Breezin' – George Benson

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Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire,
Tim Stoll (of Lockport, New York)
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Entire Song is a continuous I-VI-II-V progression in ‘D Major’ (D/Bm/Em/A)
*Note: The rhythm guitar may use altered chords, such as DM7 or DM7/9 for the I chord, 
Bm7 for the VI chord, Em7 or Em7/9 for the II chord, and A11 or Asus4 for the V chord.


Intro:

E---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----10---------------------
B---14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----12---------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------ 
A------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------


E—14—14—14—14—14—14—14—14----12----------------------------
B—15—15—15—15—15—15—15—15----14----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Main riff: A Mixolydian

E---------------------------------5-h7-5---------------------
B--------------------5---7---8-------------------------------
G------4---6---7---------------------------------------------
D--7--------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------------------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------------------------


Return (Following main riff):

E--------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------- 
G---10(h)11-----------------------------------------------------
D--------------12----9------------------------------------------
A--------------------------12-----------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------


Middle riff: 
(there’re several variations on this lick, including some octave picking)

E---------------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------7---10(h)11---7--------7---------------------------- 
D---7---9-------------------------9--------9---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------


That’s the main outline of the song. 
I’ll add the tougher stuff to this in the future as I get time (if I get time).

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