the song i have chosen is let it be by the beatless this song is written in the key of C major the scale that these chords fall under is the c major scale with a proration of C G Am F C G F C fore the verse and the choruses is Am G F C C G F C this proration is I V VI IV I V I
arrangement
VERSE 1
C G A A F F C G F
I V VI VI IV IV I V IV
C G A A F F
I V VI VI IV IV
C G F F
I V IV IV
CHORUS
An G F C
VI V IV I
C G F
I V IV
VERSE 2
repeats verse 1
CHORUS
repeat
SOLO
VERSE 3
SOLO
repeats verse 1
there is many background interments with a guitar being over dubed on the final recording thee is also a saxophone and trumpet with a organ playing throughout the song there was a delay effect on the hi hat on Ringo’s drums this was later changed in an alternate version of the song
production aspects
the producer of this composition was Phill Spector at Twickenham studio 1969
D major scale
D E F# G A B C# D
I ii iii IV V vi vii I
blues scale
D D D D
G G D D
G C C
what is a blues scale
a blues scale is a proration that lasts 12 bars and uses 1st 4th and 5th chord in the scale
led zeppelin rock and roll
this song is writtern in the key of A minor
intro
A A A A
I I I I
D D A A
IV IV I I
E E A A
V V I I
for this intro there is a blues proration with a twist as on the 10th bar there is an extra 5th chorda that replaces the 4th chord to change the scale slightly
interlude
A A A A
A A A A
D D A A
E E A A
this section has a 16 bar blues proration with the useal 12 bar prgretion with the fist 4 bars being a first chord repeated the 12 bar progretion is the same as the intro
all of the verses use only 3 chords these chords are A D E these are the 1rst 4th and 5th chord in the scale this gives the song a blues feel and makes it blues rock
the solo in this song uses these same three chords but not in the form of a clasic blues scale as it is a lot of repeated nates A A A A A A A A D D D D A A A A E E D N.C A A A A the solo is 24 bars long with the first 12 bars being A A A A D D D D A A A A and the second half haveing chords of V V D and then no chord for the last bar before going back into 4 bars of A (A A A A)
alternate vesions
there was an alternate version of this song relased on the album led zeplin IV (deluxe edition) this version of the song is just know as the alternate version