Chords for George Benson - Breezin' - Totally Electric Guitar Lesson Preview
Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [Em] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [Em]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [C#]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [Dm] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[B] [D] [F] [D]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[N] Hey there, Max Rich with Totally Electric Guitars.
We're doing Breezin' today.
George Benson, one of guitar's all time, all time greatest that there ever was.
He, George Benson, comes from the West Montgomery sort of like jazz school of playing.
And he kind of was the guitar player for like smooth jazz, sort of like R&B style,
especially in like the 70s and 80s and 90s as well.
He's huge in the guitar world.
And he's very often emulated by players of all styles, you know,
ranging from jazz, straight ahead jazz, to R&B, to blues, to rock, to even country.
One of my favorite country players, Brent Mason, his biggest influence was George Benson.
So [D#] this guy really has the reach beyond most players.
And the song Breezin' is a perfect example because it really,
it's not a jazz type song, [N] it's not a jazz song that's got a bunch of changes.
It's really just, you know, one change throughout the whole song.
And then there's this really nice melody and it opens up for a solo section.
And what we're doing here basically, I'll break down just a few little ideas of what's going on.
Generally, what we [Dm] have here, [E] [Bm]
[G] [Dm] [E] that's really what's happening throughout the whole song.
You're just [D] playing a D major [Bm] to a B minor [Em] to like an E minor, maybe with a D in the [G] bass,
to a G [A] with an A in the bass.
[G]
[N] And really, that makes up pretty much the whole song.
And if you really dive in depth with these chord progressions,
you're going to see that they're all really, it's very modal.
It stems from the same key, so you can play a lot of different scales over it.
And it's pretty much always going to sound good as long as you're sticking to the right scales.
So, for just a quick example, one scale that you can use over this is an A major.
You know, if you think about it, you can play A major very nicely [E] because generally speaking,
[Bm] this is in D major or B minor.
[E] [D] [E]
[B] [G] [C] You know, you can really [N] kind of go crazy in your B minor scale.
But, if you were to take it to A major or D major, it would really kind of broaden the sound [A] a little.
[Bm] [F#m] You [A] [G] know, you can really kind of begin to use different tonalities.
You know, a D major would work just as well.
[D] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[E] And you can pull like different scales from related chords [C#m] in this song
and really begin to do some cool solo stuff over it.
So, in this lesson, we're going to be covering all kinds of things.
We're going to cover the chords and how he plays them.
Even that little filler, [G]
that little part.
And we're going to be doing the head.
You know, that big long melody that stretches on forever.
And then just a few little solo tips to help you kind of improvise over this kind of
[Bm] [Em] [G]
[D] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [Em]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [C#]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [Dm] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[B] [D] [F] [D]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[N] Hey there, Max Rich with Totally Electric Guitars.
We're doing Breezin' today.
George Benson, one of guitar's all time, all time greatest that there ever was.
He, George Benson, comes from the West Montgomery sort of like jazz school of playing.
And he kind of was the guitar player for like smooth jazz, sort of like R&B style,
especially in like the 70s and 80s and 90s as well.
He's huge in the guitar world.
And he's very often emulated by players of all styles, you know,
ranging from jazz, straight ahead jazz, to R&B, to blues, to rock, to even country.
One of my favorite country players, Brent Mason, his biggest influence was George Benson.
So [D#] this guy really has the reach beyond most players.
And the song Breezin' is a perfect example because it really,
it's not a jazz type song, [N] it's not a jazz song that's got a bunch of changes.
It's really just, you know, one change throughout the whole song.
And then there's this really nice melody and it opens up for a solo section.
And what we're doing here basically, I'll break down just a few little ideas of what's going on.
Generally, what we [Dm] have here, [E] [Bm]
[G] [Dm] [E] that's really what's happening throughout the whole song.
You're just [D] playing a D major [Bm] to a B minor [Em] to like an E minor, maybe with a D in the [G] bass,
to a G [A] with an A in the bass.
[G]
[N] And really, that makes up pretty much the whole song.
And if you really dive in depth with these chord progressions,
you're going to see that they're all really, it's very modal.
It stems from the same key, so you can play a lot of different scales over it.
And it's pretty much always going to sound good as long as you're sticking to the right scales.
So, for just a quick example, one scale that you can use over this is an A major.
You know, if you think about it, you can play A major very nicely [E] because generally speaking,
[Bm] this is in D major or B minor.
[E] [D] [E]
[B] [G] [C] You know, you can really [N] kind of go crazy in your B minor scale.
But, if you were to take it to A major or D major, it would really kind of broaden the sound [A] a little.
[Bm] [F#m] You [A] [G] know, you can really kind of begin to use different tonalities.
You know, a D major would work just as well.
[D] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[E] And you can pull like different scales from related chords [C#m] in this song
and really begin to do some cool solo stuff over it.
So, in this lesson, we're going to be covering all kinds of things.
We're going to cover the chords and how he plays them.
Even that little filler, [G]
that little part.
And we're going to be doing the head.
