ExAmplE1 II-V lIne In D mInor

Ford begins in D minor pentatonic, at the end of the bar sliding up to B (3rd) to anticipate the G9. He then moves into a chromatic idea pedalling around the B note, then suggests G lydian b7, coming down G major pentatonic

Ex 1 - II-V line in Dminor Ex 1 - II-V line in Dminor Ex 1 - II-V line in Dminor Ex 1 - II-V line in Dminor

Dm7

Dm7

Dm7

D 7 9/F

D7 9/F

D7 9/F then G major scale. Over the Dm7 he moves up an Fmaj9 (or Dm11) arpeggio, then comes down an F triad, and over the final G9 descends, moving between G7 and G mixolydian to end on the b3 (F) of the closing Dm7.

G9

G9

G9