Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Mancini

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Days Of Wine And Roses (Bill Evans Reharmonization) - Mancini / Mercer

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[ikies]

Days of Wine and Roses (F to Ab) - Henry Mancini

 

[mheisler]

The high E melody note near the end under the typical B half dim and E7 flat9 has always bothered me because the E clashes. Listening to the original, the chords are actually B9sus then Bb7add13. Much better.

 

[CyrilleB]

Yes

The high E melody note near the end under the typical B half dim and E7 flat9 has always bothered me because the E clashes. Listening to the original, the chords are actually B9sus then Bb7add13. Much better.

The high E melody note near the end under the typical B half dim and E7 flat9 has always bothered me because the E clashes. Listening to the original, the chords are actually B9sus then Bb7add13. Much better.

Yes, definitely people should listen more often to the original version. The original changes fit perfectly with the melody. I've posted a while ago the original version in this thread. Real book versions are often simplified for players to quickly sight-read. But there are lots of passing chords that are omitted and that have contributed for the song to become a hit in the first place. As for the Bm7b5 and Bb13 at the end, yes, those are the correct chords (more precisely B-9b5 Bb13(#11). Changing the Bb13 to E7, it's just a tritone substitution though. It's basically the same chord. Just the bass note is different. It all depends of how you voice the chord. If using an E7, I would rather play it like a E7(#11) instead of E7b9. The b9 definitely can clash with the high note E of the melody.

 

[mheisler]

Yes



Yes, definitely people should listen more often to the original version. The original changes fit perfectly with the melody. I've posted a while ago the original version in this thread. Real book versions are often simplified for players to quickly sight-read. But there are lots of passing chords that are omitted and that have contributed for the song to become a hit in the first place. As for the Bm7b5 and Bb13 at the end, yes, those are the correct chords (more precisely B-9b5 Bb13(#11). Changing the Bb13 to E7, it's just a tritone substitution though. It's basically the same chord. Just the bass note is different. It all depends of how you voice the chord. If using an E7, I would rather play it like a E7(#11) instead of E7b9. The b9 definitely can clash with the high note E of the melody.

I'm not sure about your B-9b5. That gives an F next to the melody E note where as in the original I hear a B9sus giving an E note, in line with the melody. I checked your version earlier, that's why I posted this - because it seems wrong.

 

[CyrilleB]

I'm not sure about your B-9b5. That gives an F next to the melody E note where as in the original I hear a B9sus giving an E note sung by the vocal harmony, in line with the melody.

I'm pretty sure about the B-7b5. We can hear the tension between the F (lower register) and the E of the melody. Just make sure that the F in the chord is at the lower octave (not next to the melody note). That chord is like a B-9(b5) with the 11th at the top. Can be voiced as a D-Maj9/B.