Green Bird by Yoko Kanno / Seatbelts
Transcribed by Bob Insley
This transcription is all my own.
Note, this is based off the live at Shibuya X piano medley. For the album version,
you drop it a whole step.
I also did not include the melody for the verse, because that's comparatively cake to figure out.
My harmonic analysis is included.
'V' indicates dominant
in the key of G:
(version to the right is an octave higher, what's actually played)
E-------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------- ------------8-----------------7----|
G------------0------------------------------- ---------7-----7-----------7-----7-|
D---------0----0----------0---4---0---------- ------9---------------10-----------|
A------2---------------3--------------------- -----------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------|
(a) (b)
a) G first inversion
b) D7, no fifth
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yoko_kanno/green_bird_tab_ver_2.html ]
Fun part (aka chorus-ish area)
E-----7---------7---------8---------------------------------7------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------9------------------------------------------10--|
G---------7---------7---------7---------------------7---------------6--9--6----------------|
D-------------------------------------------6----------------7-------------------------7---|
A---10---------8---------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a) G7
b) c first inversion
c) Ddim (no 3rd), possibly Ab serves as a passing tone
d) Aadd2 -> A, where the C# E C# A arpeggiation serves to fill in the chord. (V/V in key of G)
E---------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
B---7------8-----12---10----------------------------------------------|
G---0------------------------------------0----------------------------|
D-------------------------------------0-----0---------0--4--0---------|
A---------------------------------2----------------3------------------|
E----------------10---------------------------------------------------|
(a) (b)
a) d (V in key of G)
b) back to verse
if you've got questions or have a different interpretation of the harmonic analysis or
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