I've worked out a solo arrqangement of California Dreamin' in D tuning on my resophonic and just wondered if I'm hearing that last sustained chord correctly ...the one the Mamas & Papas sustain on the word "day" just before the final D minor ending chord. In the key of D, am I correct that it's A7sus4?
C A7sus4 Dm.
On such a winter's dayyyyyy........
[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 26 November 2006 at 02:55 PM.]
Roger Rettig
From: Naples, FL
Posted 26 Nov 2006 3:01 pm
Sounds right, Andy.
RR
John McGann
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
Posted 27 Nov 2006 5:29 am
I don't have the recording right here, but I'm pretty sure Bbmaj7#11- and in D tuning I'm not sure unless you play a C triad with a Bb in the bass (of course, you could hire a bass player!)- or maybe just Dm on top of a Bb note...a bit denser than D tuning would afford, though.
...but when you make your own arrangements, you can reharmonize as you like!
[This message was edited by John McGann on 27 November 2006 at 05:31 AM.]
Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
Posted 27 Nov 2006 6:21 am
Thanks as always, John! The #11th = the #4 in the upper octave? So, Bbmaj7#11 in intervals, would that be ... Bb, D, F, A, E? and since they were four voices singing four-part harmony, would they have sung ... Bb, D, A, E?
Love it when the Go-Go dancers pop up out of the bathtubs (they got into them during the CU of the band. That's the great Bud Shank on the flute solo.
[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 27 November 2006 at 06:22 AM.]
Chris LeDrew
From: Canada
Posted 27 Nov 2006 6:35 am
That's the right chord if you're in Dm. In other words, this is the chord you're using before resolving to Dm. So your chord prgression for the verse is Dm C Bb C Asus? That looks right to me.
Cool tune! Some great writing there.......
David Doggett
From: Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
Posted 27 Nov 2006 8:08 am
Ahhh...the memories of the '60s.
Earnest Bovine
From: Los Angeles CA USA
Posted 27 Nov 2006 9:16 am
It sounds like the 4 voices are singing Bb,D,F,A. Actually it is a half-step lower, in C# minor, except for the flute, which is only about 3/8 of a step lower than D minor.
Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
Posted 27 Nov 2006 11:13 am
That's it! Thanks, Doug. I tried a number of convoluted combos of barred + open strings then hit upon a simple reverse slant: playing the A note on the 1st string and the Bb on the 6th string ... while not the 3rd & 7th, seems to gives the essence of the chord and an optional nice moving tone resolve to the A chord before the final D min.
John McGann
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
Posted 27 Nov 2006 3:16 pm
Yeah, no #11- but if it was and you were looking at straight guitar tuning you might try Bb A D E (A) or in tab 6x7755 low to high. Maybe too Steely Dan for this tune, though, even though it's far out and groovy too
