SONGS for harmony exploration

Wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton (in G major)
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[Simple harmony: I V IV V I IV V I V vi IV V I]

G                D       C                     D
It's late in the evening, she's wondering what clothes to wear
I                V       IV                    V
...
C            D       G     D        Em
And then she asks me, do I look all right
IV           V       I     V        vi

          C             D           G
And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight
          IV            V           I

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THE BOXER by Simon & Garfunkel (in C major)
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[Simple harmony: I vi V V7 I....]

C                                             Am
I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I                                             vi

       G
I have squandered my resistance 
       V

      G7                               C
For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises
      V7                               I
              
             Am            G                 F
All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear
             vi            I                 IV
                     
                   C     G  G7   C
And disregards the rest
                   I     V  V7   I
                           
Am G Am G F C
Lie la lie Lie..... 
vi V vi I IV I

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Let It Be by the Beatles (In C major)
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[Simple harmony, use of ii7]

       C              G                Am          F
When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me,
       I              V                vi          IV

C                 G              F  C/E Dm7 C
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.---
I                 V              IV  I  IV6 I
                                        ii7*
.....
G      Am            G             F             C
Let it be,--- let it be,--- let it be,--- let it be.----
V      vi            V             IV          

C                G              F  C/E Dm7 C
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.---
I                V              IV  I  IV6 I

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* IV6 = ii7. For example F6 = Dm7

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American Pie (in G major)
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[Use of (V7)]

G   C        G        D
bye bye Miss American Pie 
I   IV       I        V

(same ...
Drove my chevy to the levy But the levy was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
)
        Em                        A7  
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
        vi                       (V7)

Em                        D7
this'll be the day that I die.
vi                        V7

(Note that each strophe ends with a dominant. Therefore
 we feel that this song never finishes.  It rolls and rolls...
 Play a tonic at the end to feel satisfied.)

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All My Loving The Beatles (in C major)
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[Use of bVII, ii-V-I progression, 
 short change to relative harmonic minor]

           Dm            G7         C           Am
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you tomorrow I'll miss you,
           ii            V7         I           vi
           ii  --------  V -------- I

  F           Dm        Bb    G   
remember I'll always be true. 
  IV          ii        bVII  V
   
         Dm         G              C          Am
And then while I'm away I'll write home every day,
         ii         V              I          vi

         F           G7        C
and I'll send all my loving to you.
         IV          V7        I

       Am      Caug               C
All my loving - I will send to you
       vi      I+*                I
  Am :(i      III+               III)

       Am      Caug            C
all my loving, Darling I'll be true.
       vi      I+              I

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* Caug is a chord of A harmonic minor.
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Yesterday The Beatles (in F major)
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[Short changes to relative minor, or dominant. 
 Extensive use of ii-V-I progression. Use of V/9]

F         Em7       A7                 Dm   Dm/C
Yesterday    all my troubles seemed so far away.
I       ( ii7       V7               ) vi
          ii ------ V ---------------- I

Bb     C7                      F
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
IV     V7                      I

C/E  Dm7 G7       Bb    F
Oh   I believe in yesterday.
V  [ ii7 V7 ]*    IV    I
            C    
     ii--V--

 Em7 A7  Dm  C  Bb Dm      Gm6      C7       F
 Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.
(ii7 V7) vi  V  IV vi      V/9**    V7       I        
 ii--V---I                (ii-------V7-------I)

...
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*  Note the short change of scale: G7 implies C major, the dominant.
** Note that Gm6 (: G Bb D E) is a C9 (: C E G Bb D) with no root.

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Hotel California By The Eagles (in A minor)
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[Simple minor scale harmony]

Am                        E
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
i                         V

G                     D
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
vii                   IV
[I                    V]*

F                         C
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
VI                       III 
[I                        V]*

Dm             
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
iv

E
I had to stop for the night
V**

....

F                        C
Welcome to the Hotel California. 
VI                      III 
[I                       V]*

       E                    Am
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
       V                    i
       
F                               C
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
VI                             III 
[I                              V]*
    Dm                                      E
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
    iv                                      V**
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*  Note the relation tonic-dominant in each strophe, with a different
tonic.  
** This song ends to the dominant too.  Therefore it cannot be
abruptly interrupted, instead it fades....

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