The Jets: You Got It All

Cover of Rupert Holmes

 I really like this song and loved the group from the 80s... A nice romantic song. I have been asked to post rhythm and blues songs for Valentine's Day. I'm a bit late but gee, love is everyday and it's here to stay! Thanks for your suggestions, dear readers. I hope you enjoy this song.

"You Got It All" was the fourth single released by the 1980s dance-pop band, The Jets, from their commercially successful debut 1985 album, The Jets. It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the song, "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)". For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org

 Chords to You Got It All

Intro: C#--F#-- x4


Verse 1:
C# F#                      C#
I  I was the game he would play
F#                          Fm                          
He brought the clouds to my day
F           Bbm
Then like a ray of light
Fm           F#            C#/F
You came out with the night
Ebm                    D
   Just one look and I knew
G                         D
You would make everything clear
G                        F#m
Make all the clouds disappear
F#           Bm
Put all your fears to rest
F#m      G            D/F#
Who do I love the best
Em          A
  Don't you know
Don't you-


Chorus 1:
 F#m         Bm
-know You've got
       Em A
it all o--ver him
Em         G A
You got me o-ver him
Em
Honey it's true
A       G    F#m
There's just you
    Bm
You must have
     Em A
been heaven sent
F#
Hearing me call
                  Bm  Em
You were out on a limb
           Em            D/F#
And you're all that he's not
     G              D/F#
Just look what I've got
      Em
Cause you've
          A     D  G D G
got it all Over him


Verse 2:
D  G
No don't let him 
          D
worry you so
G
Once I met you
      F#m F#
I let go  Oh you 
    Bm
can surely see
F#m            G         D/F#
You're so much more to me
Em         A          Eb
  Just one look and I knew
G#                        Eb
You would make everything clear
G#                       Gm
Make all the clouds disappear
G          Cm
betting on all the rest
Gm       G#           Eb/G
Who do I love the best
Fm          Bb
  Don't you know
Don't you-


Chorus 2:
 Gm          Cm
-know You've got
       Fm Bb
it all o--ver him
Fm         G# Bb
You got me o--ver him
Fm
Honey it's true
Bb      G#   Fm
There's just you
    Cm
You must have
     Fm Bb
been heaven sent
G
Hearing me call
                  Cm  Fm
You were out on a limb
           Fm            Eb/G
And you're all that he's not
     G#             Eb/G
Just look what I've got
      Fm
Cause you've
          Bb
got it all  all Over-


Chorus 3:
 Gm         Cm
-him You've got
       Fm Bb
it all o--ver him
Fm         G# Bb
You got me o--ver him
Fm
Honey it's true
Bb      G#   Fm
There's just you
    Cm
You must have
     Fm Bb
been heaven sent
G
Hearing me call
                  Cm  Fm
You were out on a limb
           Fm            Eb/G
And you're all that he's not
     G#             Eb/G
Just look what I've got
      Fm
Cause you've
          Bb
got it all  all Over him
(Repeat)

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Queen of Jazz: Etta James

I have fond memories of the rhythm and blues vocals of the Queen of Jazz.  I will miss the sounds of Etta James, also known as "Miss Peaches." Perhaps she warmed your heart also. I am interested in your thoughts. Here's a little bit about Etta James from Wikipedia:

"Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid 1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems, including drug addiction, before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch.
James is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists."

Music Chords to At Last

(A7)  D   Bm  Em7     A9      Em7   D        Bm7  Em7
At last          my love has come along,

  A7+5    A7        D       Bm7      Em7
My lonely days are over

    Gdim    A7      D     Bm    Gdim    A9
And life is like a song.



A7  D   Bm  Em7       A9    Em7       D     Bm7     Em7
At last          the skies above are blue;

   A7+5      A7         D        Bm7      Em7
My heart was wrapped in clover

    Gdim    A7        D       Gm     Gdim       D
The night I looked at you.


Bridge:

  A7    D7 G+7      Gdim   Dm7              D6
I found a dream that I can speak to,

    C+      Bm6    Fdim    F#m
A dream that I can call my own,

  Bm6      Dm6       E7       Am7     A6
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,

D  Bm7       Cdim     A       Em7     (A7)
A thrill I've never known.



