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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 08:49:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Jason Yankee <banjokayankee@yahoo.com>
Subject: j/john_elton/bennie_and_the_jets.crd

Name: Bennie and the Jets

Artist: Elton John

Transcribed by: Jason Yankee

Note: This is all my own work.

Part I

Intro:

F major 7 chord,

G major 7 chord (repeat this chord 5 more times)

A note, G note, E note, F note

F maj 7 chord (repeat this chord 5 more times)

verse: A minor chord, D 7 chord, G chord, 

B diminished 6 chord, A minor chord, D 7 chord, 

E minor chord, A minor chord, B minor chord, C chord,

C 7 chord,

"Candy and Ronnie..."  "Bennie and the Jets.."

G chord, A minor chord, C chord, C 7 chord

G chord, A minor chord  "She's got"

C chord, D 7 chord, E minor chord, ???? chord,

Part II

"ba ba ba Bennie and the Jets"

G major 7 chord, E minor 7 chord, (repeat this line

2 more times) then  A note, G note, E note, F note

F major 7 chord, G 7 chord (repeat this line 2 more 

times)   Part II continues until the end of the song.

Chords defined:

C chord - C note, E note, G note;   x 3 2 0 1 0

C 7 chord - C note, E note, G note, B b note;

x 3 2 3 1 0

E minor chord - G note, B note, E note; 0 2 2 0 0 0 

A minor chord - A note, C note, E note; x 0 2 2 1 0

D 7 chord - D note, F # note, A note, C note;

x 0 0 2 1 2

B minor chord - B note, D note, F # note; x 2 4 4 3 2

G chord - G note, B note, D note; 3 2 0 0 0 3

B diminished 6 chord - D note, G # note, B note, F 

note; x x 0 1 0 1

F major 7 chord - F note, A note, C note, E note;

x 0 3 2 1 0

G major 7 chord - G note, B note, D note, F # note;

x x 0 0 0 2 

E minor 7 chord - E note, G note, B note, D note;

x x 0 0 0 0   

G 7 chord - G note, B note, D note, F note;

x x 0 0 0 1 or 3 2 0 0 0 1

Note: The guitar transcription of the A note, G note,

E note, F note is HE 5, HE 3, HE open, HE 1

HE = High E string

Any questions ?

Please e-mail me at banjokayankee@yahoo.com

Good Luck !!!!