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Old 03-30-2007, 09:06 AM
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Short transcription--help with harmony, please

Noob stuff here--would appreciate some help.

I've transcribed the unaccompanied bass solo intro to "Anthropology" (from "The Intimate Art Pepper").

I'm pretty sure the line is correct, but I'm trying to figure out the underlying haromony. I imagine that it is a standard progression. My keyboard skills are poor (read pretty much nonexistent), but this is what I've managed to come up with.

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edit: supposed to be Dm in measure 3
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Old 03-30-2007, 09:13 AM
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ANTHROPOLOGY is rhythm changes.
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Old 03-30-2007, 10:03 AM
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So that applies to this intro as well?

Bb // Gm // Cm // F7 // Dm7 // Gm // Cm // F7 // Bb //// ?

I'm looking at the last two beats of measure two.
You would play an F7 under the C#, E natural, G and Bb?
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The changes you have for the intro look correct. The C# diminished is a common substitution for F7. It should be G7 in measure 3 instead of G min7 though.

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Old 03-30-2007, 02:58 PM
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On the second line, the F natural during the D chord suggests D minor, the B natural during the G chord suggests G7, and the E natural during the C chord suggests C7. Once the blowing begins, it's open season, but during the head (assuming the line transcription is correct), you might as well notate the chords to match the changes. Keep doing this stuff - it only gets easier with time.
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Old 03-30-2007, 03:41 PM
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The "D" was a copying error--I had it correct in my rough draft.
Wasn't sure about the G7 or Gm7 even though there is a B natural in the line. When I played it on piano, the G7 sounded kind of vanilla--probably because of my voicings, though.

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Keep doing this stuff - it only gets easier with time.
I hope so--It's pretty slow going at this point, but I'm having fun struggling with it.

Thanks to all who took the time to look at it and respond.
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Your G7 probably sounded weird because you voiced it like a regular G7. It should be a G7#9, so you could try voicing it G-B-F-Bb or a G7#5 which would be G-F-B-Eb. Like Chris said, a lot of the time people play a C7 instead of Cm also, and it's probably best to notate the chords according to what the person is playing instead of what the lead sheet says the changes are, because there will be lots of minor differences like these.
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