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#391613 - 08/07/14 03:28 PM Michael Franks Under The Sun
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	I know this is a stretch, but any chance anyone here might have a lead sheet or chords to this tune: From the Rendezvous in Rio CD ... I love riding with the top down and this CD playing ... pure bliss ... _________________________ t.
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#391649 - 08/08/14 09:32 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
Uncle Dave Senior Member Registered: 12/01/99 Posts: 12800 Loc: Penn Yan, NY	Great song .... I've added it to my MF collection - thanx! _________________________ No longer monitoring this forum. Please visit www.daveboydmusic.com for contact info
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#391651 - 08/08/14 09:56 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: Uncle Dave]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Originally Posted By: Uncle Dave Great song .... I've added it to my MF collection - thanx! Good for you UD ... but I want the chords !!! _________________________ t.
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#391656 - 08/08/14 12:18 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
Uncle Dave Senior Member Registered: 12/01/99 Posts: 12800 Loc: Penn Yan, NY	OK Tony ... I didn't transcribe the entire song, but I knew it sounded like a bunch of descending ii V I progreshions, so I gave it a quick listen and here's the beggining phrases: Amaj7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Ab ... then it hangs on that Ab for a bit. This will get you started, but I didn't listen that close for inversions and additives etc .... just a stock set of changes for you to experiment with. Have fun! Some old timers called that sequence "bread & butter" changes. I've also herd them refereed to as "Sears & Roebuck" changes because of their widespread popularity. _________________________ No longer monitoring this forum. Please visit www.daveboydmusic.com for contact info
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#391662 - 08/08/14 03:21 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: Uncle Dave]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Thanks a bunch, UD ... I recognized it as a familiar pattern, but I haven't had the chance to do anything with it ... Since the guitar is so dominant in the tune, I am thinking you figured it out using the guitar? ... Thanks again ... _________________________ t.
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#391664 - 08/08/14 04:13 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15575 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Love the song, nice and smooth for the dance crowd. Guess that's just one more I have to learn, now. Cheers, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#391684 - 08/09/14 06:45 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
Uncle Dave Senior Member Registered: 12/01/99 Posts: 12800 Loc: Penn Yan, NY	Tony, my antique Korg i5s was closer to my desk when I was figuring out the song, so I just turned that on. Did you get a chance to finish it? _________________________ No longer monitoring this forum. Please visit www.daveboydmusic.com for contact info
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#391685 - 08/09/14 07:31 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: Uncle Dave]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Dave ... been busy preparing for other gigs ... haven't even attempted it yet ... plus, this week our son is visiting with the grandkids and I have to squeeze in a gig or two so probably not until next week at the earliest ... will let you know ... _________________________ t.
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#391726 - 08/10/14 05:20 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
montunoman Senior Member Registered: 10/20/09 Posts: 3225 Loc: Dallas, Texas	I'd like to learn it too! Kinda reminds me of the sond "Little Boat" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pROXw-P_um _________________________ It not the keyboard, it's the keyboardist. www.youtube.com/channel/UCV94i--V-A8kZShmGTKyDOw https://www.facebook.com/elgrupocache
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#391730 - 08/10/14 07:06 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
124 Senior Member Registered: 01/01/09 Posts: 2195	http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0079410 This song, 'Call Me', has a similar structure. It's been done by lots of artists from Sinatra to the Four Tops to Della Reese, Supremes, Shirley Bassey, Petula Clark, and so on.
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#391742 - 08/10/14 11:41 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
Nigel Admin Registered: 06/01/98 Posts: 6483 Loc: Ventura CA USA	Always loved Michael Franks. Such a good choice for material to play Tony.
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#391746 - 08/11/14 08:23 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
Walt Tenay Member Registered: 12/27/99 Posts: 218 Loc: Rutherfordton, NC	Hi Tony, Found a live version of that song a little lengthy with the great trumpet solo. Someone put in the lyrics that might be handy if and when we learn it.http://www.synthzone.com/forum/images/icons/default_dark/thumbs_up.gif
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#391767 - 08/12/14 09:36 AM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: tony mads usa]
salsaman Member Registered: 04/07/08 Posts: 175 Loc: Port Angeles, WA., USA	Thank you so much to turning me on to such a great tune. Dave got me started with those "bread and butter" chord changes. This is a huge harmony/theory concept for me to get my head around. I've played "Popsicle Toes" for years and really love this live version of "Under The Sun". Again, a huge thanks for pointing me in the right direction. _________________________ Musician's Theory of Relativity: E=Fb
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#391776 - 08/12/14 01:49 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: salsaman]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Walt ... that is a real nice version and a real cool solo ... for MYSELF, I think I prefer the 'simpler' versio ... I LOVE the guitars in that one ... thanks for posting that ... Here's a link to the lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/under-the-sun-lyrics-michael-franks.html _________________________ t.
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#392035 - 08/19/14 02:15 PM Re: Michael Franks Under The Sun [Re: Uncle Dave]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Originally Posted By: Uncle Dave OK Tony ... I didn't transcribe the entire song, but I knew it sounded like a bunch of descending ii V I progressions, so I gave it a quick listen and here's the beginning phrases: Amaj7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Ab ... then it hangs on that Ab for a bit. This will get you started, but I didn't listen that close for inversions and additives etc .... just a stock set of changes for you to experiment with. Have fun! Some old timers called that sequence "bread & butter" changes. I've also herd them refereed to as "Sears & Roebuck" changes because of their widespread popularity. UD ... thanks again ... working on first two choruses ... hope to try the bridge next week ... Anyone else working on this tune? _________________________ t.
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