Lila's Dance Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Tuning: standard
Intro: piano chords: (G C Bb Eb Db Gb E A G D/F# Em9)
Piano (right hand) arrangement for the guitar (7/4 beat)
(let ring where possible, especially where noted)
7/4 freely (120-124 bpm) quarter & eight notes
[G] [C] [Bb] [Eb]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------8-----------------------11--------------------------| G|---7-------------9--7------/10-----------10h12--10--8----------------| D|---7h9----7------------10---------10--8------------------------------| A|-------------10------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
l.r.----|
[Db] [Gb] [E] [A]
e|-------------------9-----------7-------------------9-----------------| B|----9--------------9h11--9--7--9--7--------10--12--------------------| G|----10--8----------------------------9--8--9-------------------------| D|-----------11--10----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ... (quarter note counting)
l.r.---------| l.r.--------------|
[G] [D/F#] [Em9]
e|-----10-------10------10--10--12--14--15-----------------14----------| B|-----10h12----10-------------------------------------12--------------| G|------------------12-----------------------------12------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------14----------------------| E|------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
ritardando.....................................
(A) part (134 bpm) (drums enter the 3rd time)
5/4 beat, eight notes (picking pattern down/down/up/down/up... )
Em9 Gmaj13add#11 A A/G A/F# 8x
e|---------------2--------------0--|----------------------------------|| B|---------3--------------2--------|---------2-----------2--------2---|| G|------------0--------------4-----|----------------------------------|| D|---------------------4-----------|------2-----------2--------2------|| A|------2--------------------------|---0------------------------------|| E|---0--------------3--------------|------------4--3--------2---------||
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3 ...(eight note counting)
Bassline for part (A) half & quarter notes (enters the 5th time)
[Em9] [Gmaj13add#11] [A] [A/G] [A/F#]
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|----------------------5-----7-----|| E|---0-----------0-----3-----0-----|---5------------7-----------------||
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ... (quarter note counting)
(B) part:
7/4 beat, quarter & eight notes (picking pattern down/down/up... )
*(bass plays the root notes of the chords)
[G] [C] [Bb] [Eb]
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------8---| G|--------------12---------9-----------7------------| D|----------12-------------------------------8------| A|---10*---------------10-----------8-----6---------| E|------------------8---------6---------------------|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
7/8 beat
[Db] [Gb] [E] [A] [G] [Bm/F#]
e|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|| B|------------6----------------------------2--|------------0--------0---|| G|---------------------3----------1-----------|-------------------------|| D|---------6----------------------------2-----|---------0--------0------|| A|---4--------------4-----------2----0--------|-------------------------|| E|---------------2--------0-------------------|---3-----------2---------||
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Melody for (B)part on guitar (original played on violin)
[7/4] [G] [C] [Bb] [Eb]
e|------------------------------------------------15--13---| B|-----------------------12-----------15--13---------------| G|-----------12------12------14--12~----------15-----------| D|---12--14------14----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db Gb E A 7/8 5/4
e|--13~-------------------------------------14--|--15--17--19--||--19~------| B|--------------------11--12--14~---15--17------|--------------||-----------| G|--------13--11--13----------------------------|--------------||-----------| D|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------| A|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------| E|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------|
Repeat (A) 2 times (interlude) / then play (A) several times for backing violin solo
Repeat (B) / break on Em
Interlude by guitar (E-dominant): John McLaughlin plays several bluesy licks in a nice
rhythmically way, also throws in some picked chords and then leads into a soloing.
Ralphe Armstrong plays the following bass-line underneath with some variations.
(C) part: bass
20/8 beat (shuffle) (triple eight notes over a quarter beat)
(E7) x times
G|------------------6--7-----7--6-----------------------6--7--9---|| D|------------6--9-----------------9--6-----------6--9------------|| A|---7-----7-----------------------------7-----7------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------------------------||
1) 2. 3. 2) 2. 3. 3) 2. 3. 4) 2. 3. 5) 2. 3. 6) 2. 3. 7) 2.
Melody for (C) part guitar (unison with violin)
(E7) * smear bend (1/4 tone)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------12------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------12----------| G|-------------12*-------14--12--14b16br14p12-----12------14----------14---| D|--/14~---14--------14------------------------14------14------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold note then bend up 2x
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|---12---12b13-----------------------------------------------------------|| D|--------------14\-------------------------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Variation (alternate melody-line)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------15--14----------------------| G|-------------12*-------14---14b15b16br14p12----------14------------------| D|--/14~---14--------14-----------------------------------------14----12---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------12*---------------------------------------------------------| D|---12h14~----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat (C) 4x (with the variation every 2nd time)
then play (B) followed by (A) part for the outro.
Melody over the last 6 times of (A) part (original played by violin)
3x
e|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| B|----------8------|--7~------8---------|---------------------|------------|| G|-----------------|-----------------7h-|-9--------9~-----7p--|--6---------|| D|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| A|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| E|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------||
Ending: piano chords: 7/4 beat (G C Bb Eb Db Gb E A G D/F# E)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| * smear bend
| l.r. let ring
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P.S.: I am a German guy so I hope that I explained this in proper English ;-)
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