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Thread #98857 Message #1962551
Posted By: Songster Bob
09-Feb-07 - 03:42 PM
Thread Name: Chord Req: union maid in all keys
Subject: RE: Chord Req: union maid in all keys
Good advice. Changing keys requires knowing each key separately; else you learn by rote rather than by hearing the changes as they come.
A try (off the top of my head, at work with no instrument to check my accuracy).
I
There once was a union maid,
IV I
Who never was afraid
IV
Of the goons and the ginks
I
And the company finks,
II7 V7
And the deputy sheriffs that made the raid.
I
She went to the union hall
IV I
When a meeting it was called.
IV I
And when the company boys came 'round,
V7 I
She always stood her ground.
Chorus:
IV I
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union;
V7 I
Sticking to the union, sticking to the union.
IV I
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union
V7 I
Sticking to the union, till the day I die.
In each key, the I is the #1 note/chord in the key, the IV is #4, and V is #5. Of course, II is #2, etc.
So in G,
I = G
IV = C
V7 = D7
II7 = A7
Apply to other keys as needed (watch out for the sharps & flats, though). This works best for C, G, D, A, & E, since the sharps & flats won't hit those notes (in E, II=F#, though).
Bob
(Now, when I post this, the spacing will be all gefrunzled, won't it? Sigh.)