Mr. Magic - Grover Washington Jr.
http://www.groverwashingtonjr.com/
Transcribed by Keith Fleetwood
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Album: Mr. Magic
Music style: Soul, jazz, funk
Original Release Date: November 1974
Label: Motown
Tracks: Earth Tones, Passion Flower, Mr. Magic, Black Frost.
Grover Washington Jr: Tenor Saxophone
Bob James: Keyboards
Eric Gale: Guitar
Gary King: Bass
Harvey Mason: Drums
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[ MAIN VAMP ]
[ Rhythm Guitar - Funky Rhythm ]
Cm7(sus4) F7
e||--------------------------|----------------------------||
B||---8-------------8--------|--6--------6-----------6==--||
G||o--8-------8-----10----8--|--8--------8--------8=====-o||
D||o--8-------8-----8-----8--|--7--------7----(7)=======-o||
A||---10------10----10----10-|--8--------8-----8========--||
E||---8-------8-----8-----8--|----------------------------||
/ . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
[ Comp on similar jazzy rhythm - add individual expression ]
[ Lead guitar over main rhythm ]
[ Any instrument that takes a solo will also play this melody ]
Cm7(sus4) F7 ⌐muted¬
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----10p8----------------|----------[7-8]--7-8~~~--|
D|-------------12p10------8|\7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
/ . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
[Add individual expression to melody]
Cm7(sus4) F7
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------|
G|----10p8-----------------|-------------------|
D|----------/12\10---8h10p8|\7~~----------8h10-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
Cm7(sus4) F7
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--8----------------------|-8------------------8--10--|
D|----10-10-------------10-|----10--10-------10--------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
/ . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
Bbm7 Ab/Bb Cm7
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---6-------4-----------4----|---------------------------|
G|---6-------5-----------5----|-8-------------------------|
D|---6-------6-----------6----|-8-----/-----/------/------|
A|---8------------------------|-10------------------------|
E|---6-------6-----------6----|-8-------------------------|
| |
|[ Here are two variations on this part of the melody ] |
| Variation 1 (sax) |
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--9-----8-------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------8----------------|--------------------8--10--|
D|---------------------8--10--|----------------10---------|
A|-----------------10---------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . |
| |
| Variation 2 (gtr) |
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--9---/11--8----------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------8--10------|-8------------------8--10--|
D|-----------------------10---|----------------10---------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/grover_washington_jr/mr_magic_tab.html ]
Bbm7 Eb7 Abm7 G7
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--6--------8--------------|--4---------3------------------|
G|--6--------6--------------|--4---------4------------------|
D|--6--------8--------------|--4---------3------------------|
A|--8--------6--------------|--6---------5------------------|
E|--6-----------------------|--4---------3------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . |
| |
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--9---/11--8--------------|--8----------------------------|
G|----------------------(8)-|-------8-10-----8-----10p8--8--|
D|--------------------------|--------------10----------10---|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
Cm7 F7
e|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------8--10--|
D|-------10--8--10--8--10--8-\7=|===-------------10--------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
/ . / . / . / . / . / . / . / .
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7
e|--6---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--8---------------------------|--4-------------------------|
G|--7-----/--------/------/-----|--5-----/------/-----/------|
D|--8---------------------------|--5-------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------|--x-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--4-------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . |
| |
e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--8--------------8---8--------|-----8-----8----------------|
G|------------10-8--------------|-------10----8------10-8--8-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------10--|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7
e|--6---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--8---------------------------|--4-------------------------|
G|--7-----/--------/------/-----|--5-----/------/-----/------|
D|--8---------------------------|--5-------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------|--x-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--4-------------------------|
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . |
| |
e|------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----8-----------8---8--------|-----8-----8----------------|
G|------------10-8--------------|-------10----8----------8---|
D|------------------------------|--------------------10------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ebmaj7 G7Sus4 (*accents)
e|--6----------------------------|----------------------------||
B|--8----------------------------|--3--3----------------------||
G|--7-----/---------/------/-----|--5--5----------------------||
D|--8----------------------------|--3--3--------------(/)-----||
A|--6----------------------------|--5--5----------------------||
E|-------------------------------|--3--3----------------------||
| / . / . / . / . / . / . / . / . ||
| ||
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
B|-----8------------8---8--------|--8--8--------------(/)-----||
G|------------10-8---------------|--7--7--------------(/)-----||
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------||
[ BACK TO TOP FOR NEXT SOLOIST ]
[ Solo over Cm7 F7 vamp ]
[ Back to melody ]
[ End solo with G7sus4 accents ]
*ACCENTS: There are basically just the two G7sus4 accents, but some
arrangements have used varying numbers of hits after the two main
hits, changing every time the section comes around.
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