This transcription,is the single 12-string guitar solo of the
song ~In My Life~, from the album ~Inner Worlds~ by John McLaughlin
and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
(The opening dual-12-string cadenzi are something else!)
Bar 8 has 29-some notes over 3 beats(,,,) breathe deep... |
The solo is based on a D Ma7_GMa7_D Ma7_GMa7 sequence over
4/4___4/4__4/4____3/4 cycle
It is a 16 bar solo based on the changes printed here. |
__In My Life___'Inner Worlds' solo chords and sample bar with full range
E|r2 |r2 |r2 |r2 |E E|------------------------k7K9k10K12k14|E
B|a2 |a0 |a2 |a0 |B B|-------------------k7K10k12------HIGH|B
G|m2 |m0 |m2 |m0 |G G|--------------k7K9K11----------------|G
D|K0 |K0 |K0 |K0 |D D|----------k7K9-----------------------|D
A|DMa7|GMa7|Dma7|GM7|A* A|LOW---k7K9---------------------------|A
E|,,,,|,,,,|,,,,|,,,|E E|K5k7k10-Full-Range Of Solo(BAR 8)----|E
_____4/4______|3/4| |
These are rudimentary "one-finger" chords.
Second G Ma7 in cycle may be {GMa7/A} = {A 9 Sus4}
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Note the use of D Major R_2_3_5_6_Oct_9 ...pentatonic pattern,
first soloing over both chords adding to
the G Major bars a 2_3_5_6_7_9 scalar flavour (G tonic-less,at that).
Then McLaughlin adds the scalar 7th C#, scale tone on G, Lydian #11th. |
______IN MY LIFE_____
Turnaround to SOLO
~XII' IX 'In My--y Life ' ' `~
E|15|12 -- -- -- ----|,---,---,---,---|,,,,---|,---,---,---,---|,--,,,|E
B|13|12 13 12 -- ----|r3----r3--r2--r0|++++---|----------------|------|B
G|--|-- 12 9+ 12 9+--|a2----a4--a2--a1|++++---|9s11++"+++"+++"+|+-----|G
D|--|-- -- -- 12 10--|m3----m4--m2--m2|++++-7-|----------------|------|D
A|--|-- -- -- -- ----|K1--------------|-------|----------------|------|A
E|;-|,- -- ,- -- ,---|------K3--K2--K0|+++,---|----------------|------|E
~`& '1 & 2 & 3 'BbM7 GM7 F#-7EM'1234 & ' /DM7 4/4 'GM7 4/4~
SOLO/Bar 1 Bar 2.... |
~` ' ' ' `~
E|,---,---,---,---|,---,,|,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---7107--|E
B|------7--------7|------|----( 3)------------|----------710---10|B
G|----79-7-----79-|7-----|----791197--97------|--------79--------|G
D|--79----9--79---|-97+++|--79------97--97----|------79----------|D
A|----------------|------|----------------97++|----79------------|A
E|----------------|(GM7)-|--------------------|,---,---,---,-*--*|E
~`Bar 3 DM7 4/4 Bar4 3/4 Bar 5 DM7 4/4 ' Bar 6 GM7 4/4 `~ |
~` `~
E|,(___6___),(___6___), - - - -,- |E
B|-10 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - |B
G|7 - -9-7- - 9 7 - - - - - - - - |G
D|- - - - 9 7 - -9-7- - - - - - - |D
A|- - - - - - - - - 9 7 - - - - - |A
E|- - - - - - - - - - - 10-7- 5 - |E
~`BAR 7 DM7 4/4 `~ |
~` `~
E|- - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 14 12-10 -12 10 - - - - - - - - - |E
B|- - - - - - - - - - -10 12- - - - - - - 12- - -12 10- - - - - - - |B
G|- - - - - - - 7 9 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 9 7 - - - - |G
D|- - - - - 7 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7 - - |D
A|- - - 7 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -97 - |A
E|5 7 10- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |E
~` BAR 8 GM7 3/4 `~ |
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~` ' ' ' `~
E| | |_{,9^10^9^10}4x_|9------------|E
B| | |----------------|-10-710107-10|B
G| | |----------------|-------------|G
D|rest|rest|----------------|-------------|D
A| | |----------------|-------------|B
E|,,,,|,,,,|,---,---,---,---|,---,-*--,---|E
~Bar9 Bar10 Bar11 1/16 ^trill Bar12 `~ |
~` ' `~
E|9109-----9109---------|------------------- - |E
B|----10710----10710++7-|---7-------710{7^10}- |B
G|---------------------9|+79-97---79------{9^7}|G
D|----------------------|------979--------- - -|D
A|----------------------|------(`3)-------- - -|A
E|,-*--*,-*--*,-*--*,---|,---,-`--,---*,--- - -|E
~`Bar13 DM7 4/4 'Bar14 GM7 4/4 `~ |
~` ' ' 'thank you for'
E|- - - - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - -7 10"""|1214""141214|E
B|- - - - - - - - - - - |- - - 7 10""" - - - | - - - - - -|B
G|9797 - - - - - - - - -|7 9"" - - - - - - - | - - - - - -|G
D|- - - 9797- - - - 79""|- - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - -|D
A|- - - - - - - 79"" - -|- - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - -|A
E|, - - , - - , - - , - |- - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - |E
~`Bar 15 ' Bar 16 ' `~
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| Are we there yet? |