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Budda · July 1st, 2009, 01:44 PM

Here's something fun, that really helps to open up the old Standard, "The Thrill Is Gone".

So, it's a modified 12 Bar Blues Form, with these Changes:

Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7
Em7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7
GM7 F#7 Bm7 Bm7

As you can see, the real "action" happens over Bars 9 and 10. And this opens the door to some interesting possibilities.

One thing I like to do, is Superimpose one Chord over another. So in Bars 9 and 10, I will often play the ii-V of the GM7 Chord. This yields a cool, Jazzy quality to the proceedings.

Code:
Some different ideas for superimposing various chords over M7 chords.

---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-
---------------------------------|---------------------------10--13--10/11v-|-
---------------------------------|------------9--12------11-----------------|-
-------------5-4-------7--4v-----|--------10---------12---------------------|-
----------7------5--7------------|----12------------------------------------|-
----5--8-------------------------|------------------------------------------|-
Over GM7 Play it's ii V (Am D7) These resolve to F#7 As In "The Thrill

---------12--15--12-----------------------------------|-----------------------
-----13--------------13--10-------------10/11-10/11v--|-----------------------
-14--------------------------10h11--------------------|-----------------------
------------------------------------12----------------|-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Is Gone" by B.B. King

------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
----------7b8----------6b7----------------|-----------------------------------
-------5------------7---------------2b3---|-----------------------------------
--5h7----------5h7----------2h4-----------|-----------------------------------
---------------------------------4--------|-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
Thinking Of A "Country" Type Of Feel We Could Add Some 6ths.
And Some 1/2 Step Bends. For these, I'm thinking of those "Faux-Pedal-Steel" types of Bends. So, let all the Notes ring as long as possible.

Now you've really "set-up" the last 2 Measures ( Bars 11 and 12) for some real "Blowing"!
Let me know, if you give it a try.

And if you have any ideas for TTIG share them here. Maybe we can get a lot of cool ideas going.

July 1st, 2009, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Budda Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 284	The Thrill Is Gone Here's something fun, that really helps to open up the old Standard, "The Thrill Is Gone". So, it's a modified 12 Bar Blues Form, with these Changes: Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7 GM7 F#7 Bm7 Bm7 As you can see, the real "action" happens over Bars 9 and 10. And this opens the door to some interesting possibilities. One thing I like to do, is Superimpose one Chord over another. So in Bars 9 and 10, I will often play the ii-V of the GM7 Chord. This yields a cool, Jazzy quality to the proceedings. Code: Some different ideas for superimposing various chords over M7 chords. ---------------------------------\|------------------------------------------\|- ---------------------------------\|---------------------------10--13--10/11v-\|- ---------------------------------\|------------9--12------11-----------------\|- -------------5-4-------7--4v-----\|--------10---------12---------------------\|- ----------7------5--7------------\|----12------------------------------------\|- ----5--8-------------------------\|------------------------------------------\|- Over GM7 Play it's ii V (Am D7) These resolve to F#7 As In "The Thrill ---------12--15--12-----------------------------------\|----------------------- -----13--------------13--10-------------10/11-10/11v--\|----------------------- -14--------------------------10h11--------------------\|----------------------- ------------------------------------12----------------\|----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------\|----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------\|----------------------- Is Gone" by B.B. King ------------------------------------------\|----------------------------------- ----------7b8----------6b7----------------\|----------------------------------- -------5------------7---------------2b3---\|----------------------------------- --5h7----------5h7----------2h4-----------\|----------------------------------- ---------------------------------4--------\|----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------\|----------------------------------- Thinking Of A "Country" Type Of Feel We Could Add Some 6ths. And Some 1/2 Step Bends. For these, I'm thinking of those "Faux-Pedal-Steel" types of Bends. So, let all the Notes ring as long as possible. Now you've really "set-up" the last 2 Measures ( Bars 11 and 12) for some real "Blowing"! Let me know, if you give it a try. And if you have any ideas for TTIG share them here. Maybe we can get a lot of cool ideas going. Last edited by Budda; July 2nd, 2009 at 12:47 AM.