200 BALLOONS
(Added March 18,1997)

Equaly adept at a variety of styles ,the harmonic sophistication suggested by O(+> 's Playing here is second to none. He has an uncanny knack for fitting hip, unexpected passages into a pop song. A good example of that can be found in the horn fills in "200 Balloons", the flip side to "Batdance". Over an implied Bb7 chord , O(+> weaves a chromatic line, similar to below, that splits into two voices, resolving on the lowered seventh (Ab) and eleventh (Eb).You can combine the first half of the measure with the top voice of the second half to create a very cool chromatic lick over a Bb7 chord.
E----------------------16-14-------
B--14-15-16-15-14-----------15--
G------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

E--14-15-16-17-18-17-16---------
B--15-16-13-13-14-15-16---------
G------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
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