>CRD: Lenny (Corrected)
Scott Anderson
I have always wanted to know what chords SRV used in "Lenny", but I was never
able to figure it out. Yesterday I rented the video "Stevie Ray Vaughan Live
at El Mocambo". I highly recommend the video. Its a performance of his
around the time of his 2nd album. Anyway, he played "Lenny", and the
cameraman was gracious enough to clearly show his fingerings at the critical
moments. So, what follows is a somewhat cryptic layout of the song. I also
was too lazy to look up the actual chord names, so I just labelled them I,
II, and III.
Lenny
by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Intro (free time)
I II
___________ ___________
6 |_|_*_|_|_| 11 |_*_*_|_|_|
|_*_|_|_|_| *_|_|_|_*_|
|_|_|_*_|_| -> |_|_|_*_|_| -> Harmonic @ 12th fret
|_|_|_|_*_* |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
"Verses"
I III
___________ ___________
6 |_|_*_|_|_| 4 |_*_*_|_|_|
|_*_|_|_|_| *_|_|_|_*_|
|_|_|_*_|_| |_|_|_*_|_|
|_|_|_|_*_* |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
The verses consist basically of 4 beats of chord I and 4 beats of
chord III, at a fairly slow pace. Of course, all that is really
played is the bass playing 4 beats of Eb and 4 beats of Ab. I may
have the notes wrong since he tunes down a half step.
"Chorus"
This is just a matter of sliding the chord form in chords II and III
around. It goes as follows:
* 1 beat at 4th fret
* 1 beat at 5th fret
4 beats at 6th fret
4 beats at 9th fret
4 beats at 2nd fret
2 beats at 5th fret
2 beats at 4th fret
This is a fairly free-form song, with no distinct length of "verse".
* - these replace the last two beats of chord III in the "verse".
Well that's a pretty crappy layout, but if someone would enhance it, I'm
sure it would be appreciated.
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Scott A. Anderson Southern College of Technology sand...@st6000.sct.edu
Andy Moss
S = I have always wanted to know what chords SRV used in "Lenny", but I was never
S = able to figure it out. Yesterday I rented the video "Stevie Ray Vaughan Live
S = at El Mocambo". I highly recommend the video. Its a performance of his
S = around the time of his 2nd album. Anyway, he played "Lenny", and the
S = cameraman was gracious enough to clearly show his fingerings at the critical
S = moments. So, what follows is a somewhat cryptic layout of the song. I also
S = was too lazy to look up the actual chord names, so I just labelled them I,
S = II, and III.
S = ___________ ___________
S = 6 |_|_*_|_|_| 11 |_*_*_|_|_|
S = |_*_|_|_|_| *_|_|_|_*_|
S = |_|_|_*_|_| -> |_|_|_*_|_| -> Harmonic @ 12th fret
S = |_|_|_|_*_* |_|_|_|_|_|
S = |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
S = |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
Close......
try:
---9----0----------------------------------
---9----5----------------------------------
---8----6----------------------------------
---9----4----------------------------------
---7----x----------------------------------
---x----5----------------------------------
C? A?
I have no idea what these suckers are called!
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>Close......
>try:
This correction is correct. I was gonna post it, but I haven't had a chance
yet.
I can tell you that what you labeled as a C is actually an E. The actual
chords are Emaj13 to A7#11. During the solo breaks, these change to
simple E and A majors, so as not to crowd the solo.
Rick
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Vegard Balgaard Havdal
I think it's called A6. Also: The second part is (from A6):
Bb6-B6 - D6 - G6 - Bb6-A6 - Emaj13
With exactly the same fingerings for the sixth-chords.
Vegard.
G JACKSON
I took the notes for the two chords as being at the *NUT* to make it easy
to work out.
If you ignore the open E string in both chords,( which did not seem to
fit in anyway to me) you get two transposable chords thus..........
The first chord *COULD* be described as a Csus4 with an added flatted5th.
It could be called other things too as we worked it out on the synth here
at work today, and it's a strange beastie right enough.
The second chord (ignoring the top E) played at the *NUT* as it is a
transposable chord then is just an Ebm7.
well, that's the contribution from me (Gordon) and John. Any more?