(A7)  D     Bm  Em7     A9        Em7       D    Bm7  Em7
You smiled          and then the spell was cast,

    A7+5    A7     D          Bm7      Em7
And here we are in heaven,



First Time:

            Gdim A7  D      Bm     Em    Gdim    (A7)
For you are mine at last.


Last Time:

            Gdim A7 D6     Gm    Gdim     D6
For you are mine at last.

 I like to play this song in the Key of G.  Here is the chord chart. You can print the sheet 
music at chords and midi 

(D7)  G   Em7  Am7     Eb7      D7   G       Em7  Am7
At last          my love has come along,

  D9/F#            G      Em7 Am7
My lonely days are over

    Eb7    D7      G    E7 Eb7 Eb7/Bb  D7 D7/A
And life is like a song.



  G  Em7  Am7    Eb7       D7     G    Em7 Am7
At last          the skies above are blue;

   D9/F#      G         Em       Am7      
My heart was wrapped in clover

    D9/F#    G7        C7   G7     Fdim7    Am7
The night I looked at you.


Bridge:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/etta_james/at_last_crd.html ]
          D       Gmaj7          G
I found a dream that I can speak to,

          F#7 G7 F#7 Bm7
A dream that I can call my own,

 D/A      Em7       A7       D     F#dim7
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,

Em7       A7     Am7     (D7/F#)
A thrill I've never known.



 G    Em     Am7       Eb7 D7    G  Em7     Am7
You smiled          and then the spell was cast,

    D9/F#    G     D     Em  Eb7    
And here we are in heaven,



First Time:

  Eb7/Bb     D7  D7/A    G  Em7  (Am7)
For you are mine at last.


Last Time:

            Eb7 D7 G  Em Am7 Eb7 D7 G9
For you are mine at last.

Maybe I will post a video and write down the chords I'm playing. It has a very cool rhythm with 12 beats to the measure and an eighth note getting one count.

When you search for free midis online, be sure and invest in this cool music software that will help you play songs: Song Robot Software

Al the best,






"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Alicia Keys Diary and The Major's Sad Cousin (The Relative minor)

 "Diary" by: Alicia Keys 

There's a couple of chords you need here to play the song and these minor seventh chords sound so good.

Do you know these chords... Abm7, Ebm7, Dbm7,  Dm7 and all black notes for glissando?

Key Ab minor (Cb major) LH/RH

Ab / Ab, Eb, Cb, Db, Eb, Db, Cb, Ab
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Ab, Eb, Cb, Db, Eb, Db, Cb, Ab
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Fb-Ab-Cb
Ab / Ab, Eb, Cb, Db, Eb, Db, Cb, Ab
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
D / C-F-A
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb

OR

Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb I won't tell
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb Your secrets
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb Your secrets
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb are
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab safe with me
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb I will keep
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb Your secrets
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab
Ab / Eb-Ab-Cb Just think of me as the
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb pages in
D / C-F-A your
Db / Cb-Fb-Ab diary-
Eb / Db-Gb-Bb yyyyy
(repeat)

Hear and Play Forum

 Here's another piano tutorial to see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvU_7f1lgh8&feature=related

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I just finished writing this article and wanted to share it with you:


The Major's Sad Cousin: The Relative Minor

If I were to ask you for a list of sad songs, what would come to mind? Perhaps you would say Moody River by Pat Boone, maybe Eva Cassidy's Songbird. What about Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven?

Elton John wrote "Sad Songs Say So Much." So true and then there is the music structure to look at because for sure minor chords sound sad or mysterious in many ways. If I were to ask you for a list of sad songs, what would come to mind? Perhaps you would say Moody River by Pat Boone, maybe Eva Cassidy's Songbird. What about Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven?
What is a relative minor chord you ask? Well, every major chord, scale or key has a relative minor chord, scale or key. So for every MAJOR KEY, there is a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that also shares the same key signature. 

Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th degree (Aeolian) of the RELATIVE MAJOR SCALE. The 6th note is the keynote (first note played) of the minor scale and the note from which the scale gets its name. 

