CHANGES to "I Got Rhythm"
Steve Hammer
OK, we got the words.
But when musicians improvise to the "I Got Rhythm" changes,
what chord progression are they talking about?
Haven't found it in any fake books, oddly.
mvs...@vms.cis.pitt.edu
> But when musicians improvise to the "I Got Rhythm" changes,
> what chord progression are they talking about?
>
> Haven't found it in any fake books, oddly.
>
You probably have... Anthropology, Crazyology, Moose the Mooch, Move,
Oleo, Passport, The Theme are all based on the Rhythm changes
(David Baker lists 48 total, but there are many more)
I think the original changes go something like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
|Bb7 Bo7|C- C#o7|D- G7|C- F7| Bb7 |Eb7 Eo7|D- G7|C- F7|
15 16
9...14 Repeat A | Bb7 | Bb7 |
B:
| D7 | D7 | G7 | G7 | C7 | C7 | F7 | F7 |
Repeat A
Dominants may be altered whenever resolved.. May be not ;-)
I bit more bop-sounding take would be:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
|Bb G-|C- F7|D- G7|C- F7|F- Bb7|Eb Ab7|D- G7|C- F7|
15 16
9...14 Repeat A | D- G7 C- F7 | Bb |
B: / / / /
| A- | D7 | D- | G7 | G- | C7 | C- | F7 |
Repeat A
I have to say I dont know which of these is the original...
For more variations, check out Baker's "How to play Bebop, Vol 3"
QUESTIONS:
1) Should this be in the FAQ? :)
2) Can someone post the "Eternal Triangle" and "CTA" variations?
Michael
Mark S Fraser
> what chord progression are they talking about?
>
> Haven't found it in any fake books, oddly.
>
to find in the real book. They very alot with substitutions but a simple
version would be:
||:Bb G7/C-7 F7/D-7 G7/C-7 F7/F-7 Bb7/Eb7 Ab/ 1st Ending /D-7 G7/C-7 F7:||
2nd Ending /C-7 F7/Bb //
Bridge: /A-7 /D7 /G7 /G7 /C7 /C7 /F7 /F7 //
Bb G7/C-7 F7/D-7 G7/C-7 F7/F-7 Bb7/Eb7 Ab/C-7 F7/Bb ||
the form is AABA eight bars to a section in case the above is hard to
decipher.
Peace,
mark
--
"But the truth is you are the weak and I am the tyranny of evil men,
but I'm trying Ringo... I'm trying really hard to be the shepherd."
-Jules
Mark Eisenman
>2) Can someone post the "Eternal Triangle" and "CTA" variations?
>
>Michael
Eternal Triangle is just like Dizzy Atmosphere---I got Rythmn" A " sections in Bb the
Bridge goes
|Bmin7 |E7 |Bbmin7 |Eb7 |Amin7 D7|Abmin7 Db7|Gmin7 C7| F#min7 B7|
Mark
Marc Sabatella
Others have posted various typical "Rhythm Changes", but it is worth noting
that the original was not quite a 32 bar form; the last A-section had an
additional two bar tag, something like this:
Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Dm7 G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb Bb/D | Eb Edim | Bb/F | G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb
I've also heard the two bar tag expanded to four (Cm7 | F7 | Bb | x ).
If someone does the actual tune "I Got Rhythm", which is pretty rare, they will
often use the tag for the head but solo over the basic 32 bar form.
--
Marc Sabatella
--
ma...@fc.hp.com
http://www.fortnet.org/~marc/
--
All opinions expressed herein are my personal ones
and do not necessarily reflect those of HP or anyone else.
Mark S Fraser
> Others have posted various typical "Rhythm Changes", but it is worth noting
> that the original was not quite a 32 bar form; the last A-section had an
> additional two bar tag, something like this:
>
> Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Dm7 G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb Bb/D | Eb Edim | Bb/F | G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb
>
> I've also heard the two bar tag expanded to four (Cm7 | F7 | Bb | x ).
>
> If someone does the actual tune "I Got Rhythm", which is pretty rare, they will
> often use the tag for the head but solo over the basic 32 bar form.
>
> --
> Marc Sabatella
The version of I got Rhythm on Paul Motian's "On Broadway" Vol.I uses the
34 bar form for the head and the solos.
M. B. Nelson
> OK, we got the words.
>
> But when musicians improvise to the "I Got Rhythm" changes,
> what chord progression are they talking about?
>
> Haven't found it in any fake books, oddly.
There are many examples.
here are a few that would likely be in a fake book
Anthropology
Cottontail
Dexterity
Oleo
Salt Peanuts
The Theme
Thriving From A Riff
-MBN
Your Name Here (optional)
Jamey Aebersold has a play-a-long album devoted to Rhthym changes. It's
called "I Got Rhythm" and has 12 keys each with theiown variation.
Michael Furstner
Day'.
I have it on an very old (1958) album of his entitled 'The Gerry
Mulligan Song Book, Vol.1' World Pacific Records PJ-1237
It features Gerry with the Sax section of his big band, consisting of
Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Lee Konitz and Allen Eagar.
(I am still a great fan of Mulligan. He was the main reason why I took
up the bari sax myself as main instrument at the Jazz college in
Adelaide 12 years ago. Great to play that big axe in a Big Band I can
tell you.)
To get my beginning piano students into the Rhythm changes I wrote a
very simplified version, using I - VIm7 - IIm7 - V7 over the A
section, one chord per bar only.
The song is called 'Swing Time'. You can copy the sheet music of it
(notated for C-, Bb- and Eb- instruments) for your students on my site
'Jazclass' URL http://www.ozemail.com.au/~jazclass
I agree with Marc. The original 'I got Rhythm' song is 34 bars long,
because of its 2 bar tag at the end.
Michael Furstner.
Scott Tringali
> Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Dm7 G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb Bb/D | Eb Edim | Bb/F | G7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb
Rhythm changes are part of so many songs, that no one chord progression can
exactly define it any more. I think of it as the following elements:
1) Form AABA.
2) "A" skeleton is I | V | I | V | I | IV | V | I |
3) Bridge skeleton is III7 | % | VI7 | % | II7| % | V7 | % |, all dominant.
Throw in lots of subs to taste, play it fast, and there ya go. Perhaps some of
the cooler subs is in Mel Lewis' recording of Thad Jones' "Little Pixie" under
Gary Smulyan's bari solo. (Definitive Thad Jones, Vol 1.) Don't know 'em
offhand, but they sound like major 7 chords progressing a major third apart.
On a simliar topic, I was driving one day and heard a Mulgrew Miller rendition
of this on the radio. It was awesome- the changed were completely
straight-laced. The melody, however, was angular with large intervals, hit
about every possible alteration, and generally ignored the tonal undercurrent.
Most hip. Anyone know this tune/CD?
--
Scott J. Tringali, trin...@ultranet.com
Raytheon Electronic Systems, International Air Traffic Control