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I've done my best to analyse the song and this is what I've come up with. I haven't included every triad inversion or diminished passing chord, just what I see as the main harmony. The main part goes:
G6 - B7 - Cmaj6 - D7 - D#dim - Em7 - Am6 - D7 - G
(I) (III7) (IV) (V) (VI) (ii) (V) (I)
The second part at around 1:00, "I used to...":
G7 - Cmaj7 - Cmaj6 - B7 - A7 - D7 - D7 (2nd inv.)
(I7) (IV) (III7) (II7) (V7)
Am I right in thinking there's a VI II V I at 2:19?
and then the end goes:
G - G7 - C - C#dim - G6/9 (1st inv.)
(I) (V7) (IV) (I)
This seems to be it to me. Is there anything I have missed? Is there a reason why the III7 works so well? Normally when I see this its moving to the VI rather than the IV.
the III-IV is quite common (Dock of the Bay, Creep, etc) but you’re right it’s probably more common to use it as a secondary dominant in a III-VI or III-vi.
That 6251 is a bit weird because the 6 isn’t quite an E7 or E7b10. But yep it’s basically a 6251-ish turnaround.
Couple of interesting things that occur to me:
1) these dim chords like the D#dim on the first line - it works so nicely because it is VERY similar to a B7b9 without the root. D# dim is D# F# A C, which is basically an absent B (the missing root), D#, F#, A, C. So if you were to think of it as B7b9 1st inv (sans B ), that would make it a secondary dominant to the following chord, the Em. That’s why it works so well. It’s as good as dammit a V-i cadence. I’m not saying it should be written as B7b9/D#(no B ) - that’d be bizarre, but that’s the reason it’s so smooth a linking chord.
2) Your last V7 is strictly speaking supposed to be written V7/IV because it’s not the V chord, it’s still the I chord, but you want to emphasize its role as a secondary dominant (rather than spelling it I7 or Ib7 or something), so the “correct” spelling is V7/IV.
Ya, that’s good. Barney show your awesome 251 noodle, that was fantastic.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Awesome stuff.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.