Re(2): [Dixielandjazz] Alex

[Dick Miller]

livett at rogers.com writes:
>Hi Ivor:  My "bag" is straight ahead small group jazz but on checking my
>fake books I found the chorus for Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving
>Berlin).
>In answer to your question re verse/chorus I think the verse is in C
>modulating to F for the chorus.  (that's from my vague memories of playing
>dixieland).
>
>Chorus:
>F///     F///     G7/C7/     F/ F7/
>
>Bb///   Bb///   Bb///   Bb///
>
>F///     F///     F///     F///
>
>C/ Cdim/   G7///   C///   C7///
>
>F///     F///     G7/ C7/     F/ F7/
>
>Bb///   Bb///   Bb///   Bb///
>
>F///    F7///    Bb///    Fdim///
>
>F///    F/ Fdim/   C7///    F///
>
>Hope it helps...
>
>Bryan

Bryan, Ivor:

Those chords sound good for the chorus. Here's the verse:

C///  C/C7/  F///  F/G7/ 

C///  C///  D7///  G7///

C///  C/C7/  F///  F/G7/

C/C7/  F/F#dim  C/G7/  C/C7/

...and there modulates into the chorus in F.

Some of us kind folks are trombone players, too. ;-)

--Dick Miller