Music theory warning:
The original Hamilton changes are a ii-V back into the tonic (in this case, G).
On the mixtape, The Roots have substituted, at the point you're mentioning, a flattened vi chord, which is a faithful standby in jazz and a lot of what has sprung from it. Classical music buffs might call it a German sixth.
In any case, if you're looking for Beatles tunes with the regular keyboard crotchets (of which McCartney wrote many 1966-67) AND a flattened vi chord, you might be thinking of 'Penny Lane' or (different rhythm, but still) 'Hello Goodbye'. Personally, I hear 'Fixing a Hole', even though its chords are different, and 'Being for the Benefit of Mister Kite', mainly because of the swirly calliope sound the synth is using. |
