[Dixielandjazz] Do You Know...

[Scott Anthony]

What Turk played was (4 beats to the measure)

C / G+ /  | C / Am / | ...

Are you saying the G+ was originally Em?

What we've started doing (both the GGRM and Bob Schulz Frisco Jazz Band) is:

C / G+ / | C / F7 / | ...

Scott Anthony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Do You Know...


> eupher dude wrote
>
> > both the song and the answer to this puzzler...
>>
>> I was just listening to a recording of DYNWIMTMNO, and in the second bar 
>> the bass note is an F.  Key of C.
>>
>> I don't have a keyboard handy, and maybe I'm just a bit lazy tonight and 
>> don't want to concentrate hard enough to hear it myself.
>>
>> What is that chord?  G+b7  ??  I've played it as that chord, but never 
>> playing the b7 as a bass note...I've also played the a mi  change, which 
>> is what I like best.
>>
>> But the F is somewhat screwy sounding to me,
> (snip)
>
> The chord is a F aug 11.  It is more of a modern bee-bop chord in that 
> place.
>
> Most Trad players play a G Aug with G in the bass.  But I believe the 
> original chord is the Em.
>
> The first time I ever heard the Em was from Turk Murphy.  I didn't like 
> it.  But it grew on me.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
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