Biography:
Billy Preston (9 September 1946 - 6 June 2006) was an American soul and rock singer-songwriter, famously known as a child prodigy pianist before releasing several rnb hits (including #1 smashes "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing") and working with classic artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beatles. He notably performed with Mahalia Jackson at the age of 16 and appeared as a young W.C. Handy in a 1958 biopic. His first solo record was a gospel album called '16 Year Old Soul'.
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WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES - BILLY PRESTON
The lick:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-6-4---------------|
A|-----6-4-----------|
E|---------7-6-4-2-4-|
*** note: this descending passage is played by the keyboards and
perhaps one guitar
The bass pauses for the first five notes then ascends like this:
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-1-2-3-4---|
[Verse]
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I got a song that ain't no melody,
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I’m gonna sing it to my friends
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I got a song that ain't no melody,
Ab
I’m gonna sing it to my friends
[Chorus]
F Gb Abm7 Db Abm7
Will it go round in circles,
Db Abm7 Db
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
F Gb Abm7 Db Abm7
Will it go round in circles,
Db Bm7 Db (N/C) Repeat Lick
Wll it fly high like a bird up in the sky
[Verse]
I got a story ain't no moral,
I let the bad guy win every once in a while
I got a story ain't no moral,
I let the bad guy win every once in a while
[Chorus]
[Verse]
I got a dance that ain't got no steps,
I'm gonna let the music move me around
I got a dance that ain't got no steps,
I'm gonna let the music move me around
[Chorus]
SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS
[Chorus]
Groove out on chorus
The lick:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-6-4---------------|
A|-----6-4-----------|
E|---------7-6-4-2-4-|
*** note: this descending passage is played by the keyboards and
perhaps one guitar
The bass pauses for the first five notes then ascends like this:
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-1-2-3-4---|
[Verse]
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I got a song that ain't no melody,
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I’m gonna sing it to my friends
Ab Bdim7 Bbm7
I got a song that ain't no melody,
Ab
I’m gonna sing it to my friends
[Chorus]
F Gb Abm7 Db Abm7
Will it go round in circles,
Db Abm7 Db
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
F Gb Abm7 Db Abm7
Will it go round in circles,
Db Bm7 Db (N/C) Repeat Lick
Wll it fly high like a bird up in the sky
[Verse]
I got a story ain't no moral,
I let the bad guy win every once in a while
I got a story ain't no moral,
I let the bad guy win every once in a while
[Chorus]
[Verse]
I got a dance that ain't got no steps,
I'm gonna let the music move me around
I got a dance that ain't got no steps,
I'm gonna let the music move me around
[Chorus]
SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS
[Chorus]
Groove out on chorus
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