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Dave's performing groups

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Dave fronts his Electric Soul & Funky Blues quartet Lovewagon, singing and playing drums, around the Seattle-Tacoma region.
Dave also performs sings and plays jazz, with a combination of a bassist, pianist or guitarist, and a saxophonist.   Singing drummer vocal jazz with an extemporaneous emphasis.  Billed as the Dave Christianson Three or Four, performing at venues throughout the Puget Sound area.


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Check Out Dave's Soul, Blues, Funk, & Jazz Song List:


All That You Dream C Little Feat

Are You Lonely For Me Baby G Al Green version

Ask Me No Questions A B B King

Black Cat Bone C blues standard

Bodhisattva E Steely Dan

Born Under A Bad Sign Cm Albert King

Buddy Buddy Friend Am Charlie Musslewhite

Can't Stand The Rain D Ann Peebles

Dark End Of The Street G Dan Penn

Demolition Man A The Police

Domino G Van Morrison

Don't Change Horses In The Middle Of A Stream E Johnny “Guitar” Watson

Don't Keep Me Wonderin' G Allman Brothers

Down In The Flood A Bob Dylan

Downtown Gm Tom Waits

Drift Away C Dobie Gray

Driving Wheel D B B King

Everytime You Go Away D Hall & Oates

Fat Man In The Bathtub G Little Feat

Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Gm Ann Peebles

Francine C Z Z Top

Givin' It Up For Your Love C Delbert McClinton

Going Down Slow C blues standard-Bobby Bland version

Gravedigger Am Dave Matthews-Willie Nelson version

Hard Way To Go C Tbone Walker-Taj Mahal version

Help The Poor Dm B B King-Robben Ford version

Hey Pocky Away C The Meters

Holiday D Booker T Jones

If You Live Bb Mose Allison

If You Want Me To Stay D Sly Stone

Into The Mystic D Van Morrison

Jealous Guy G John Lennon

Kansas City Limit G Jack Mack

King harvest C The Band

Knock On Wood D Eddie Floyd

L A Woman A The Doors

Let's Get It On Eb Marvin Gaye

Living For The City Dm Stevie Wonder

Love Letter C Bonnie Hayes

Love TKO E Teddy Pendergrass

Missing You E John Waite

My Old School G Steely Dan

Next Time You See Me Bb blues standard

Nutbush City Limits E Ike & Tina Turner

Ophelia C The Band

Out The Front Door A Bonnie Raitt

Paying For It Now Em Robert Cray

People Get Ready G Curtis Mayfield

Respect Yourself B Staple Singers

Searching For A Heart G Warren Zevon

Sexual Healing C Marvin Gaye

Sledgehammer Cm Peter Gabriel

Start It Up E Robben Ford

Take Me To The River D Al Green

Teach Me How To Stay G Stephen Bruton

Telephone Song C Stevie Ray Vaughn

Tell Me I'm Your Man Em Robben Ford

Tennessee Stud F My wild arrangement of the Jimmy Driftwood yarn.

The Forecast Calls For Pain Em Robert Cray

The Jealous Kind G Bobby Charles

Tip Of My Tongue D John Hiatt

To Sir With Love F Al Green version

Tobacco Road C Dave's arrangement of the standard

Trouble Man Bbm Marvin Gaye

Trudy On The Telephone G Charlie Daniels

Tupelo Honey G Van Morrison

Up From The Skies Bb Jimi Hendriz

Voices On The Wind G Little Feat

Walking Blues C Robert Johnson-Sex Machine vamp

Wild About You G Robben Ford

Wild Night G Van Morrison

Yellow Moon Gm Neville Brothers

You Upset Me G B B King


Dave's Actively Performed Original Songs:

