Focus II  Chords  (Thys Van Leer)

(the main theme melody guitar line is not to difficult to hear and play at least simply)

Live at the Rainbow introduction ( Solo Organ )


Em/A     Bm/E      Em/A    Bm Cm C#m D  Em/A

Fmaj 7    Gm9 (= Bb maj7/G)    C13 (= Bb maj 7 / C) two beats     F two beats run down to main theme


Main Theme This is played in several keys starting in Bb

Bb Am Gm7 F sus 4  F  Bb Am  C sus 4 /G   C

F   Em  Dm7 C sus 4 C   F Em      G sus 4 /D  G

C  Bm   Am7 G sus 4 G  C Bm   D Em/D  D7 D

G F#m Em7 D sus 4   D  G F#m   A sus 4  A


Am sustained guitar solo

Abcba bcd edc def# gf#e f#ga bge dbg bge  dbg bge  (melody)

Ist link piece (Harmony – the actual tune isn’t difficult to pick out)

DD G D… G  A    DD G D… G  A  
Bb B  F#........ B C#   F#F# B F#............B  Gmaj7 G6
 
Main theme again starting in C

C  Bm   Am7 G sus 4 G  C Bm   D Em/D  D7 D
G F#m Em7 D sus 4   D  G F#m   A sus 4  A

Am sustained guitar solo:  Bass plays octaves and 5ths on D at the end

Abcba bcd edc def# gf#e f#ga bge dbg bge  dbg bge (melody)

2nd link piece (Harmony – the actual tune isn’t difficult to pick out)

D……..GC D C# C…….D C D C  C…….D C.D

G C D G C DDGD

Swing Bit (Harmony – the actual tune isn’t difficult to pick out)

C/E D C DDCD  C/E D C D 

C/E D C DDCD  C/E D C B7


End Bit (Slow Guitar over piano and Mellotron)

Em    Ebdim/F#  B7          Em C added 9 C
Em    Ebdim/F#  B7          Em C added 9 C


F     Ebdim/F#  B7               E    Asus4 2 A  E  A sus 2 A  

E    

Am   D   B7/Eb  Em
Am   D   B7/Eb  Em

Am D  C#  F#maj 7  

Bb  Bb sus 2  Bb