Next we move down two frets and use the same shape for This song is a great exercise in barre chords as it starts on the Ab, and we use the A barre shape all the way at the 11th fret. The Guitar Chords and Rhythm The Chords Used The funky clavinet, and the perfectly timed 16th notes of the drummer it all makes for a groovy and danceable song. When you add this simplicity with the syncopation of bass with a The chorus uses these same chords but in a new structure, making it a rather simple song with no major changes. Remember in Dorian we flatten the 3rd and 7thĪfter descending with these chords it riffs on the Gb9 to the Gb13 before repeating.Įxtended chords like 9ths and 13ths are hallmarks of a funky The song is in the key of Ab and literally descends a Dorian mode scale from the start with Ab Gb FdimĮbm Db Cb Bbm and into Ab again. Stevie Wonder and other soul and funk artists would often use the Dorian mode and it is on full display in 'Tell Me

If this song has a familiar vibe, it's not for any Superstitious reasons, it's because it was written by Stevie Wonder.

The Musical Structure of 'Tell Me Something Good'

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