Chord Connections

Try the following simple chords on the piano, in the following (stated) sequence, as written below :

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D Maj. , then :  C Maj. , then :  B-flat Maj.  
( skips A-Major ? ) 

verse:
G Maj. , F Maj. , E-flat Maj. ,   then back up: (to) F Major , 

G Maj. , A Maj. , B-flat Maj. , B(natural)♮ Maj.  


then: 
 C Major (add B-flat to that chord, making a C-dominant-7 chord -- i.e. : "C7"  ) 
(move that upper B-flat, down  , using the following monophonic line /  phrase :  
 C , B-flat , G , E-flat, E-natural ♮ . )


then, two chords: 
 A7  and  D7  
Both of those two chords are dominant-seventh chords.

  
Those two chords, spelled out, note-by-note:

		A + C# + E + G 

	_and_

		D + F# + A + C

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	Actually, try an inversion (different voicing) for that first (of those two chords) , 
which is : A(dominant)7

	E + G+A + C#

... which makes root-position D7 easy to move to.
And (one last note:) maybe omit the 'C' from the 'D'-rooted chord -- thus making a regular D-Major triad.



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That's it for the unique (sequences/patterns of) chords for this song. 

Maybe re-state the intro (first thing, above) (which is ) :
D Maj. ,  C Maj. ,  B♭ Maj.




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That leads into the next song/track, whose chords are:


G Maj. 7  (add F# to that G Major triad from the previous song) .


g minor (7) to  C Major 

try voicing like this:
right hand :  F + B-flat   to   G+C  (parallel P4ths) 

bass root (corresponding to those two chords in right hand are ) : 
G , to C 


so , 
G + B-flat 5  ( = g-min.7 ) 
to 
C 5  (or possibly, instead : C Major ?, (if adding an 'E'  to the 'C' and 'G' ) ) 


g minor.  to C Major, 
to A-flat Major 7    (  A♭ Maj.7  )  <--- 
then, G MAJor 7 


Then goes to a 'D' root / bass -- 
(D mixolydian ? 
 Mixolydian, rooted/based on 'D' 
is like D_Major, but with a lowered 7th -- 'C' natural , in this case. ) 




Then: 
G Major,  F Major,  E-flat Major,    C Major, 
to :  D dominant-7 (keep 'C' at top)  , 
then take that chord shape and move it up a semi-tone / half-step to :
 E-flat dom. 7 
   ( E-flat + G + B-flat + D-flat )
   (  E♭ + G + B♭  + D♭  )

Moving into modal Jazz harmony ...

'd' dorian mode , III7, ii7, and i7 chords

THEN , next :

E7 ( 'E' dominant 7 : E + G# + B + D♮ )

and, next : E-flat ♭ Maj.7 -- keep 'D' at top but move E Maj. triad, down parallel (all 3 members) half-steps/semi-tones to E-flat♭ Major triad.


 C +  'e' minor   ( 2x ) 

 E +  'G' Major   ( 2x )

  move that chord down a semi-tone / half-step :

 E-flat +  G-flat Major triad
  E♭ +    G♭ + B♭ + D♭  | 

    ( enharmonic equivalent pitches are:
  D# +   F# + A# + C#  |

which sound the same. That's an
E-flat minor seventh
e♭ min.7
chord
-- or, alternately, can be thought of as a
d# min.7 chord.

  move that chord down a semi-tone / half-step  --
yet another descending chromatic move, harmonically,  to : 

  D +  'F' Major   ( 3x )

That's a
d minor seventh ( d min.7 ) chord

  move that shape  up white keys (in parallel ) : 

      E +  'G' Major


        and, to :

          F +  'a' minor

Next, reverse the sequence/order of those last two chords, and play in descending fashion:

          F +  'a' minor

      E +  'G' Major

  D +  'F' Major


 C +  'e' minor


...


      E +  G Major

change 'B' to B-flat ♭
and 
change 'E' to E-flat ♭ :
	-- Keep "G" and "D" as they are (for both chords). 

      E-flat♭ +  g minor


Play those  two chords, but add 'C' to bass:


C +  E + G Major

C +  E♭ + g minor


i.e. : 

C +  'e' minor 7 
and
C +  E-flat ♭ Major 7



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( 'd' dorian mode III7, ii7, III7 -- as live March 1969 version does, but not the studio version. )


high-'G' , then : 
down to  A-flat♭ (or G#) , which is almost an octave lower.





G +  F Major 7

G +  G Major


'C' in bass, 
followed by  right hand chords:

C Major

   d Major

      E Major

C Major



THEN:

G in bass 
and ... 
 F Major (or  G 7 ) in right hand ? 


NEXT : 

A 7 


D +  F Major 7 


e min. 7




Back to  

G +  F Major 7  *

G +  G Major

* That chord is used in a number of other songs:

"Garden of Earthly Delights" - by Arzachel / Uriel (proto-Egg)
"Aldeia de Ogum" by Joyce Moreno (from Feminina album) : E(5) in bass + D Maj. 7 in right hand.

1st chord is:
R:	f# min. 7	or: b min. 7
L:	E
2nd chord is:
R:	c# min. 7
L:	A
next two chords	are:
R:	C Maj. 7	or: _a min._ 7 ?
L:	D
4th chord is
R:	b min. 7
L:	G

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