Acts Of Faith C


Ain't No Time Like The First Time Bm


Back To The Joint G


Banged Up Sandwich Guy Tango Dm


Better Not Be Buggin' The Bishop D


Body & Soul Together Am


Change G


Chicken Store Bbm


Chiseler C


Down To My Last 200 K G


Dumpster Fire Bbm


Easy Chief Bb


Ezzard Teets G


Fast Love Fm


Federal Way C


Fireworks By The Side Of The Road E


Hangin' With Mister T Fm


Her Big Mouth A


Hoodoo Network Am


Hotel Motel Time G


How Do You Do It? C


I Can't Swim E


I'm The Trouble You Couldn't Take Back G


Inside Man Bbm


Let Me Move You Bbm


Mercury Am


My Fall From Grace G


Nazi Spies in The Hill Country Gm


Pimps 'N Hoes E


Pussy Bitches Am


Seven Ways Cm


'Splode Package C


Sweet Talk D


Tavern Tan E


The Ache C


The Troubleshooter G


Thimbs C


This All The Time I Have For You Eb


This House Ain't Home No More G


This Is Your Brain With The Blues Gm


Totem Pole G


Trying Make Small Time Look Big D


Unfriend Me D


Vantage Highway G


Walking On Guadalupe A


Walking With The Saints E/Bb


Worried Gm


Dave's Soul, Blues, Rock, & Funk Standards That He Can Sing At Any Time:



1 9 9 9 C Prince

634-5789 Bb/B Wilson Picket

A Change Is Gonna Come F Sam Cooke

Angel From Montgomery G John Prine

Back In The USSR A Beatles

Betty Lou's Getting' Out Tonight E Bob Segar

Bitch E Rolling Stones

Born In Chicago A Blues Standard

Brown Sugar G Rolling Stones

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love C Bad Company

Can't Get Next To You C Temps

Cold Sweat C James Brown

Crosscut Saw G Blues Standard

Devil In The Blue Dress C Mitch Ryder

Dock Of The Bay F Otis Redding

Downhome Blues Bb Blues Standard

Dreams To Remember G Otis Redding

Early In The Morning E BB King

Evenflow D Pearl Jam

Every Breath You Take G Police

Every Day I Have The Blues Bb BB King

Everyday People G Sly Stone

Fire E Jimi Hendrix

For You My Love A Lou Rawls

Georgia On My Mind F Ray Charles

Get Ready A Temps

Gimme All Yer Lovin'/Sharp Dressed Man C ZZ Top

Gimme Some Lovin E Steve Winwood

Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town C Ray Charles

Hold On I'm Comin' C Sam & Dave

Honky Tonk Women G Rolling Stones

Hoochie Coochie Man G Muddy Waters

I Feel Good D James Brown

I Feel So Bad C Chuck Willis

I Heard It Through The Grapevine Am Marvin Gaye

I, Who Have Nothing Dm Ben E King

Inner City Blues Am Marvin Gaye

Just A Little Bit A Freddie King

Just My Imagination C Temps

Katmandu E Bob Segar

Land Of 1000 Dances D Wilson Pickett

Lawyers Guns & Money G Warren Zevon

Let's Get It On Eb Marvin Gaye

Let's Stay Together D Al Green

Little Wing E Jimi Hendrix

Louisiana G Randy Newman

Love & Happiness Bn Al Green

Mercury Blues E The Police

Midnight Hour E Wilson Picket

Missing You G John Waite

Muddy Water G Lou Rawls

Mustang Sally C Wilson Picket

My Baby's Gone D Los Lobos

Nadine Bb Chuck Berry

Never Make Your Move Too Soon Bb BB King/Ernestine Anderson

Next To You A The Police

Night By Night A Steely Dan

Oh What A Thrill A Chuck Berry

One Headlight D Wallflowers

Out Of Sight D James Brown

Papa Was A Rollin'Stone Cm Temps

Pretty Woman B Roy Orbison

Promised Land B Chuck Berry

Promised Land A Chuck Berry

Razor Boy G Steely Dan

Reach Out Bm Four Tops

Reelin' In The Years A Steely Dan

Respect G Otis Redding

Rip It Up Reddy Teddy B Little Richard

Rock Bottom B Elvin Bishop


Rocky Mountain Way E Joe Walsh

Route 66 G Bobby Troup

Runaway Bm Bonnie Raitt

Satisfaction E Rolling Stones

She Caught The Katy G Taj Mahal

Some Kinda Wonderful C Grand Funk

Soul Man D Sam & Dave

Superstition E Stevie Wonder

Sweet Home Chicago Bb Blues Standard

Synchronicity II G Police

Take The Money And Run G Steve Miller

The Joker G Steve Miller

The Walls Come Down A The Call

Them Changes E Buddy Miles

This Mascarade C George Benson

Try A Little Tenderness C Otis Redding

Twistin' The Night Away Bb Sam Cooke

When A Man Loves A Woman A Percy Sledge

Whiskey Drinking Woman Bb blues standard

Woman Across the River C Freddie King

Wonderful One Bb Marvin Gaye

Wrapped Around Your Finger Em Police



Dave's Active Vocal Jazz List:

