musicbysterling Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 I've been beating my head all morning trying to figure out that descending piano lick mid verse in Joe Cocker's live version of Delta Lady. Amazing Slow Downer is not being my friend right now. Can anyone please help me? Quote �Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!� J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Well, at least in the first verse the outline is Eb, D, C, Bb, B, Bb, A, Ab, G-C, with some thirds and octaves decorating it. Is that what you're referring to? Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 The unmatched Leon Russell. 2 Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 I found the studio recording on YT music (The Joe Cocker Classic Vol 4 album); the piano part is much clearer. Though if prepping this one for a gig I'd likely focus on the feel and changes, vs precise notation. It's a descending chordal riff, moving from the 1 to 5. Over the 1 bass (C, in this case) I tried various descending patterns using these RH chord inversions: C, F, Gm, Edim (a rootless C7, of sorts...), Dm.. For 5, I used Eb, Dm and Cm over the G root. Mess around with those (plus any single note patterns) and create your own variation that grooves within that verse section. I do better with this stuff with that approach, vs focusing on the minutiae. Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbysterling Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 7 hours ago, MaskOfInsects said: Well, at least in the first verse the outline is Eb, D, C, Bb, B, Bb, A, Ab, G-C, with some thirds and octaves decorating it. Is that what you're referring to? Yes Quote �Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!� J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnector Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 A couple of variations from a quick Google: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I hear the second note as a D (as per @Konnector's first example) and the sixth as F#. but both are helpful. Personally, I would voice the first bar as "a fourth over a third" (so G-Bb-eb, F-A-d etc.) and the second bar as "third over fourth" (B-e-g and so on). Classic gospel-derived lick. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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