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Topic: Rhythm changes |
Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 5:33 am |
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| or...."seeking variety in a western swing/boogie playlist". What western swing/boogie songs use I Got Rhythm changes or similar, with a 3 6 2 5 bridge? I'm really wanting to suggest some new stuff to a band I occasionally play with---everything is the same, going to the IV7 unless it's 12 bar blues. Looking for some variety. Any thoughts? |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 8:26 am
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| Hmmmm, the only thing that comes to mind right away is "That's What I Like About the South", but it doesn't have the 3-6-2-5 bridge... I'll keep thinkin' on it, Jon. |
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Leon Grizzard
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 8:47 am
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| Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone and, although maybe a little corny, Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue, have 3 6 2 5 1 in both verse and bridge. Seems like most times when you run into 3 it is as V7 of vi. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 8:55 am
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| "Everybody's Doin' It" by Commander Cody. |
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John Steele (deceased)
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 9:21 am
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Jon, I know these suggestions aren't from the Western Swing Canon, but these are some tunes off the top of my head which are either complete Rhythm Changes tunes, or at least have the same bridge. Sometimes they are even useful as quotes.
I may think of some more later:
Kinda Dukish
Meet the Flintstones
Robbin’s Nest (bridge)
Perdido (bridge)
Scrapple from the Apple
Oleo
Lester Leaps In
Rhythm-a-ning
Steeplechase
Strictly confidential
Seven Come Eleven
Salt Peanuts
The Jeep is Jumpin’
Fifty-Second street theme
Don’t be that way
Cottontail
Anthropology
Moose the Mooche
Jumpin’ at the Woodside
Straighten up and Fly right
Squatty Roo
Wail
-John
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 9:50 am
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I suppose it is Canonical stuff I'm looking for unless I can find some cool stuff for easy crossover. Not looking to confuse the lads with bebop (as if I were up to the task) Flintstones--quote it all the time (don't we all?) but I'm looking for songs, not quotes. Is "Jeep is Jumpin'" the same as "This Joint is Jumpin'"? If not, there's one I'd like to try to sell to the singer if he's up to the vibe. Going to have to do a lyric hunt. Love Fats.
Bobby--that's not a title I'm familiar with. The search is on for it. |
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John Steele (deceased)
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Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 1:24 pm
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Jon,
"The Jeep is Jumpin'" is an Ellington tune. The bridge (III-VI-II-V) shows Ellington's sheer genius in his use of 7#11 chords at a time when hardly anyone else was using them. I quote it constantly at jam sessions, and it sounds fresh and intriguing to this day (or so it seems, from the reaction).
Imagine the chagrin of the beboppers when they discovered Ellington had been using their "revolutionary" b5/#11 chords for decades.
I'd be glad to try and make an MP3 of the vinyl copy I have and e-mail it to you if you like.
-John
p.s. I still think "straighten up and fly right" would work really well in a western swing band. |
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Leon Grizzard
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 4:51 pm
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| Bob Wills did Straighten Up and Fly Right, with a right-off-the-record arrangement. |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 5:50 pm
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Jon
Maybe you already do stuff like ,
" My window faces the south "
" Dragg'n the Bow / Steel "
" Beaumont Rag "
Edit ! to add
"Cab Driver"
" that old song is driving me crazy " - Tom T Hall -
All good Western swing ! If thats what your looking for .
Hick[This message was edited by Bob Hickish on 24 November 2006 at 05:52 PM.] |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 10:25 pm
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| "Miss Molly" is close, but it doesn't have the 3-6-2-5 bridge. Ditto with "Stay All Night". |
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Leon Grizzard
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2006 6:58 am
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| There are a fair number of tunes going to the relative minor on the bridge; Lovesick Blues comes to mind. Written incidently, by Emmett Miller, who also wrote Right or Wrong. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2006 9:16 am
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I'll have to think again!
Honeysuckle Rose don't fit the bill!
~pb
[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 28 November 2006 at 02:45 PM.] |
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2006 6:39 pm
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Hey guys, how about "Steelin' the Blues" I've been using a 3,6,2,5 in the bridge for years.
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 27 Nov 2006 7:00 pm
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Interesting. Despite all these helpful minds working on the problem, we have not come up with a single, true western swing tune that has rhythm changes PLUS a 3-6-2-5 bridge. Oh, plenty of 3-6-2-5 bridges, alright, but not attached to rhythm changes for the verses.
Sorry, Jon, for we have failed you...  [This message was edited by Jim Cohen on 27 November 2006 at 07:00 PM.] |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 12:45 pm
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Although I did state "Rhythm" changes, my greatest interest is in the 3625 bridge. Something to shake things out of the rut of going to the IV7.
And BTW, Pete, you mentioned Honeysuckle Rose--isn't the bridge I IV II V ? |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 2:43 pm
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Oh Yeah... I guess it is!
Woops!
Here's a fun instrumental with a good 3625, and a course with Tab for it:
"Boggs Boogie" http://www.buddyemmons.com/CGOS.htm
This one lays out nicely on U12, too (with D# tuned to C#).
~pb
ps
I can't remember...
Does "Am I High" by AATW have a 3625 bridge?
I think the verse qualifies as a Rhythm Changes-esque variant, no?
[This message was edited by Pete Burak on 28 November 2006 at 05:39 PM.] |
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