Corinne Bailey Rae


Chord Progression of the Month 12


"Put your records on"

put your records on




Chord Progression of the Month 12

Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put your records on"

This song has a brilliant groove and features

Chords from A Major

a secondary dominant

a Minor Cliche with adjustment

a Diminished chord substitute for a dominant 7

and several displaced roots and extensions

There are several versions, with variations in the intro.

start to play with your version, from the begining of the first verse.


Chords from A Major

A Dmaj7 E13 E9 Bm F#m


a secondary dominant

B9/F#

it was Bm now it's B9/F#

because it is 5 steps higher than the next chord E13

that's how secondary dominants function


a Minor Cliche with adjustment

any minor chord can accept this minor cliche

F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 F#m6

the bass rules change....it follows the inner moving voice

and , as long as the moving voice is intact

you can substitute the chords


a Diminished chord substitute for a dominant 7

a diminshed chord is often used as sub for a 7 chord

you build it on the 3rd or b5th of the chord

E7 has a G# on it's 3rd degree and a Bb on it's b5th

instead of E7 you could use G#o or Bbo

checkout Amy Winehouse's song


get the chord shapes here


get the chart here


get the analization here


Corinne Bailey Rae