Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Solo Jazz Guitar

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The 1966 Joe Zawinul composition, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" arranged for solo guitar.

from wikipedia:
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a jazz song written by Joe Zawinul in 1966 for Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and his album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'. The song is the title track of the album and became a surprise hit.[1] "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" went to #2 on the Soul chart and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]

Original version
The original version was performed by: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano, electric piano), Victor Gaskin (bass) and Roy McCurdy (drums). The theme of the song is performed by Zawinul on a Wurlitzer electric piano previously used by Ray Charles.[3]

Buckinghams cover
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" has been re-recorded numerous times, most notably by The Buckinghams, who reached # 5 in August 1967, adding lyrics to the tune. Musicians on the Buckingham's version included James Henderson, Lew McCreary and Richard Leith on trombone, Bill Peterson, Bud Childers on trumpet, John Johnson on sax, Lincoln Mayorga on Wurlitzer electric piano, Dennis Budimir on guitar, Carol Kaye on bass, and John Guerin on drums.

The first part of the theme is played twice and is completely made of notes from the major pentatonic scale of the first degree.

Structure and chord progression
The tune is in the key of B-flat major and has a 20-bar structure with four distinct sections. The chord progression is mainly made of dominant-seventh chords on the first, fourth and fifth degrees, giving the song a bluesy feeling although it does not follow a typical blues progression. The subdominant (IV) chord in the beginning section emphasizes this bluesy feeling. In the second section, the tonic chord alternates with a second-inversion subdominant chord, creating a parallel to the I-IV-V progression (in which the tonic moves to the subdominant).
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Bravo Chris from France. What gauge TI ’strings are you using, JS 110, 112 or 113 ? Thanks . Alain

alainmonjoin
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I confess I never cared for this song. Chris' bluesy version just made me hear it with new ears ! Nice !

Ikaros-
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Great Video! I'm also covering this amazing tune on my channel!

bluesysamurainao
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So smooth!
What guitar model is that? It seems to be a short scale

manuelmeneses
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Seriously! This is so cool! It's perfect for me to learn for sitting at home playing just for the sake of producing some endorphins with a glass of wine, and practicing riffing inside of it for a half-hour or so before turning in for the night. Un grand merci, merci, merci, Chris!

RobJonesnuClusiv
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Nice Chris, next time you get a gig and you want a solid swinging grooving rhythm section all styles hire my wife and I Conga y Guitarra Latina. Saludos !

JoeyDeLago
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I got to give you the 500th like, man :)

vecernicek
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Once again Chris you sorted me out. Fumbled through this last night, the keyboard player dropped this one in and I was smitten. I’ll do better next time! thanks again

stuartkinloch
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Jams. Just out of curiosity, do you use any nail on your right hand? Sounds great!

breakfastberrito
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Sounds amazing Chris. And the new studio space looks great!

brucebyrnes
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This is amazing - love it! Do you have any plans to put the tab together for this one? I would definitely be interested! (After I have finished Satin Doll & Summertime :)

paulackers
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Loved your interpretation of this classic song, Chris. Really smooth...

markrobinson
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wow, I've heard this melody my whole life, practically, and I never knew it was Joe Zawinul. Sounds great. Thanks!

johndaly
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Jawdropping tonality sir, so pleasant to listen to!

garygohmusic
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Nice to here you play the blues Chris, another blast from the past. I was thirteen when this came out and we had a garage band with some older Mexican soul brothers with a Hammond B3 and Baritone Sax out in West Sacramento CA. We had an alto sax player audition for our band but like you he was a serious musician and packed his horn and split. My misspent youth. Oh well if I live another 10 or 20 years maybe I’ll be half as good as you. Thanks for the memories. PS I like when you give the history of the songs. I had no Idea that Joe Zawinul wrote this, I just assumed it was Cannonball Adderly.

charlesalan
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I love the version you made of that wonderful song Chris.
All the best / Bernard.

bernardbigorgne
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One of my favourite songs!! Very nice man, thanks. Guitar sounds great. im gonne buy my jazz guitar; yamaha ae1200s next week!!!

marcusdekker
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Chris, have you transcribed your version of Polka Dots and Moonbeams? I want to buy your sheet music for that one but didn't see it listed.

jongottschalk
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Chris, we need the sheet music for this! Where/when can I buy it!?

saradamsmc
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Cool tune for „young“ chord/melody-beginners like me 😊 ... but you don‘t play sitting in the sun, or what? 😅

andreasschmidt