[Dixielandjazz] The E7 in Georgia (or not)

James Converse chicoconverse at gmail.com
Wed Jul 24 18:02:11 PDT 2013


Bruce, I would love the sheet music.  Thanks, Chico

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On Jul 24, 2013, at 6:13 PM, Bruce Stangeland <stangeland at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Gary,
> 
> I have the sheet music for this tune.
> 
> The chords for the chorus are:
> 
> F   A7   Dm   (Gm Bbm)
> (F E7) (Gm / G9 C7) (F F#o) (Gm7 C7+)
> F   A7   Dm   (Gm Bbm)
> (F E7) (Gm / G9 C67) (F Eb9) (F  A7)
> 
> (Dm Gm6)  (Dm  Bb7)  (Dm  Gm6)  (Dm7  G7)
> (Dm6  Gm6)  (Dm7  E7)  (Am / F#o Fm6) (Am C7)
> F   A7   Dm   (Gm Bbm)
> F  (Gm / G9 C67) (F / Bb69 C7+) F6
> 
> Cheers,
> Bruce
> 
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> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:05:17 +0200
> From: Gary Kiser<gary at kiser.org>
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> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The E7 in Georgia (or not)
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> Hi all,
> 
> I am a fan of the chord books put together by jazz pianist/historian
> Philippe Baudoin. Of course, the best source for chords is the original
> score, but as a reference, I find his chords very reliable and solid.
> 
> I even like his chords for Georgia on My Mind where he has an E7 in
> measure 5 (13 &29).
> 
> http://www.massifjazz.com/tunes/Georgia%20On%20My%20Mind%20-%20g.jpg
> 
> Instead of a I-VI-ii-V turnaround, he notes a I-VII-ii-V which is,
> admittedly, strange. Yet, I like how it sounds. In listening to
> recordings of the tune, I hear both E7 and D7 in that measure depending
> on the artist.
> 
> Does anyone have the original score for Georgia? If you are a musician
> who plays this tune, do you play E7 or D7 in measure 5?
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
> All the best, Gary
> 
> 
> Gary Kiser
> 
> 
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