Special request for style

[Ken Stenzel]

I am fascinated with Joe Sample's rendition of Respect Yourself but can't figure out if I can duplicate the chords on the Genos. Here is the link..https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nBQdxm9jRQI&si=tdsFVUyljzPuwR5q. Would love to do it this way!

[pjd]

Hi Ken --

Great tune! Amazing what Joe Sample can do with it.

I started messing around with it on Genos. With the arrangement that I have, the verse sits on Bmin7 and the chorus goes to F#7. That's pretty much it!

Style-wise, believe it or not, the R&B Motor City style has the right "blow burn" kind of attitude. The default tempo is just about right, too, for a good interpretation.

Yamaha Musicsoft had an old style -- MemphisSoul -- which would be a decent fit. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be available any more.

Have fun -- pj