Biography:
Tower of Power is a horn-based funk/soul band from Oakland, California. In the mid-1960s, 17-year-old tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Fremont, California. He started a band called the Motowns, specializing in soul music. In 1968, Castillo teamed up with baritone saxophonist Stephen "The Funky Doctor" Kupka and trumpet/trombone player Mic Gillette, moved to Oakland, and began writing original material. They changed the band's name to Tower of Power and began playing frequently in the Bay Area.
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For the funky feel play Dominant-7 patterns throughout verses, juggle some sus2 and sus4, optional.
Original is in C, transpose it +3 or use a capo.
[Intro]
A G E D
A G E D
A G E D E7#9
[Verse]
A
I've been through all them changes
A
A lot of stuff came down
A
I've dealt with all the issues
A
You might say I've been around
D
But back when I got started
A
There was a righteous sound
E D E
It doesn't matter what I've been through
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Verse]
N.C. A
I had an attitude adjustment
A
I did some psycho therapy
A
I helped myself to some self-help
A
I dabbled in some ESP
D
Though my world is ever-changing
A
And I move from town to town
E D E
It doesn't matter where I've been to
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Verse]
N.C. A
You got your rap and your disco
A
You got your drum machines
A
You got your R-rated gangster
A
You got your grungy scenes
D
You got your state of the art
A
You got your digital sound
E D E
It doesn't matter where it's going to
N.C. A G E D C E7#9 Asus
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Bridge]
N.C. D C C# D
Take it to the bridge
D C C# D
It'll get ya where ya live
D C C# D
When there's water all around
E
You can still get outta town
N.C. A G E D E7#9
And still be diggin' on James Brown
[Solo Verse]
A
A
A
A
D
A
E
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D A G E D A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Ending]
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
Original is in C, transpose it +3 or use a capo.
[Intro]
A G E D
A G E D
A G E D E7#9
[Verse]
A
I've been through all them changes
A
A lot of stuff came down
A
I've dealt with all the issues
A
You might say I've been around
D
But back when I got started
A
There was a righteous sound
E D E
It doesn't matter what I've been through
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Verse]
N.C. A
I had an attitude adjustment
A
I did some psycho therapy
A
I helped myself to some self-help
A
I dabbled in some ESP
D
Though my world is ever-changing
A
And I move from town to town
E D E
It doesn't matter where I've been to
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Verse]
N.C. A
You got your rap and your disco
A
You got your drum machines
A
You got your R-rated gangster
A
You got your grungy scenes
D
You got your state of the art
A
You got your digital sound
E D E
It doesn't matter where it's going to
N.C. A G E D C E7#9 Asus
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Bridge]
N.C. D C C# D
Take it to the bridge
D C C# D
It'll get ya where ya live
D C C# D
When there's water all around
E
You can still get outta town
N.C. A G E D E7#9
And still be diggin' on James Brown
[Solo Verse]
A
A
A
A
D
A
E
[Chorus]
A
You know the more things change
A
The more they stay the same
D
It may be a different age
A
But I'm on the same page
E D D# E
Cause one thing that I've found
N.C. A G E D A G E D A G E D E7#9
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
[Ending]
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
A
I'll still be diggin' on James Brown
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