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Sweet Georgia Brown

Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard (1925)

Famous as the Harlem Globetrotters theme song. Cycle of dominants.

Form: 32 bars (AABA)Style: DixielandTempo: 180 BPM

Key

Changes

D7

D7

G7

G7

C7

C7

FΔ7

FΔ7

Drop 2 Voice Leading

Pattern 1

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 2

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 3

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 4

F

C

G

D

A

E

Drop 3 Voice Leading

Pattern 1

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 2

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 3

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 4

F

C

G

D

A

E

Backing Tracks

Sweet Georgia Brown (180 BPM)