A Remark You Made Ab Joe Zawinul with Kurt Elling's lyric

Afro Blue Fm Mongo Santamaria, my arrangement

All Blues G Miles standard with Oscar Brown Jr's lyric

All Of Me C Standard, Sinatra

Alone Together Dm Standard, Joe Williams, medium swing

April In Paris Bb Cover of Kurt Elling's arrangement; Sinatra

Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Eb Standard, Roberta Flack, Kurt Elling

Blame It On My Youth Eb Standard, Kurt Elling; Sinatra

Change G Original rootsy rocker by my pal Frank Johnson

Dumpster Fire Bbm My original tune

Easy Chief Bb My original tune

Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home C Cover of Ann Peebles' soul number.

Georgia On My Mind F Hoagy Carmichael

The Good Life Ab Frank Sinatra

Holiday D An arrangement of the old soul standard by Booker T Jones

Hotel Motel Time G My original tune

I Love Paris C Cover of Peter Cincotti's arrangement of the standard; Sinatra

I Love You F Cole Porter

I've Got You Under My Skin Eb Standard, Sinatra

In A Mellow Tone Ab Standard, easy swing

Inside Man Bbm My original tune

Jealous Guy G John Lennon tune

Joy Spring F Clifford Brown standard

Just My Imagination C Temps

Lady's A Tramp C Rogers & Hart

Let Me Move You Bbm My original tune

Living For The City Dm Stevie Wonder

Love TKO D Cover Of Teddy Pendergrass' tune.

Luck Be A Lady D Standard, Sinatra

Lush Life Db Billy Strayhorn/Johnny Hartman

Magnets Bb original

Moanin' F The low down blues shuffle of Bobby Timmons done by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers

My One And Only Love C Standard, Johnny Hartman, light samba

Nature Boy Fm Standard, Kurt Elling, Nat Cole

Nothing Like You C Bob Dorough's tune recorded with Miles in the 60's.

Out Of Nowhere G Standard, my arrangement

People Get Ready G Curtis Mayfield's gospel standard

Please Don't Go G Be-bop treatment of Stevie Wonder's plea.

Poinciana G Standard tune

Razor Boy G My arrangement of the Steely Dan bossa.

Red Clay Cm Freddie Hubbard-Mark Murphy

Sexual Healing C Cover of the Marvin Gaye's sweaty testimonial.

She's Leaving Home G Vocal version with McCoy Tyner's changes.

Solitude Eb Standard, my arrangement

Speedball Bb Lee Morgan's hard bop number with Dave's original lyric.

Straight Life Bb Freddie Hubbard-Dave's original lyric

Sweet Talk Dm Original romantic discourse over a 'Breezin' vamp.

The Good Life Ab Sinatra's standard performance.

The Nearness of You C Standard, Johnny Hartman; Sinatra

The Summer Knows Fm Standard,swing feel over ballad

The Very Thought Of You F Standard, Kurt Elling; Sinatra

The Way You Look Tonight Eb Standard, Sinatra

Tobacco Road C My fast bop arrangement of the Lou Rawls testimonial.

Trouble Man Bbm My arrangement of Marvin Gaye's movie anthem.

Try A Little Tenderness C Otis Redding

Trying To Make Small Time Look Big D Original tune

Tupelo Honey G Cover of Van Morrison's gospel number.

Valdez In The Country G Donny Hathaway's tune with Dave's original lyric

Worried Gm Original bossa nova, representing the paranoid.

Wrapped Around Your Finger Em The Police tune as a bossa.



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