Re: Smile
reed kotler ( (no email) )
Tue, 05 Nov 1996 14:10:12 -0800
A
>BTW, for those interesting in practicing block chords, this
>song has alot of possibilities, especially for practicing
>diminished passing chords when doing block chords.
>
>It's a 34 bar tune in the key of F:
>
>F6 | | Fdim7 | |
>F6 | Abdim7 | Gmi7 | D7 |
>Gmi7 | D7 | Bbmi7 | Eb7 |
>F A7 | D7 Dmi7,G7 | Gmi7 | C7 |
>F6 | | Fdim7 | |
>F6 | Abdim7 | Gmi7 | D7 |
>Gmi7 | D7 | Bbmi7 | Eb7 |
>F A7 | D7 Dmi7,G7 | Gmi7 | C7 |
>F6 | |
>
>The Bbmi7/Eb7 sequences can be replace by Gmi7b5/C7 .
>
>Bass players might not like the static F bass note.
>I tried some other possibilities quickly for more
>interesting bass lines there but they killed the
>sound of the song for me.
>
Try F6/A for the F6 chords that precede Abdim7. It's
a much nicer bass motion.
reed