Mr. Magic, Grover Washington Jr.

[BluesWalker]

Does anyone have the chord progression and a bass part for this song?>

 

[paul_wolfe]

Hey Man

I used to play this in the late 80s.

I think I charted out the bass part - I'll have a dig through my old bass part file from that song and see if I've got it.

If so, I'll post it for ya.





Paul

 

[BluesWalker]

Thanks...........David

 

[paul_wolfe]

Yeah I've def got a hand written chart for it

Will try and clean it up in Sibelius and post it for ya --- be a couple of days though, hope that's OK?



Paul

 

[BluesWalker]

That would ok, your effort is very much appreciated. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you...

 

[Joaquin]

Let me know when you have the music up for Mr. Magic.....I am trying to get that song down also.....

 

[Eggman]

Here are the Guitar Chords

[ 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|----------------------------|---------------------------|




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.

 

[paul_wolfe]

Hey

Have attached the basic bassline....this takes you to about 1.20 into the song - but by this time you've pretty much played most of the bass line!

Hardest thing is 'reading' the rhythm - just lock with the bass drum and you'll be fine.

If you need a tab staff added too, let me know.

Enjoy!

 

[BluesWalker]

That is great, thankyou so much....no tab needed.......

 

[paul_wolfe]

u'r welcome

hope it helps!

 

[Rlgoggs]

Can you please post the tabs that you have for MR. Magic? I'm new to the bass and really cant read the notes yet. Thanks in advance.

 

[paul_wolfe]

Hey

I'm out all day at meetings - will add the tab when I get home later tonight. Look for it later!

 

[paul_wolfe]

Here's the score with a tab staff added.

If you've got a 5 string then play the 'Eb' in the 5th bar of section A an octave lower - this tab works for 4 string without having to detune....

 

[Rlgoggs]

Thank you.

 

[paul_wolfe]

You're welcome.

Enjoy!