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Songwriter Forum => The Writing Process => Topic started by: arteg on January 14, 2016, 09:29:31 AM

Title: Interesting chord progression in Eric Clapton song!
Post by: arteg on January 14, 2016, 09:29:31 AM

I found it very interesting - chords in Eric Clapton song Heads in Georgia. It's a traditional blues progression I-V-IV-I in Cm, but the 4th degree is F7 not Fm (Cm - Gm - F7 - Cm ) and it sounds very interesting. I like it.

Title: Re: Interesting chord progression in JJ Cale song!
Post by: Viscount Cramer & His Orchestra on January 14, 2016, 10:20:40 AM

As far as I know the song was written by JJ Cale not Clapton.

Just to set the record straight as this is a forum for songwriting isn't it?

Title: Re: Interesting chord progression in Eric Clapton song!
Post by: seriousfun on January 14, 2016, 07:27:39 PM

You are right on the money Count, and as an aside Cale also wrote After Midnight and Cocaine, two of Claptons best known hits. But for my money I always liked Call Me The Breeze when Lynyrd Skynyrd covered it.