the "Dixie String Band" and by others since.
N:The 1st part is related to a nursery rhyme.
N:There are many variants available on the Web. Here is one.
N:"Susie had a baby, She called it Tiny Tim"
N:"She put it in the bathtub to see if it could swim"
N:"He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap"
N:"He tried to eat the bathtub but it wouldn't go down his throat"
N:Chinese Breakdown is also related to the Looney Tunes theme tune,
N:"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklyn
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
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"D"d2c2B2A2|F2F4E2|D2DDE2F2|"G"G4G2B2|"A"e4e2d2|c2c4B2|A2AAB2c2|"D"d4d2c2:|
"D"f2a2fed2|f2f4e2|f2ffa2g2|"A"e4e4|a4a3e|a2a4a2|a2g2f2e2|"D"f4f2e2|
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Chinese Breakdown - played by Greg O'Leary