Kazuo Uehara - Bright Spring
Uehara @ discogs.com
supple radiance
life during day, at
night time
cool as dusk shadows
The harmonic rhythm is mapped a
little wonky in this analysis…follow it chord by chord best as possible! Bar lines are not measured exactly in time in
some cases.
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～春のプロローグ (Prolog Of Spring)
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Crescent
floral scented streams trickle down fuzz touched leaves in the golden
silhouette of sunset. The celestials
sigh for the death of the day with hope for a pristine tomorrow.
||: C maj9
| E-7
| F maj13 | G7 :||
Left hand patterns (mostly
intervallic) :
-C
G D E G E
-E
B D E G E
-F
C D E F E
-G
D F G
Right hand patterns( mostly stepwise):
-E
D E C G E
-D
C D B G D
-C
B C A F C
-B
C D
A
saunter in the step. Roots stretch, stems wriggle, churn and reach towards the
sky. Buds bloom.
|| A major
| A major/ C# in bass | B-/ D in bass | B- |
| E7/ G# in
bass |
A major
| B7/ F# in bass |
E7sus |
| A major
| A major/ C# in bass | B-/ D in bass | F# maj/ Bb in bass |
| B7 E7sus
Amaj sus2 ||: A maj/C# in bass Dmaj
E maj :|| Repeat this a few times
||A maj/ C# in
bass |E maj/ B in
bass | E-/ B in bass |
F# maj/ Bb in bass |
| B7/ A in bass | E maj/G# in
bass | E- / G in
bass | F#7 |
| B7 / D# in bass | E maj | B7 / D# in
bass | Few bars of ?? |
| E maj A7b9 ||
|| E maj | F# maj / E in bass | A maj / E in bass |
B7 |
| E maj |
Descending bass B to A…..D to C#....E to D….
G to Dmaj / F# in bass |
| D maj | B
-
| E dim7 or A7 alt thingerm |
|E7 / G# in bass ….melodic varnish…back to top of the
form. Some variations, E pedals over
bunch of chords and other tricks we’ve seen so far! ||
Lots of
chord inversions in this one!
Fresh
activity and an elegant yet playful scent.
Dimed roses and bunnies with ears held low. Center pond, a singular royal swan white as
the winter just passed.
Opens with G to D pedal in the
bass.
Opening melody is G, F#, B up to E,
D down to G up to A. A note lands on
A-7.
Guitar approximation for G major
: xx9787
Guitar approximation for A-7 :
xx10.9.10.8. Voiced on
the 10th fret.
|| G maj |
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| A -7 |
| D7 | |
| G maj |
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| G maj |
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| G dim7 | | F#7
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| B minor major7 | | F#7 | |
| B - |
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| G maj / B | | | |
| G maj |
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| D7sus |
| D7 | |
| F maj |
| B dim7 | |
| Bb maj |
| C7/ Bb in bass | |
| G maj |
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| D- /F in bass | A- /E in bass | D7
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| A- /E in bass |
Fmaj7 #
| A maj / E in bass | D-6 |
| D7 flourishings……..
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Return
to top of form with some chromatic variations.
End on G major pentatonic chord focusing on notes E, B and D! 12th fret harmonics work well
here.
Unassuming bunnies frolicking,
evolving to bar room chattering, to polishing their weapons for battle…to
frolicking…to seeking out Light Gaia in dark space.
||: F# maj
| B maj | F# maj |C#7sus 2 |
| F# maj | B maj | F# maj / Bb in bass |
C#maj |
| F# maj | :||
During
the F# maj / Bb in bass, there’s some chromatics happening with D# to D.
||: F# maj
| Bb - | B maj
Eb7? |Ab-7 D |
| F# maj | F# maj :||
|| F# maj
| B maj | F# maj
|C#7sus 2 |
| F# maj | B maj | Bb7
Eb7 | Ab7
Db7 |
| F# maj | ||
Slight
variation of the first section!
Uses III VI
II V I
|| F#-
|D maj
| E maj | A maj |
| F#- |D maj | B- E
maj | A maj |
| F#- |D maj | E maj | A maj |
| F#-
|D maj
| G# -7b5 | C#7b9 ||
Etc.
etc, variations. On ward to Zanarkand!!
Repeat
form!
Synthy
tag at the end vibes between C maj69 and Eb maj69! Left hand does root, 5th, octave,
9 upward to 3rd. Did we fall
into Dark Space?
