Mr. Magic - Grover Washington Jr. http://www.groverwashingtonjr.com/ Transcribed by Keith Fleetwood http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/kfleetwood http://www.myspace.com/kfleetwood Album: Mr. Magic Music style: Soul, jazz, funk Original Release Date: November 1974 Label: Motown Tracks: Earth Tones, Passion Flower, Mr. Magic, Black Frost. Grover Washington Jr: Tenor Saxophone Bob James: Keyboards Eric Gale: Guitar Gary King: Bass Harvey Mason: Drums ______________________________________________________ [ 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. -0-