Lulluby of Birdland - Chords

[klezmando]

I'm looking for some charts that will get me going on this.

[Thecytochromec]

Let me google that for you

hehehe

Joking aside, if someone doesn't post it on here soon I'll send you an image of the lead sheet from my real books.

[klezmando]

I've got those. I'm looking for something with more extensions, substitute chords etc.
Thanks,
Gerry

[Tom Karol]

... I'm looking for something with more extensions, substitute chords etc. ...

Without trying to be snarky, Gerry, that's sort of your job, isn't it? But here's what I've got; hope it helps:

[klezmando]

Dear Mr. Snarky,
Your implication of my laziness is not a welcome answer to my question. If you had read the full thread, you would have seen that I already mentioned that I had the basic chart, which is what you sent me.
If you wish to apologize, I'll accept your apology. Happy New Year.
Gerry

[Tom Karol]

Gerry,

I did not mean to imply that you are lazy. And I did read the full thread, what there was of it. I was trying to help. But I do apologize if I offended you, which was not my intention. Happy New Year to you, too.

- Tom

[klezmando]

Apology accepted.

[Hep To The Jive]

I've got those. I'm looking for something with more extensions, substitute chords etc.
Thanks,
Gerry

I doubt those charts exist, not in a public domain anyway. Its a fairly simple tune that I wouldnt imagine is a subject to extensive search fo subs and re harmonization and all that good stuff. Ive never heard anyone doing it so far.

Your best bet is to find a recording you like, transcribe it, or find a good teacher to work on it. So yeah, some work on your part is required. And im not appologizing, btw.

[StanG]

If you don't know how to add extensions or basic subs to a chart just by looking at it, having someone show them to you is not helping you. If you want to use extensions or subs, you need to know what they are and how to use/insert them. Also not apologizing.

[rsclosson]

I have all the Mantooth Best Chord Changes series. I don't remember if that song is in there, but I will check. If so, I will scan it and pm it to you. These books (I think they are out of print now) are a fantastic resource.

[Reg]

Kind of depends on how you want to perform...
1st few bars
last 50 years
F-6/9 ...... X 8 6 7 8 X
D7#9b13...X 5 4 5 6 6
G7#9b13...X X 3 4 4 6
C7#9b13...X 3 2 3 4 4

or older style... pulling from Harmonic Minor and adding notes as needed. Melodic minor is used as an embellishment not a harmonic source for organization
F-6...........1 X 0 1 1 x
D-7b5.......X 5 6 5 6 X
G7b13.......3 X 3 4 4 X
C7b9.........X 3 2 3 2 x

For the 3rd and 4th bar... straight B-7 to usually a Eb7 with b9

For the Relative Major Abmaj7 I VI II V same source for changes... when you alter Dom 7th chords, usually use b9 as embellishments etc... Generally stay away fro Dorian, use of II V's as embellishments.

So the added chords are generally passing and approach chords... and when creating chord movement on one chord... standard inversions... think of the basic changes as triads... 7th are extensions

Getting back to the next harmonic style... you can begin to use chord patterns with different organization, use of tonal targets etc...

I'm out most of today and night... I'll try and post a few versions tomorrow, I can also use them for another thread going on that I'm trying to show how to create chord movement.

[edh]

@rsclosson, is this the book - "The Best Chord Changes for the Most Requested Standards"

[rsclosson]

@rsclosson, is this the book - "The Best Chord Changes for the Most Requested Standards"

That is one of them. There are actually four books in this series:

The Best Chord Changes for the World's Greatest Standards
The Best Chord Changes for the Most Requested Standards
The Best Chord Changes for the Best Known Songs
The Best Chord Changes for the Best Standards Ever

[rsclosson]

Actually there were 5:

The Best Chord Changes for the Most Popular Songs

[klezmando]

Thank you. These are the kind of ideas I was looking for.
Gerry

[klezmando]

Thyanks,
Gerry

[ajrdileva]

Here's a link to a play along on youtube with the chords, there's a link to the functional analysis of the song too

[Nate Miller]

that You Tube video you posted is amazing to me. If we would have had that sort of stuff when I was young, we could have wreck all of civilization. I had to learn this tune on the bandstand when I was a teenager.