Interesting chord progression in Eric Clapton song!

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arteg

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« 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.


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« Reply #1 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?
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« Reply #2 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.