You know, that big long melody that stretches on forever.
And then just a few little solo tips to help you kind of improvise over this kind of
Key:
D
Bm
G
A
E
D
Bm
G
[D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [N] Hey there, Max Rich with Totally Electric Guitars.
We're doing Breezin' today.
George Benson, one of guitar's all time, all time greatest that there ever was.
He, George Benson, comes from the West Montgomery sort of like jazz school of playing.
And he kind of was the guitar player for like smooth jazz, sort of like R&B style,
especially in like the 70s and 80s and 90s as well.
He's huge in the guitar world.
And he's _ very often emulated by players of all styles, you know,
ranging from jazz, straight ahead jazz, to R&B, to blues, to rock, to even country.
One of my favorite country players, Brent Mason, his biggest influence was George Benson.
So [D#] this guy really has the reach beyond most players.
And the song Breezin' is a perfect example because it really,
it's not a jazz type song, [N] it's not a jazz song that's got a bunch of changes.
It's really just, you know, one change throughout the whole song.
And then there's this really nice melody and it opens up for a solo section.
And what we're doing here basically, I'll break down just a few little ideas of what's going on.
Generally, what we [Dm] have here, [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] that's really what's happening throughout the whole song.
You're just [D] playing a D major [Bm] to a B minor _ [Em] to like an E minor, maybe with a D in the [G] bass, _ _ _
_ _ to a G [A] with an A in the bass.
[G] _ _
[N] And really, that makes up pretty much the whole song.
And if you really dive in depth with these chord progressions,
you're going to see that they're all really, it's very modal.
It stems from the same key, so you can play a lot of different scales over it.
And it's pretty much always going to sound good as long as you're sticking to the right scales.
So, for just a quick example, one scale that you can use over this is an A major.
You know, if you think about it, you can play A major very nicely [E] because generally speaking,
[Bm] this is in D major or B minor.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[B] _ [G] _ [C] You know, you can really [N] kind of go crazy in your B minor scale.
But, if you were to take it to A major or D major, it would really kind of broaden the sound [A] a little. _
[Bm] [F#m] You _ _ [A] _ _ [G] know, you can really kind of begin to use different tonalities.
You know, a D major would work just as well.
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] And you can pull like different scales from related chords [C#m] in this song
and really begin to do some cool solo stuff over it.
So, in this lesson, we're going to be covering all kinds of things.
We're going to cover the chords and how he plays them.
Even that little filler, _ [G] _
that little part.
And we're going to be doing the head.
You know, that big long melody that stretches on forever.
And then just a few little solo tips to help you kind of improvise over this kind of
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [N] Hey there, Max Rich with Totally Electric Guitars.
We're doing Breezin' today.
George Benson, one of guitar's all time, all time greatest that there ever was.
He, George Benson, comes from the West Montgomery sort of like jazz school of playing.
And he kind of was the guitar player for like smooth jazz, sort of like R&B style,
especially in like the 70s and 80s and 90s as well.
He's huge in the guitar world.
And he's _ very often emulated by players of all styles, you know,
ranging from jazz, straight ahead jazz, to R&B, to blues, to rock, to even country.
One of my favorite country players, Brent Mason, his biggest influence was George Benson.
So [D#] this guy really has the reach beyond most players.
And the song Breezin' is a perfect example because it really,
it's not a jazz type song, [N] it's not a jazz song that's got a bunch of changes.
It's really just, you know, one change throughout the whole song.
And then there's this really nice melody and it opens up for a solo section.
And what we're doing here basically, I'll break down just a few little ideas of what's going on.
Generally, what we [Dm] have here, [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] that's really what's happening throughout the whole song.
You're just [D] playing a D major [Bm] to a B minor _ [Em] to like an E minor, maybe with a D in the [G] bass, _ _ _
_ _ to a G [A] with an A in the bass.
[G] _ _
[N] And really, that makes up pretty much the whole song.
And if you really dive in depth with these chord progressions,
you're going to see that they're all really, it's very modal.
It stems from the same key, so you can play a lot of different scales over it.
And it's pretty much always going to sound good as long as you're sticking to the right scales.
So, for just a quick example, one scale that you can use over this is an A major.
You know, if you think about it, you can play A major very nicely [E] because generally speaking,
[Bm] this is in D major or B minor.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[B] _ [G] _ [C] You know, you can really [N] kind of go crazy in your B minor scale.
But, if you were to take it to A major or D major, it would really kind of broaden the sound [A] a little. _
[Bm] [F#m] You _ _ [A] _ _ [G] know, you can really kind of begin to use different tonalities.
You know, a D major would work just as well.
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] And you can pull like different scales from related chords [C#m] in this song
and really begin to do some cool solo stuff over it.
So, in this lesson, we're going to be covering all kinds of things.
We're going to cover the chords and how he plays them.
Even that little filler, _ [G] _
that little part.
And we're going to be doing the head.
You know, that big long melody that stretches on forever.
And then just a few little solo tips to help you kind of improvise over this kind of