Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009)

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First chorus - bass in '2' - piano leaves lots of space-

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No sustain pedal used-

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LH jabs chords in more or less regular pattern just before '1' and just before '3'-

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'Surround' tones on A (the 9th) then finally on G (root) then D (5th)-

D7alt

Gm

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Cm7

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n n b n
bn
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On F7 - play F chromatically up to tritone (B) back a m3rd (Ab) up a tritone (D) etc-

E!Maj7

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This is just an arbitary pattern - can be imposed on any chord -must resolve smoothly
Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 3

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Typical Bill Evans-ish arpeggio like pattern on BbMaj 7 to EbMaj7-

Am7!5

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D7alt

Gm

Q #e q nq q

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Simple melodic phrase can be enhanced by repeating each note in a regular rhythm-

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Gm

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52

F7
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4 note pattern repeats moving down (more or less) in scale steps

Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 4

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D7

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#q
66
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Basic triad chord tones played rhythmically-

Gm
_ 3 _
64

Fm7
61

Gm

n_QQ

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65
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Same melodic/rhythmic idea repeated diatonically

Same rhythm begins the next chorus

B!Maj7

E!Maj7

_ n __ b _ b _ n _ _q
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b_ n__ 68 n__
67

QE

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The note C is used as a 'pivot' tone repeated betwwen other notes- _
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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 5

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the F7 is played as a #9 chord-

E!Maj7
3

Am7!5

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77
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78

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Same for Bbmaj7 - is played as Bb7#9-

D7alt

nqe
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Am7!5

82

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D7alt

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83 H
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Cm7

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On D7, the notes of an E triad are used melodically

F7

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Q
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3

e nq

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Diatonic thirds up the keyboard - volume increasing

Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 6

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E!Maj7

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F7

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Next chorus back to '2' feel-

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Black notes under some chord tones can be used to slide into the chord-

B!Maj7
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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 7

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108

D7alt

n_ b_ n_ _

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111

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E E Q

Am7!5

q
114
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Chord tones enclosed by neighbors weave around for this longer phrase-

D7alt
115

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Gm

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n _QE

116

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117
Q
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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 8

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118

E!Maj7
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Gm

nq

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Am7!5

D7

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122
123
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A simple 3 note phrase is repeated with increasing intensity-

Fm7

_QE

D7

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___Q n___Q ___Q __ b_ n_ __

B!Maj7
b
n

_
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n

_
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On this F7, a brief switch to E Major pentatonic adds a bit of spice!-

Am7!5
127

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F7

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q b n #
125
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128

n_#Q
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126

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129
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bnE bnE bnQ bE_

More of the chords 'dirtied up' a bit with black note lower neighbors-

F7

n b Q

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131

nE__Q

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B!Maj7

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132
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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 9

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Am7!5

Q
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n
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b n b n
133
134
n___QQ
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n

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142
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n_

137

n n E bQ e nq
3

Cm7

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138

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Another more or less arbitary pattern unrelated to the underlying harmony-

139

145

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Another brief move into unrelated pentatonic (E) then quickly resolved back in key-

Gm#
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136

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D7!9

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nE

B!Maj7
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140
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n
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141
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2 notes (more or less chord tones) play in regular rhythmic pattern-

D7alt

# # n _ _
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143
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e
q

Am7!5

Gm

n__ _ __ 144_ #___ n__ ___ __q

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D7alt

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147

n # n
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Another chromatic type phrase is shifted down in scale stepsAutumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 10

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Cm7

_ e #q_ n_ _q
E

148

F7

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154

Fm7

qq
q
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Am7!5

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166

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Some wrong notes (an E triad) add spice-

Am7!5

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n
3

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D7!9

n b b n
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This phrase's integrity comes just from its strong angular shape ...-

G7

b
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165

n
e
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172
Q
QQ
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E!Maj7
3

q _ qq b
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171
QE QE Q
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D7alt3_

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175

Gm

176

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nn_QEQ

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F7

q q n E
q

173
Q Q QE QE Q _EQ _
E

..... and its final resolution strongly in key-

Gm

Small clusters of notes and the note below are played in a strong rhythmic pattern-

B!Maj7

# n _ _q
QnE 168
_
_QE _EQ

#q E

Cm7

_qq _ #_ n_qq _ qq n_
169
170
#E nq #E E nq QE QQ

E!Maj7
3
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e q n

Q Q n_ _E
174
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n__
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Increasing intensity and volume-

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177

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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 12

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Gm

188

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Same idea as at measure 26-

Gm

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Autumn Leaves (Corrected Version July 2009) - Page 13

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Out chorus - melody played fairly simply this time with block chords

193

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