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Sweet Georgia Brown
Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard (1925)
Famous as the Harlem Globetrotters theme song. Cycle of dominants.
Form: 32 bars (AABA)Style: DixielandTempo: 180 BPM
Changes
D7
D7
G7
G7
C7
C7
FΔ7
FΔ7
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
6
5
7
5
✕
D7
✕
6
5
7
5
✕
G7
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
G7
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
FΔ7
✕
4
2
3
3
✕
FΔ7
✕
4
2
3
3
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
9
7
10
9
✕
D7
✕
9
7
10
9
✕
G7
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
G7
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
FΔ7
✕
5
5
7
7
✕
FΔ7
✕
5
5
7
7
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
12
11
12
12
✕
D7
✕
12
11
12
12
✕
G7
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
G7
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
FΔ7
✕
9
9
10
8
✕
FΔ7
✕
9
9
10
8
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
2
2
4
3
✕
D7
✕
2
2
4
3
✕
G7
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
G7
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
C7
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
C7
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
FΔ7
✕
4
2
3
3
✕
FΔ7
✕
4
2
3
3
✕
Drop 3 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
9
11
10
✕
10
D7
✕
9
11
10
✕
10
G7
✕
7
10
9
✕
10
G7
✕
7
10
9
✕
10
C7
✕
7
9
8
✕
8
C7
✕
7
9
8
✕
8
FΔ7
✕
5
9
7
✕
8
FΔ7
✕
5
9
7
✕
8
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
0
2
0
✕
2
D7
✕
0
2
0
✕
2
G7
✕
2
4
3
✕
3
G7
✕
2
4
3
✕
3
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
FΔ7
✕
0
2
2
✕
1
FΔ7
✕
0
2
2
✕
1
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
2
5
4
✕
5
D7
✕
2
5
4
✕
5
G7
✕
2
4
3
✕
3
G7
✕
2
4
3
✕
3
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
FΔ7
✕
0
2
2
✕
1
FΔ7
✕
0
2
2
✕
1
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
D7
✕
6
7
7
✕
8
D7
✕
6
7
7
✕
8
G7
✕
5
7
5
✕
7
G7
✕
5
7
5
✕
7
C7
✕
4
5
5
✕
6
C7
✕
4
5
5
✕
6
FΔ7
✕
4
5
3
✕
5
FΔ7
✕
4
5
3
✕
5