Drift Away

Drift Away — Dobie Gray. Nashville number chart in the key of B, 4/4, 76 bpm. 8 sections. Read in order, comma to comma; two chords sharing a bar are joined by "then".

1. Intro, 2 bars: 1 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 over 3 (figure: dotted eighth) then 4 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 over 3 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 (figure: quarter), 4 over 5 (figure: dotted eighth) then 4 over 6 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 (figure: eighth, half)
2. V1/V2, 8 bars: repeat from here, 4, 1, 4 then 5 sus, 1, 4, 1, 2 minor, 4
3. Ch, 7 bars: 1, 5, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4
4. Int, 2 bars: 1 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 over 3 (figure: dotted eighth) then 4 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 over 3 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 (figure: quarter), 4 over 5 (figure: dotted eighth) then 4 over 6 (figure: dotted eighth) then 1 (figure: eighth, half), repeat 2 times
5. Br, 6 bars: 2 minor, 4, 1, 2 minor, 4, 5
6. V3, 8 bars: 4, 1, 4 then 5 sus, 1, 4, 1, 2 minor, 4
7. Ch, 18 bars: (walking down), hit (cue: vox and claps), hit, hit, hit, 1 (cue: add bass), 5 over 7, 4 over 6, 4, (walking up), 1 (cue: band back in), 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4
8. Outro, 8 bars: 1 (cue: "won't you take me..."), 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4, note: fade out