Moondance

[pingu]

In Am

anyone know the correct chords for the chorus of Moondance?

ie over
“can i just have one more moondance with you my love”

I can’t hear if it is

5x555x. Amin (ok fine)

but then the second chord that I’m having such trouble with

x5355x Dmin9. ?
or x55565. Dmin11 ?
or x577xx D5 ?
or even. x777xx
(whatever you wanna call that)

or something else
please help me out guys n gals

ta mates

[Mick-7]

I think it's just a plain Dm7 chord, you can create harmonic movement just by playing different voicings of the same chords, for example:

| x-0-2-0-1-0 | > | x-x-0-2-3-1 | > | x-0-x-5-5-3 | > | x-x-0-2-3-1 | (or) | x-x-0-5-6-5 |

P.S. - Actually, one of the horn players is playing a B (third below the high D), which would make it a Dm13 chord - probably best to stick to Dm7 on guitar though.

[pingu]

yes I see , thanks Mick

anyone got other views ?
all gratefully accepted

[garybaldy]

[Geechnyc]

With our singer on the Moondance outro (versus the chorus you asked about that I play as Am-D9 variations x 7 then Bm-E alt) I’m usually doubling the melody against descending Am G / F Em / Dm E / Am chord variations - the last two chords with increasing optional coloration esp. on the last (if not just going back first to an Am vamp):

(Ex. bottom strings)

x x 7 5 5 5
x x 5 4 5 5
x x 3 5 3 5
x x 2 4 3 5
x x 0 2 3 1
x x 2 1 3 3
x x 6 5 5 7

(Ex. middle strings)

x 12 10 9 10 x
x 10 9 9 10 x
x 8 10 9 10 x
x 7 9 7 10 x
x 5 7 7 6 x
x 7 6 7 8 x
x 0 10 9 9 10

[Mick-7]

P.S. - Actually, one of the horn players is playing a B (third below the high D), which would make it a Dm13 chord - probably best to stick to Dm7 on guitar though.

That was on the live version, that horn player may have been too radical for the original recording date.

It is one of my favorite Bill Evans inspired chords though: Dm13 | x-(0)-3-5-5-7 |

[Geechnyc]

Chord melody option fingerings on chorus after pickup note (“Can”) on first string fifth fret A:

Am7 - D9

5 x x 5 5 3
x 5 4 5 5 5

Am11 - D7

5 x 5 5 3 x
x 5 4 5 3 x

Am - D7 (twice, once before chorus last bar)

5 x 2 2 x x
x 5 4 5 3 x

Am - E7#5 (chorus last bar)

5 x 2 2 x x
x 5 6 5 5 x