Exercise in Stride Piano Style

Step 1. (Broken 10ths)

Exercise by K. Hewitt

(Swing 8ths)

&
C

E7/B

? #

C/E

A7

10

D7

A7/E

1.
C C7/E F A7/G G7

G7

b b n

b n

n
C

E7/B

? #

E7

bn

n b
b

2.
C/G D9

n b
b n
n

G7/B

A7/E

C7/G

C6

C/E

A7(#5)

D7

G7

A7

1.
A7

D7

E7

# n b

nb
b

& #
#
3

? nn # n b # n bb nn

n
n

14

D7

Step 2. Easy Stride (3 note voicings)

&

b
b

& n# n

? n # n

C7/G

G7

2.
C/G D9

n nbb n
n
b
b
C6

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Step 3. Stride Level 2 (4 note chords)

C6

E7(b9)/B

&

A7

#
n

? #

19

C6/E

3 A7(#5)

& n# n
? nn b#

23

G7(b9)

n bn

C6

E7/B

n#

A7(13)

1.
A9

G9

#
nb
b

#
bb nn
n
n b b n

C7/G

A7/E
#

b

n b

C6

A7(#5)

D7

G7

1.
C C7/E F A7/G G7

b b
b b

D7

G7/B

b n n


b

E7

bn

n b
b

2.
C/G D9

n nbb n
n
n b
b

D7

Rall....(2ndx)

# #n nn

&
3
# n

? n n

32

C6

A7(b9)/E

b#

D7

F6

Step 4. Stride Level 3 (Octaves -both hands)

n
28
n
&

C9/G

C6

nD7
#
n

b bb
b

2.
C/G D9 C6

bb n
n
b
b