On Broadway | TAB
Before you start to transcribe George’s crazy licks, a good starting point is to learn the bass line that this tune is based around, Here it is in TAB in the key of Ab:
Don’t rush ahead, play this along with the original recording, from beginning to end in all keys.
Next, learn the chords, I’ve made these chords Ab7 – Gb, then Ab7 – Gb7. For the first Ab7, we hammer on from minor to major, for the second Ab7 we slide in.
This creates enough variation to make it interesting, but not too much so it takes away the focus from either the vocal or the solo.
Here are On Bradway’s chords in TAB for verse 1:
Use what you’ve learned here and apply it to the full tune, in all keys.
Only when you feel comfortable playing both the bass and the chords is it a good idea to move on to working out what George plays as he solo, expect this to take you a life time!
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With a career like no other, George Benson spent 1954 to 1976 mainly playing Jazz guitar before he signed for Warner and started singing.
Hits include This Masquerade, Breezin’, In Your Eyes, Give Me The Night, On Broadway, and an enormous amount of jazz standards.
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The Drifters tunes
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The Drifters‘ biggest tunes include Under The Boardwalk, Save The Last Dance For Me, Money Honey, Sweets For My Sweet, and On Broadway.
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