Understanding the chord changes for Miles Davis' "Four" > What are the moves? > Why does <a href="http://www.songtrellis.com/excerpt/requestExcerpt$390?dmv=0&firstbar=7&lastbar=9&tempo=180">Abmi7-Db7-Gmi7</a> work? Two reasons. First, three notes of Db7 slide easily up or down into pitches of Gmi7 while the fourth is left alone.

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Top > Understanding the chord changes for Miles Davis' Four > What are the moves? > Why does Abmi7-Db7-Gmi7 work? Two reasons. First, three notes of Db7 slide easily up or down into pitches of Gmi7 while the fourth is left alone.

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The spelling of Db7 is Db, F, Ab, Cb. The spelling of Gmi7 is G, Bb, D, F. In Db7 the Db slides up a half step to D in Gmi7, the F is left unchanged, the Ab slides down a half step to G, and the Cb slides a half step down to Bb.

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