C Major and A Minor 

D Major and B Minor 

E Major and C# Minor 

F Major and D Minor 

G Major and E Minor 

A Major and F# Minor 

B Major and G# Minor 

D Flat/ C# Major and B Flat Minor 

E Flat/ D# Major and C Minor 

G Flat/ F# Major and E Flat Minor 

A Flat/ G# Major and F Minor 

B Flat/ A# Major and G Minor 

STEPS TO PLAYING A MINOR SCALE: 

1. Find the relative major key of the minor scale that you want to play.
2. Play the relative major key starting and ending on the sixth degree. (the sixth degree of the relative major key should be the keynote of the minor scale that you want to play. You can also verify the relative major key by counting 3 half steps to the right. If it takes more or less than 3 half steps to get to the relative major key, then the relative major key that you have chosen is not correct.) 

So, now we’ve learned that the relative minor key, like the relative minor chord, begins and ends on the sixth note of a major scale. Here’s how you find a major key’s relative minor key. Find the sixth degree of the major scale. Starting there, playing the notes of the major scale all the way ‘til you hit the sixth degree one octave higher. Here’s an example using the key of C: 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6

C D E F G A B C D E F G A 

So you just found the relative minor of C major: The Key of A minor: The scale itself is a minor scale. Minor scales differ from the major scale in that they come in different flavors. That is, there are a handful of them. This one is the natural minor scale. 

Then there is The Harmonic Minor Scale: 

One of the strongest forces in Western music is the pull from the V chord to the I chord. By raising the lowered seventh of the natural minor back to a natural seventh, you make the dominant chord major rather than minor. 

Harmonic Minor: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 (8)
C Harmonic Minor: C D Eb F G Ab B ©

The Melodic Minor Scale: 

The melodic minor scale exists for melodic reasons. The b6 is raised to a natural 6 in the melodic minor but only when ascending. When descending, the need for the strong melodic pull from the natural 7 to 8 is gone, so the melodic minor is returned to its natural state: the natural minor scale, complete with b6 and b7. So in this respect, the melodic minor is a unique case in western music; a scale that is different in its ascending and descending forms. 

Melodic Minor Scale Pattern and C Melodic Scale: 

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 (8) b7 b6 5 4 b3 2 1 

C D Eb F G A B (C) Bb Ab G F Eb D C 

You have now learned Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales. Believe me, there’s still more minor scales to learn.


Charlie Parker once said "Learn the changes and then forget them."

I want To Be More Like You- Clint Brown

Biography: In the vein of Ron Kenoly, Tommy Walker, and Alvin Slaughter, Clint Brown belongs to a short list of worship leaders who have mixed CCM and contemporary gospel stylings in their corporate songs of praise.

http://music.aol.com/artist/clint-brown/biography/1295508

Influenced by: Israel Houghton

Genre: R & B

I love this sweet song, so powerful in it's simplicity and easy to play. And yes, to modulate to the next key is even more exhilarating! I'm talking about "I Want To Be More Like You" written by Clint Brown. Are you familiar with the song?


* I Want To Be More Like You Lyrics

http://www.mexicobeachcwc.com/IwanttobemorelikeYou.html

I want to be more like You.
I want to be more like You.
I want to be a vessel You work through.
I... want to be more like You.

* I want To Be More Like You Mp3 Sample

http://www.afsanctum.com/pages/sg202665

* Lyrics and Chords to I Want To Be More Like You

http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics/awesome/awesome6968.html

I Want To Be More Like You by Clint Brown

F Am7 Bb Bb/C
I want to be more like You

F Am7 Bb Bb/C C/Bb
I want to be more like You

Am7 A D2sus Dm Dm/C
I want to be a vessel You work through

Gm7 F/A Bb Bb/C C F Bb/C
I want to be more like You


G Bm7 C C/D
I want to be more like You

G Bm7 C C/D D/C
I want to be more like You

Bm7 B E2sus Em Em/D
I want to be a vessel You work through

Am7 G/B C C/D D G C/D
I want to be more like You
Artist: Clint Brown
Copyright Credits: Written By: Clint Brown Copyright: © 1989 Integrity's Hosanna! Music

* Clint Brown has 16 Albums
Here's a few recent ones:

Fall Like Rain
Tribe
2/26/2008

Back 2 Brown
Tribe
4/03/2007

Praise Heard Around the World
Tribe
9/05/2006

Mercy & Grace
Tribe/Tribe Music Group
10/04/2005

Until next time,
~ LadyD