On Broadway - Geroge Benson
The rhythm figure of the whole song consists of 2 basic riffs
That are shifted a 1/2 step each verse. The outro solo is being played on riff A only.
It is tabbed completely. The rhythm riffs are the following:
Rhythm riff (A)
G F G F
| E | 3 1 | 3 1 1 |
| B | 3 1 | 3 1 1 |
| G | * 4 2 | 4 2 2 * |
| D | * 5 3 | 5 3 3 3 4 * |
| A | 5 3 | 5 3 3 |
| E | 3 1 | 3 1 1 |
Rhythm riff (B)
C Bb C Bb
| E | 8 6 | 8 6 6 |
| B | 8 6 | 8 6 6 |
| G | 9 7 | 9 7 7 |
| D | 10 8 | 10 8 8 8 9 |
| A | 10 8 | 10 8 8 |
| E | 8 6 | 8 6 6 |
C Bb C Db D
| 8 6 | 8 9 10 |
| 8 6 | 8 9 10 |
| 9 7 | 9 10 11 |
| 10 8 | 10 11 12 |
| 10 8 | 10 11 12 |
| 8 6 | 8 9 10 |
Song Structure:
1. verse: A A A A | A A A A B A A (G.major)
2. verse: A A A A | A A A A B A A (1/2 step upwards, Ab.major)
2. verse: A A A A | A A A A B A A (another 1/2 step upwards, A.major)
Solo: repeat riff A till fade (A.major)
[Solo]
| E | | |
| B | 8p 7 8 8 | 8p 7 10 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| 5 | |
| 8p5 | 5 |
| 8 7p | 6 6 |
| | 7 5 7 5 11 |
| | 7 |
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| 7 5 7 7 5 | 7 5 7 7 5/11 7 9 |
| 7 7 7 | 7 7 |
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| 8p7 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 7 5 7 5 | 7 5 7 5 7 |
| 7 7 | 7 7 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 | |
| 8 8 | |
| 8/7 5 | 7 5 7 |
| | 7 7 7 7 5 |
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| 5 5 | |
| 7 8 8 5 6 4 | |
| 7 5 | 4 7 5 4 |
| | 7 5 5 7 5 3 4 7 |
| | 8 5 3 |
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| 4 5 |
| 5 4 4 3 |
| 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 5 |
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| 7 9 9 9 5/ |
| 7 9 11 11 |
| 7 7 9 9 12 |
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| 7 |
| 5 7 8 8 7 6 5 |
| 6 8 8 7 6 5 |
| 6 5 |
| 8 |
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| 9 12 14 15 |
| 9 10 |
| 7 9 12 10 9 |
| 7 9 9 10 |
| 7 10 |
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| 15 12 |
| 15 14 |
| 14 14 |
| 14 12 11 |
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| 12 10 | |
| 10 10 | 8 7 |
| 9 11 10 7 7 6 | |
| | 7 5 7 5 |
| | 7 7 |
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| 8 8 8 | |
| 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 5 |
| 5 7b | 7b 7b 7b |
| 7 5 | 4 7 |
| | 7 |
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| 5 | |
| 5 | |
| 5 6 7 8 5 7 5 | 14 14 |
| 5 7 7 | 11 11 |
| 7 | |
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| 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 12 |
| 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 12 |
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| 9 |
| 11 10 11 12 10 11 |
| 12 12 12 10 |
| 12 |
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| 12 11 |
| 14 14 |
| 12 10 12 10 |
| 12 12 |
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