![]() ![]() although it still is hardly standard with the added F#7 in the 11th measure and yet another dominant chord in the 12th. The solo section, however, adopts a more usual 12 bar pattern. But those measures offer something new as well when an F#7 (which has no place in a normal 12 bar blues) is used in the 11th measure. It omits measures 4-8 and replaces them with 9-12. The most significant departure from the mold that is still clearly based on the mold, "Little Child" turns the 12 bar blues into an 8 bar blues for the verses. ![]() The 9th and 10th bars are also reversed (G7 A7 instead of A7 G7). In addition to adding sevenths to every chord, "Roll Over Beethoven" also replaces the second chord (which 'should' be D7) with a G7. (If it did, it would make this a 13 bar blues pattern instead of 12.) Rather, it represents a brief instrumental fill (listen right after the words "life are free") that embellishes the 12 bar blues progression but does not interfere in any way with its function. This chord is listed in parentheses above because unlike every other chord listed above it does not represent a full measure. In addition to adding sevenths to every chord, "Money" also adds an extra A chord in the second measure of each verse. The only alterations are (a) a few ninths are added to a few chords, and (b) the very last chord is F (the dominant in B b), which of course leads strongly back to B b to start the progression all over again. No doubt this is because B7 leads very nicely to E, which starts the progression all over again.Īnother clearly modeled on the 12 bar blues. It is clearly modeled on the 12 bar blues - the only alterations being (a) every chord is a seventh chord (making each chord slightly more dissonant and gritty sounding), and (b) the very last chord is B (the dominant in E major) instead of the traditional E. ![]() Below are all 28 tracks, listing their year of release, tonality, a concise harmonic analysis, and brief commentary. Of those 27, 15 were original compositions and 12 were covers. In C major: in D major: in E major: in G major: in A major:Ģ7 songs recorded and released by the Beatles use a 12 bar blues progression or something comparable. This pattern can, of course, be used in any key. The basic formula of a 12 bar blues progression, as written in Roman numerals with each character representing one measure, is as follows: ![]()
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