Arrangements #x

Question 1

Too Much Heaven
Visualize and hear intro

Question 2

Locked Out of Heaven
Recall about the intro chords

Answer 2

The F is minor, not minor7
The Bb minor is top 5 strings only

Question 3

Too Much Heaven
V & H verse chords

Answer 3

C#maj7 - Fmin7 - F# - C# - Ab11

Question 4

Too Much Heaven
In verse, how many beats on Aflat11?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

Too Much Heaven
The chorus starts and ends with….

Answer 5

4 bars of the intro chord

Question 6

Too Much Heaven
V & H the chorus middle chords

Answer 6

Cmaj7 - Cmaj7 - Cmaj7 - F# - Fmin7 - Bbmin7

Question 7

Too Much Heaven
Structure

Answer 7

Intro
VC
VC
V

Question 8

Smooth Operator
V & H Intro

Question 9

Smooth Operator
How many progs in Intro?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

Smooth Operator
Progs in each verse?

Answer 10

8 except outro

Question 11

Smooth Operator
Signpost for first chorus

Answer 11

“When you require streetcar desire for higher heights”

Question 12

Smooth Operator
Chorus changes

Answer 12

Abm7 / Bbm7 / the 4 chromatics
Abm7 / Bbm7 / Ebm7
Abm7 / Bbm7 / rhythm hook

Question 13

Smooth Operator
Structure after Intro?

Answer 13

V - C - V - breakdown - V - C - V outro

Question 14

Smooth Operator
What’s unique about the verse after the breakdown?

Answer 14

The first half is a sax solo.

Question 15

Locked Out of Heaven
Start position

Answer 15

8

Question 16

Locked Out of Heaven
VH the main riff

Question 17

Locked Out of Heaven
When does Ab - C7 - C# - Bbmin occur in the choruses?

Answer 17

Only the first progression.

Question 18

Locked Out of Heaven
VH the chorus chords

Answer 18

Ab - C7 - C# - Bbmin OR
Ab - Eb - C# - Bbmin

Question 19

Locked Out of Heaven
Marker for both choruses

Answer 19

“….your love takes me to paradise….”

Question 20

Locked Out of Heaven
What happens after the 6.5 choruses progs?

Answer 20

Repeat the intro, end on Fmin hard stop

Question 21

Locked Out of Heaven
How many progressions in first chorus

Answer 21

2.5

Question 22

Locked Out of Heaven
In the 2nd (long) chorus, # of progs

Answer 22

5, 1 soft, 1/2 to finish

Question 23

Smooth Operator
Signpost for the breakdown

Answer 23

“….South, to Key Largo, love for sale”

Question 24

Smooth Operator
Signpost for the last chorus

Answer 24

“….We shadow box and double cross
Yet need the chase”

Question 25

Smooth Operator
VH breakdown. How many progs?

Answer 25

2

Question 26

What note does the We Are One sequence start on?

Answer 26

D

Question 27

Locked Out of Heaven
In the 2nd (long) chorus, # of progs

Answer 27

5, 1 soft, 1/2 to finish