Mr. Magic - Grover Washington Jr.
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Transcribed by Keith Fleetwood
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Album: Mr. Magic
Music style: Soul, jazz, funk
Original Release Date: November 1974
Label: Motown
Tracks: Earth Tones, Passion Flower, Mr. Magic, Black Frost.
Grover Washington Jr: Tenor Saxophone
Bob James: Keyboards
Eric Gale: Guitar
Gary King: Bass
Harvey Mason: Drums
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[ MAIN VAMP ]
[ Rhythm Guitar - Funky Rhythm ]
Cm7(sus4) F7e||--------------------------|----------------------------||B||---8-------------8--------|--6--------6-----------6==--||G||o--8-------8-----10----8--|--8--------8--------8=====-o||D||o--8-------8-----8-----8--|--7--------7----(7)=======-o||A||---10------10----10----10-|--8--------8-----8========--||E||---8-------8-----8-----8--|----------------------------|| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . [ Comp on similar jazzy rhythm - add individual expression ]
[ Lead guitar over main rhythm ]
[ Any instrument that takes a solo will also play this melody ]
Cm7(sus4) F7 ⌐muted¬e|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------------|G|-----10p8----------------|----------[7-8]--7-8~~~--|D|-------------12p10------8|\7-----------------------|A|-------------------------|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . [Add individual expression to melody]
Cm7(sus4) F7e|-------------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------|G|----10p8-----------------|-------------------|D|----------/12\10---8h10p8|\7~~----------8h10-|A|-------------------------|-------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------|
Cm7(sus4) F7e|-------------------------|---------------------------|B|-------------------------|---------------------------|G|--8----------------------|-8------------------8--10--|D|----10-10-------------10-|----10--10-------10--------|A|-------------------------|---------------------------|E|-------------------------|---------------------------| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
Bbm7 Ab/Bb Cm7e|----------------------------|---------------------------|B|---6-------4-----------4----|---------------------------|G|---6-------5-----------5----|-8-------------------------|D|---6-------6-----------6----|-8-----/-----/------/------|A|---8------------------------|-10------------------------|E|---6-------6-----------6----|-8-------------------------|
| | |[ Here are two variations on this part of the melody ] | | Variation 1 (sax) |e|----------------------------|---------------------------|B|--9-----8-------------------|---------------------------|G|-----------8----------------|--------------------8--10--|D|---------------------8--10--|----------------10---------|A|-----------------10---------|---------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . | | | | Variation 2 (gtr) |e|----------------------------|---------------------------|B|--9---/11--8----------------|---------------------------|G|-----------------8--10------|-8------------------8--10--|D|-----------------------10---|----------------10---------|A|----------------------------|---------------------------|E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bbm7 Eb7 Abm7 G7e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--6--------8--------------|--4---------3------------------|G|--6--------6--------------|--4---------4------------------|D|--6--------8--------------|--4---------3------------------|A|--8--------6--------------|--6---------5------------------|E|--6-----------------------|--4---------3------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . | | |e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|B|--9---/11--8--------------|--8----------------------------|G|----------------------(8)-|-------8-10-----8-----10p8--8--|D|--------------------------|--------------10----------10---|A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
Cm7 F7e|------------------------------|--------------------------|B|------------------------------|--------------------------|G|------------------------------|-------------------8--10--|D|-------10--8--10--8--10--8-\7=|===-------------10--------|A|------------------------------|--------------------------|E|------------------------------|--------------------------| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7e|--6---------------------------|----------------------------|B|--8---------------------------|--4-------------------------|G|--7-----/--------/------/-----|--5-----/------/-----/------|D|--8---------------------------|--5-------------------------|A|--6---------------------------|--x-------------------------|E|------------------------------|--4-------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . | | |e|------------------------------|----------------------------|B|--8--------------8---8--------|-----8-----8----------------|G|------------10-8--------------|-------10----8------10-8--8-|D|------------------------------|------------------------10--|A|------------------------------|----------------------------|E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7e|--6---------------------------|----------------------------|B|--8---------------------------|--4-------------------------|G|--7-----/--------/------/-----|--5-----/------/-----/------|D|--8---------------------------|--5-------------------------|A|--6---------------------------|--x-------------------------|E|------------------------------|--4-------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . | | |e|------------------------------|----------------------------|B|-----8-----------8---8--------|-----8-----8----------------|G|------------10-8--------------|-------10----8----------8---|D|------------------------------|--------------------10------|A|------------------------------|----------------------------|E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ebmaj7 G7Sus4 (*accents)e|--6----------------------------|----------------------------||B|--8----------------------------|--3--3----------------------||G|--7-----/---------/------/-----|--5--5----------------------||D|--8----------------------------|--3--3--------------(/)-----||A|--6----------------------------|--5--5----------------------||E|-------------------------------|--3--3----------------------||
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . || | ||e|-------------------------------|----------------------------||B|-----8------------8---8--------|--8--8--------------(/)-----||G|------------10-8---------------|--7--7--------------(/)-----||D|-------------------------------|----------------------------||A|-------------------------------|----------------------------||E|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
[ BACK TO TOP FOR NEXT SOLOIST ]
[ Solo over Cm7 F7 vamp ]
[ Back to melody ]
[ End solo with G7sus4 accents ]
*ACCENTS: There are basically just the two G7sus4 accents, but some
arrangements have used varying numbers of hits after the two main
hits, changing every time the section comes around.
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