Originally Posted by Johnny Daubert


Thank yo so much for your comments and thoughtful advice! Really good ones too. I tried to do the original band thing form 2008- early 2011. When folks don't know the songs when they are out at bars and such, they mostly keep talking. Not singing along. But I will keep the band thing in mind as for what you said, another band in that style. I would give the band full freedom to do as they want with it. If I wouldn't like it all, I would just ask not to mention my name for credit! Ha! If so, I would want my name in banners being paraded around the place!!! Ha!

Here are the chords, (which are the same for all like sections), in case you want to play along, as you mentioned: (Thank you)!

Verse:

G Gb Inverted Bb Gm GbDim-6 Gm C G
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Very welcome, Johnny! I hear you about the band thing. It sounds like you have the right kind of flexible mindset to allow somebody to take your song and run with it. I appreciate the chords!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the section that begins with "You may have another story...", I'm hearing:

A G Gb D F

That Gb chord is very intersting! To me, it sounds like it suggests an upcoming b minor chord. Totally fine that no b minor is played, though. When it goes straight from the Gb chord (or better yet, call it an F# chord) to the D chord in the section I outlined, it even evokes memories of the 50s and a resurgence of use of that progression in the 90s by groups like Weezer and Radiohead. In music theory terms, it functions as a V of iii and then later as a V of vi.

Bottom line is that I like its use!