The chords and analysis of the first 8 bars of Crazy, as we worked with them today, in the key of G (pretty sure Patsy sang it in B♭):
Gmaj . . . E7 . . . A- . A-(maj7) . A-7 . . .
D7 . . . A-7 . D7 . Gmaj . G#º7 . A-7 . D7 .
The analysis of this goes…
Imaj . . . VI7 . . . II- . II-(maj7) . II-7 . . .
V7 . . . II-7 . V7 . Imaj . #Iº7 . II-7 . V7 .
…where both VI7 and #Iº7 are functioning a V7 of II. The sequence IImin-IImin(maj7)-IImin7 is what is referred to as a “minor line cliché” and is familiar to anyone who has ever attempted Stairway to Heaven, to name but one of about a bazillion examples. The other common minor line cliché is min-min(aug)-min7 (see any James Bond movie you like).
Hah! Just catching this thread. I've been playing it in C maj.
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