Not sure what these 3 chords are, help please

[alez]

Hi,

I'm transcribing Queen Latifah's cover for Adderley's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Mercy+Mercy+Mercy/3kePr3?src=5

I don't know what chord symbols to use for the 3 fermata chords at the end. I was doing this transcription with a tenor sax friend, we took the first of those 3 chords, he thought it can be something like Bb7#9add11 and I thought it was more like Ebmaj9/C. We don't think we can really get it right without help, so we have given up after a while of playing random notes to see which seemed to fit.

Michaelsorg perhaps?

[JoeB]

Cool version. I'm hearing the three ending chords as basically Eb9, Ab13, and Bb9.

The common top notes in the horn voicings provide a distinctive bluesy flavor. The Eb9 gives a nice kick after all the previous Eb chords in the tune. You can hear a bluesy Ab piano riff during the the second chord.

With 4-note guitar chord voicings I'd probably do something like:
Eb9 (G, Db, F, Bb)
Ab13 (Gb, C, F, Bb)
Bb9 (Ab, C, F, Bb)

[alez]

Fantastic, thanks a lot!! I recall that you helped me with the transcription of a short solo phrase too a while back, so double thanks.

Originally Posted by JoeB

Cool version. I'm hearing the three ending chords as basically Eb9, Ab13, and Bb9.

The common top notes in the horn voicings provide a distinctive bluesy flavor. The Eb9 gives a nice kick after all the previous Eb chords in the tune. You can hear a bluesy Ab piano riff during the the second chord.

With 4-note guitar chord voicings I'd probably do something like:
Eb9 (G, Db, F, Bb)
Ab13 (Gb, C, F, Bb)
Bb9 (Ab, C, F, Bb)

Very interesting. My friend was saying that all chords sounded dominant to him and I agreed but then I tried the notes D and Db over the first one, and D sounded more consonant to me. I'll get my ears checked by a doctor.

Yes, I plan to play the top Bb note throughout on the trumpet

Thanks and happy Christmas!

[alez]

In fact I'm going to voice the horns exactly as per your proposed guitar voicings.

[michaelsorg]

Originally Posted by alez

Hi,

I'm transcribing Queen Latifah's cover for Adderley's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Mercy+Mercy+Mercy/3kePr3?src=5

I don't know what chord symbols to use for the 3 fermata chords at the end. I was doing this transcription with a tenor sax friend, we took the first of those 3 chords, he thought it can be something like Bb7#9add11 and I thought it was more like Ebmaj9/C. We don't think we can really get it right without help, so we have given up after a while of playing random notes to see which seemed to fit.

Michaelsorg perhaps?

Hi Alex.
It's just like Joe said: Eb7 Ab7 Bb7. I had to listen on you tube to a live version on Leno, because Germany has strict copyright enforcement. Typical voice leadings could be:
Db - C - Bb; G - Gb - F; F - Eb - D; or Bb holding through, as you said.

[alez]

Originally Posted by michaelsorg

Hi Alex.
It's just like Joe said: Eb7 Ab7 Bb7. I had to listen on you tube to a live version on Leno, because Germany has strict copyright enforcement. Typical voice leadings could be:
Db - C - Bb; G - Gb - F; F - Eb - D; or Bb holding through, as you said.

Thanks a lot

I can't wait to play those with the whole band.

Funny about copyright enforcement, since in the end all you had to do is go to a different online website. Does Grooveshark not work there at all or is it a case of some content being available and some other banned depending on the country, like on Youtube?

Thanks!