Precious by Esperanza Spalding

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   / Esperanza Spalding  /
  / Precious            /
 / Esperanza Spalding  /
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For this tab I've just transcribed the chords. Since this is jazz, the
bottomline IS the chords and everything is improvisation from there.
These chords might not be a 100% flawless, so I'd really appreciate some
help and good advice! :D

The main progression is switching between a plain D and a Bbmaj7+5,
which is just Bb and C added to the D major scale. For improvisation,
this is pretty much just a D mixolydian scale. I'll name that part
the Interlude, as the song always returns to that before moving on.

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Harmony vocals open, and the Wurlitzer enters with the chord D/C ...


 Interlude:
| D | % | Bbmaj9+5 | % |

| D | % | Bbmaj9+5 | % |



 A:
| D | % | Bbmaj9+5 | % |

| D | % | Bbmaj9+5 | % |

| G#o | Gm11 | C13 | %  A13 |



 Chorus:
| D | F#7+9+5 | Bm9 | E13b11 |
                                                 1.
| Bbmaj9  D(add9) | F#7+9+5  Bm7+5 | Em7 A11  D | %  A6 :||


(from here it's back from the top, down to the 2. ending,
 which is leading on to the C-part.)

 2.
| %  C#ø  C9 |


 C:
| Bm9  Bbmaj9 | Am11  G#ø | Gmaj9  F#7+5 | Em11  A#o |

| Bm9  Bbmaj9 | Am11  G#ø | Gmaj9  F#7+5 | Em11 |



 Interlude


 D:
| Emaj9/G# | Gm6 | D/F# | Bm7  -/A |

| Emaj9/G# | Gm6 | D/F# | Fmaj7 | Em9 | Bb+5 |



 2x Interlude

 2x Chorus

 C

 Interlude + harmony vocals



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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 29th /May /10
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