Soft Machine "Moon in June" Chords Analysis

The Soft Machine "Third"

Today (a day of June, 2005), I analyze cord progressions of 'Moon in June'. This tune is performed by Soft Machine , written by Robert Wyatt in 1970. This suite includes over 25 distinct sections (musical parts), and lasts over 19 minutes. This tune is one of the greatest tune in British Rock, and cord progression will tell us 'What is the progressive music'. So, we gonna play this tune, looking at Moon in June!

[I]:Intro On a dilemma, Between what you laid and lord just wants |4/4 E7 |E7 |2/4 E7 |4/4 Bm7/D|	Music starts. Bass guitar (by Hugh Hopper) storokes E in 8 beats.
[A] Between your thighs, you feel a sensa- tion, How one can resist this temptation |E7 |E7 |E7| Ah I got my bond, You got your |E7 |E7 |FM7 |FM7| man Someone else need me |E7 |E7 |FM7 |FM7 |E7-F7|	Cords moves between E and F, like flamenco cord progression.
[B] Now I get up to open my eyes, open my heart now |5/4 C#m7 |6/4 Fdim-Bm7-D7b9 I'm with you for we decide how far to go And thinking of time to do it now |5/4 C#m7 |6/4 Fdim-Bm7-D7b9| And if its love l offer you and its not for me, If we lie |5/4 C#m7 |6/4 Fdim-Bm7-D7b9|	Bass and Vocal( by Robert Wyatt) sings in unison. # I'm living in Japan. Lyric on thid weblog, I refered liner notes in Japanese CD(ESCA 5535). But, in this part, I cannnot listen like left.. Is this part lyric right?? Please teach me right lyric !! p.s. Right Lyric was written in CALYX page. Thanks, ptilou.
[D] down for a while, just for a while |GM7/D |F#m7/C# |GM7 |F#m7| The only thing I want is thee. |CM79/B |Bm7 |E |3/4 G| You're all the thing, all I need |CM79/B |Bm7 |E |E|	.
[D] I want you more than I can |GM7 |Bm7/F# |Fdim |Em7b9| know, Here on the floor and you are there, and I feel almost good, that's as |AM7 |B79 |CM79 |D79| now we've agreed that we did what we need, and |Em7 |D7 |Em7 |D7| all the things I must need is wanting |CM79 |Bm7 |E79/B |E79/B|	In this first repeat, bass solo (very clear tone!) is featured. This part is re-make of "How Much I Need You Now", a tune of early Soft Machine. (D pattern repeat) I realized when I saw you last we've been together now and then From time to time, Just here and there Now I know how it feels, from my head to my heels This at the horns of my dilemma, oh wait a minute
[E] Down .... .... ..... |C#m7 |C#m7 |G7 |G7| Up .... .... ..... |C#m7 |C#m7 |G7 |G7|	Keyborads (Mike Ratledge) play in unison.
[F] |Cm7 |Gm7 |Ab7 |Bb7| |Cm7 |Gm7 |Ab7 |Bb7| |Cm7 |Gm7 |Ab7 |Bb7| |Cm7 |Gm7 |Ab7 |Bb7 |Gm7 13|	Keyborad solo repeating 4 times. using scale of C dorian, mainly.
[G] Living can be lovely here in New York State |CM7 |FM7 |E7 |Am7-G7| Ah, but I wish that I were home, and I wish I were home |AbM7 |Gm7b9 |AbM7 |Fm7-Gm7| again, Back home again, home again, back home again, back home again, home again |CM79 |Bb79 |CM79 |Bb79|	Change into shuffle 4-beat. (Same Chords) There are places and people here That I'm so glad to have seen Ah, but I miss the trees And I wish I were home again, back home again, home again, back home again (Same Chords) The sun shines here all summer It's nice 'cause you can get quite brown Ah, but I miss the rain-ticky tacky ticky And I wish that I were home again Home again, home again, home again, home again
[H] Living is easy here in New York State, State |CM7 |FM7 |E7 |3/4 Am7-G7| Ah, but I wish that I were home again |4/4 AbM7 |Gm7 |AbM7 |Gm7| |AbM7 |Gm7 |AbM7 |Gm7|
[I] |Cm7 |AbM7-Gm7 |Cm7 |AbM7-Gm7| |CM7 |Bb7 |Am7 |Ebdim| |D7 |Em7 |FM7 |Bm7|	Features keyboards.
[J] (Just )before we go on to the next part of our song, Let's all make |FM7 |E7 |FM7 |E7| sure we've got the time |GM7 |F#7 |B7|
[K] 3 o'clock in school, before the faction Background noise, peolpe sleeping and teaching |Bm7 |Bm7-D#dim |Am7 |Am7| That's alright by me , don't think that I'm complaining After all it's only pleasure time, isn't it? |Bm7 |Bm7-D#dim |Am7 |Am7-E7|
[L] Now I love your eys |Am7 |Am7 |D7 |Dm| See how the time flies |GM7 |CM7 |GM7 |E7|	This part is re-make of 'Your don't Remember', tune of early Softs. In same cord progression, following lyric lasts. She's been learning to hate but it is just to late for me If there's a song without love it just wasn't enough for me
[M] Funny how the spirit dies |CM7 |D7 |Em7 |Em7| Remember how a distance can tell lies |CM7 |Bm7 |AM7 |AM7|	This part, also re-make of 'You don't Remember'.
[N] Nananana... ..... ..... ..... |G#m |G7 |G7 |3/4 F#m7-G7|	Repeat 2 times. This part, also re-make of 'You don't Remember'. In old recording, Daevid Allen played psychedelic guitar solo.
[L](Reprise) I see her eyes and it leads to despises on you , You're awful |Am7 |Am7 |D7 |Dm| nice to me, And I'm sure you can't see where they're getting me |GM7 |CM7 |GM7 |E7|	Following lyric lasts. She's doing her face just as if it's a race That you win, that you win She just can't understand That you'll be everything just to get her
[M](Reprise) So be- fore this feeling dies |CM7 |D7 |Em7 |Em7| Remember that a distance can tell us lies |CM7 |Bm7 |CM7 |E7|
[O] |E7 |E7 |E7 |E7 |E7| |E7 |E7 |E7 |E7 |E7|	Fuzz Bass leads
[P] |3/4 E7 |Ab7 |Ab7 |2/4 Gm7-Ab7| |3/4 E7 |Ab7 |Ab7 |2/4 Gm7-Ab7| |3/4 E7 |Ab7 |Ab7 |2/4 Gm7-Ab7| |3/4 E7 |Ab7 |Ab7 |2/4 Gm7-Ab7 |4/4 Bm7|	Keyboard solo.
[Q] |4/4 Am7-B7 |Em7 |Am7-B7 |Em7| |CM7 |D7 |E7 |CM7-D7|	Piano solo -->Fuzzy Bazz
[R] |6/8 Em |F7|	Inprovides!!!
[T] |GM7 |GM7 |GM7 |GM7|	Improvisation stops,
[U] |4/4 Em |CM7 |Em |CM7|	And after this cords, leads to free improvisation parts.
[V] |4/4 Em |CM7 |2/4 A7 |4/4 CM7|
[W] |BM7/D# |Cm7/D# |Abm7/D# |F#7/D#| |BM7 |EM7 |BM7 |EM7|	Melody by Fuzz bass guitar.
[X] |E7 |E7 |FM7 |FM7|
[coda] |EM7 |C#m7|	END..

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