Stella By Starlight Lick
by JazzMaverick (Oct 17, 2008)
The first bar of the next lick uses a Dm7b5 arpeggio, which gives an altered type of sound over E7 : b7, b9, 3 and b13.
In the second bar George plays a Abmaj7 arpeggio : 3, b13, 7 and #9. The use of a major 7 on a dominant chord is a bit unusual, but sounds ok here because it is part of a series of arpeggios that are used to build tension.
After the Abmaj7 arpeggio follows an Ab#5 triad arpeggio : 3, b13 and 1 going to the 9 of Amin.
You can hear this lick on George Benson's standard 'Stella by Starlight' on the CD 'Tenderly'.
Sounds weird on it's own, but sounds great to the music.
In the second bar George plays a Abmaj7 arpeggio : 3, b13, 7 and #9. The use of a major 7 on a dominant chord is a bit unusual, but sounds ok here because it is part of a series of arpeggios that are used to build tension.
After the Abmaj7 arpeggio follows an Ab#5 triad arpeggio : 3, b13 and 1 going to the 9 of Amin.
You can hear this lick on George Benson's standard 'Stella by Starlight' on the CD 'Tenderly'.
Sounds weird on it's own, but sounds great to the music.