This may not be an entirely appropriate question for a songwriting forum, 'cause i just want to record a cover this song, but I'm hoping somebody here might be a more formal musician than me and able to help. I cannot figure out the very first chord of this early Jackson 5 song (one of the best bass lines in the history of the universe! thank you James Jamerson).
YouTube - Jackson 5 Darling Dear
The chord progression once past the intro is (I think):
Cm7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7-Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
Dm7 Gm7
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 F
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 F
Even the intro seems to follow something like this pattern except that I cannot figure out the first chord. It appears several times in the intro. Seems like it should be Cm7 but has an F in the bass line. Cm7 / F can't be right can it? Doesn't sound quite right.
Anybody with a good ear for figuring out chords care to have a listen?
Thanks,
J
YouTube - Jackson 5 Darling Dear
The chord progression once past the intro is (I think):
Cm7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7-Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
Dm7 Gm7
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 F
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 F
Even the intro seems to follow something like this pattern except that I cannot figure out the first chord. It appears several times in the intro. Seems like it should be Cm7 but has an F in the bass line. Cm7 / F can't be right can it? Doesn't sound quite right.
Anybody with a good ear for figuring out chords care to have a listen?
Thanks,
J