The book One Thousand and One Nights impressed me a lot. I read it over and over in many different translations. I was impressed by the poetic aspect of it and the fact that the book was transmitting by story tellers over 100 years to finally be transcribed lately.

I went to Morocco recently, and I was touched to see those same story tellers continue the tradition to tell magical Arab stories in the street.

The song is based on an Arab scale that goes like this: D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb,C#. It fits well on a Gmin Maj 7 chord. I used the multitonic system to write a chord progression with the scale. I do that often.

The multitonic system is a brilliant concept. Basically, you build chords with every note of the scale, and you make a progression with it. However, not a progression like II V I, but a progression where the only importance is the motion of the root note. It’s to avoid modal music to stay on a root for ever. It sounds like a chord structure, but it is actually a modal structure with one scale only. Smart and easy to play over.

Lineup

• Hervé Senni: guitar, solo
• Pierre Bonin: Keyboards, solo
• Alain Picotte: Bass
• Mario Di Blasio: Drums

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