Pegasus (instrumental)

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" Pegasus " is the third song from The Allman Brothers Band 's 1979 album Enlightened Rogues . [1] It is an instrumental written by lead guitarist Dickey Betts .

The song draws some comparisons to " Jessica " in some respects. It begins with an opening motif that builds into a main theme (similar to "Jessica") played in three-part harmony by Betts and Dan Toler on guitar, and Gregg Allman on Hammond B3 Organ . The main theme then leads into the first guitar solo by Toler, an organ solo by Allman, and a second guitar solo by Betts. The song suddenly gets quiet for a different reintroduction into the main theme, featuring muted guitar and Clavinet . During the second repetition of the main theme, it suddenly begins to slow into a breakdown that shifts key from A Major to B Major at the very end of the song.

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1998). The Great Rock Discography . Edinburgh: Canongate Books . p. 12. ISBN   0-86241-827-5 .