No
formal transcription here, first section chords bounce around among A major, E
major, and B7 thrown in there. This bit
repeats. Next section turns to A- and
throws in E7. Grateful for a straightforward
piece! Listening throughout, I don’t
hear any tricky sections.
Another
synthy end tag! C major add 9 voiced
like C G D E. D-9 voiced D A F E, then
G major add9 voied G D A B.
|| D major | A major |B- | F#- |
| G major |
D major
| G major | A major ||
Brian Eno's take
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ナチュラルサウンド&サウンドデザイン (Natural Sound & Sound Design)
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Liquid Air, summered
gush of wind, humid night under flannel blankets of stars. Sweat mixed with tears. Countless indigo. Sighs that release burdens into clouds. An unsung knight.
||A-9/ F in bass | Bb maj7 |
A-9/ F in bass |
Bb maj7 | A-9 /F in bass ||
Piano
comes in with F major 7, left hand pattern F C G A G A. Next chord is Bb maj7, left hand pattern F D
A Bb A Bb. Pedal on the F in the bass is
important here. The two chords repeat a
little, followed by G-9, A-9 (to make it sound anime), D major then C
major. Repeat.
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四季より「春」第1楽章 (Spring 1stmov. from "Four Seasons")
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Didn’t go too deep with this one, E
major… I IV V stuff.
E major, A major, B major chords.
Modulates to key of B major part way through…diminished passing chords
here and there. Also modulates to
relative minor (C# minor) when it gets spooky sounding!
||: Ab maj | C7/ G in bass | F7 | Bb7 |
| Eb maj6 | Ab maj :|| During repeat, G in bass on C7 chord
steps down chromatically getting that juicy F# passing tone.
|| E maj | Ab
maj | F- | C maj |
| A- | E maj6 |Eb7 Emaj | Eb7 E maj |
repeat this bit a little….
| C#-6 | Eb7b9 huge
arpeggio spread, altered dominant scale? ||
Then
modulates to B major, same chord formula as beginning. B maj… D#7/ A# in bass…G#7…C#7….F#7….resolve
to B major. During the repeat, instead
of Db7 its like-a Eb7 alt chord with G in the bass…then G sus which leads us
tooooooo.
|| C maj | F- | C maj | A- |
| E maj | G#7/ D# in bass | D maj(?) | C#7 |
| F#7 |B7 E maj | Then some kind of
chromatic fluttering all over the place, leading us back to Ab major, top of
the form!
Cyber future synth, stacked
5ths. Thinking this is a C maj7#11b9,
WOW. Hint of B, F# and C# stacked at the
very top of the chord.
On guitar
this will suffice, C major 7/G:
332000. BIG OL OPEN CHORD
There is
one chord change to A-, same texture though, prolly just a bass note
change. Then resolve on G major. WOOO!
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美しきロスマリン (Schön Rosmarin)
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|| G maj
Bdim7 | C maj A- | D7 |G maj ||
Repeat
mousingly.
|| C maj A- | G maj |D7 | G maj ||
Repeat.
|| C- | Bb maj | C-
F7 | Bb maj |
| Eb maj C- | Bb maj/ D Bbmaj |
C-7 F7 | Bb
maj ||
Then top
of the form.
Lydian
synth 8), mouse is partyin.
Kay so we basically got vamp between C major and D major / C
in the bass.
C
major: x3201x
D major: x3403x
Getting that C and F# with the open G string in there, nice
and jovial, rodent playfully going for that cheddar.
Lil
keyboard melody: G up to C D E G F# A D…..A
B G
Then
modulate everything up a minor 3rd to Eb major. (Eb major and F major/ Eb in bass).
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アイネ・クライネ・ナハトムジークより第1楽章 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1stmov.)
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With
vigor!! Mainly key of G major… chords
are G major, C major, D7. Some G sus7
action happening that modulates to D major, eventually an A7 chord…then C major…E7…A-…D7. That’s a bite size version of what happens
with this one.
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ノクターン第2番 (Nocturne No.2 op. 9-2)
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||: Eb maj | Bb7/ D in bass | Eb maj /
D in bass | C- |
| F- | Bb7 Bdim7 | C-
| A-7b5 |
| Bb7 | Eb maj :||
|| Bb7 | F maj/ A in bass | Abmaj |
Ebmaj |
| C7b9 /E in bass
| F maj G- |
C-7 F7 | Bb maj |
|chromatic major chords descending downward to G major || Repeat form.
Ending
tag pedals on Eb note, chords changing between Eb major and Ab-, lulling us into the nocturne of a spring night and a gentle sleep
