Breezin' – George Benson
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Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire,
Tim Stoll (of Lockport, New York)
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Entire Song is a continuous I-VI-II-V progression in ‘D Major’ (D/Bm/Em/A)
*Note: The rhythm guitar may use altered chords, such as DM7 or DM7/9 for the I chord,
Bm7 for the VI chord, Em7 or Em7/9 for the II chord, and A11 or Asus4 for the V chord.
Intro:
E---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----10---------------------
B---14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----12---------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
E—14—14—14—14—14—14—14—14----12----------------------------
B—15—15—15—15—15—15—15—15----14----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Main riff: A Mixolydian
E---------------------------------5-h7-5---------------------
B--------------------5---7---8-------------------------------
G------4---6---7---------------------------------------------
D--7---------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Return (Following main riff):
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---10(h)11-----------------------------------------------------
D--------------12----9------------------------------------------
A--------------------------12-----------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Middle riff:
(there’re several variations on this lick, including some octave picking)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G------------7---10(h)11---7--------7----------------------------
D---7---9-------------------------9--------9---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
That’s the main outline of the song.
I’ll add the tougher stuff to this in the future as I get time (if I get time).
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