I made this easy piano arrangement in a tonality close to the. Am7 d7 a m7 d 7 gmaj7 gm7 cmaj7 c7 f m7 f m7 5 b7 cm7 b7 f7 11 em7 e7alt 1. Autumn leaves roger williams, 1955 top older rock and pop song lyrics with chords for guitar, and downloadable pdf. The popular song autumn leaves originally came from the french song les feuilles mortes literally the dead leaves written in 1945 by joseph kosma with lyrics by poet jacques prevert. Johnny mercer wrote the english lyrics for it in 1947. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves in c. Print and download eric clapton autumn leaves guitar recorded versions with tab. Badi assad 2, fareed haque 1, joe pass, mick goodrick 3, stanley jordan 1. When he was six, he started on piano, then at eleven switched to. Besides being one of the most commonly played standards at jam sessions, the autumn leaves chord progression is a great study for major and minor ii v i chords 90% of the autumn leaves chord progression alternates between major and minor iivi progressions. The autumn leaves drift by my window the autumn leaves all red and gold i see your lips the summer kisses the sunburned hand i. Each section is 8 bars long and marked out on the example below for you to follow along with. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Here are arpeggios for the chord progression to autumn leaves.
Em f m7 f m7 5 b7 9 em fm7 b 7 am7 am7 d7 e m7 d7 a 7 gmaj7 cmaj 11 f m7 5 b7 em7 e 7 dm7 d 7 cmaj7 cmaj7 c7 b7 9 em fim e7alt medium jazz a autumn leaves johnny mercer. Barney kessel 5, gabor szabo 1, john abercrombie 2, mike stern. Many recording artists covered this song but it is best known by frank sinatra, nat king cole and miles davis. Learning the autumn leaves chord progression is an important part of learning jazz guitar. The second solo is more advanced and takes more harmonic liberties.
Piano kenny kirkland guitar stanley jordan bass charnett moffett drums jeff tain watts. Thats a good way to start, when you want to play jazz. This article traces the compositions interesting history through the various published versions, and shows how its oftstudied musical structure has ties to classical compositions. Also each arpeggio is kept to one octave except for chords that last 2 bars. His technique allows the guitarist to play melody and chords simultaneously. Oct 19, 2015 autumn leaves became a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, both as an instrumental and with a singer. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips, the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold since you went away. Download or print bill evans autumn leaves sheet music notes, chords in minutes. Its a well known tune and it still covers a lot of important cadences in a key. Originally written in the key of g major and its relative, e minor, it is usually played in bb major or g minor.
Learn how to play joseph kosma songs for acoustic guitar online. Autumn leaves sheet music johnny mercer guitar tab. Not figured how to combine chords and tab together yet fiddly bits. Below i have made a chord analysis showing the perfect harmonic balance in the. Learn how to play eva cassidy songs for acoustic guitar online. Autumn leaves d minor trio gzi 20161023 sheet music for. Dm bm75 esus4 e am7 fmaj7 fc bo amadd9 e a7 bbmaj7 a7 gm dm7 gm the falling leaves c7 fmaj7 drift by the window bbmaj7 em75 the autumn leaves a7 dm of red and gold gm i see your lips c7 fmaj7 the summer kisses bbmaj7 em75 the sunburned hands a7 dm i used to hold a7 since you went away dm the days grow long c7 and soon ill hear fmaj7 old winter songs em75 a7 dm but i miss. Autumn leaves is a 32 bar song form that follows the aabc song form structure. Check out autumn leaves by stanley jordan on amazon music. Bob dylan autumn leaves sheet music in d minor download.
How to play autumn leaves on guitar jamie holroyd guitar. Stanley jordan born july 31, 1959 is an american jazz guitarist whose technique involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands. Dm bm75 esus4 e am7 fmaj7 fc bo amadd9 e a7 bbmaj7 a7 gm dm7 gm the falling leaves c7 fmaj7 drift by the window bbmaj7 em75 the autumn leaves a7 dm of red and gold gm i see your lips c7 fmaj7 the summer kisses bbmaj7 em75 the sunburned hands a7 dm i used to hold a7 since you went away dm the days grow long c7 and soon ill hear fmaj7 old. Remember to click on the included lesson mp3 to hear the chords and melody in action. Joseph kosma autumn leaves acoustic guitar sheet music. And soon ill he gm7 ar c7 old winters am7 song dm7. For those of you out there that already have a firm grasp on creating bluegrass licks and are interested in.
Besides being one of the most commonly played standards at jam sessions, the autumn leaves chord progression is a great study for major and minor ii v i chords. I just couldnt get into stanley jordan from a listening perspective. This article traces the compositions interesting history through the various published versions, and. Autumn leaves chords by eric clapton songsterr tabs with. Check out stanley jordans version of autumn leaves.
I see your gm7 lips, th c7 e summer ki am7 sses dm7. Songbook collection authentic guitar tab virtuoso series pdf free. Print and download autumn leaves sheet music by bob dylan. Here is the bass lines for autumn leaves that everyone contributed to last week. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for voice, range. Ive kept them on the highest strings as much as possible which are where you are more likely to improvise.
I hope you enjoy working on my arrangement of autumn leaves. Autumn leaves became a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, both as an instrumental and with a singer. It is technically in the minor key, but i like to mention the major key also to avoid any ambiguity, espically since the tune dances between the major and minor keys so much and since both common keys have a g associated with them. Eric clapton autumn leaves guitar tab in b minor download. Nov 27, 2008 stanley jordan autumn leaves mt fuji festival jazz 1991. Nat king coles recorded version was the theme song for the 1956 movie, autumn leaves, starring joan. Stanley jordan songs for all instruments and levels. Since you we e7 nt away am7 the days grow lon dm7 g. Sound is foremost and is the first thing a person latches onto when you sing or play.
Eva cassidy autumn leaves acoustic guitar sheet music. It has been recorded about 1400 times by mainstream and modern jazz musicians alone and is the eighth most recorded tune by jazzmen. Autumn leaves is a great chord progression to start improvising following the harmony. This is only for reading, so i made the melody very simple. Song lyrics with guitar chords for autumn leaves roger. History and analysis of autumn leaves current research in jazz. Blue note released his album magic touch, which sat at no. Judging by the number of times it has been recorded, autumn leaves is the most important nonamerican standard in the jazz repertoire. Autumn leaves is the most important nonamerican standard.
Please consider making a small donation to support this project for a free hd tutorial go to. Autumn leaves chords by eric clapton songsterr tabs with rhythm. I made this easy piano arrangement in a tonality close to the eva cassidy. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in d minor. Some of my students want to learn how to play jazz piano, and i want them to sing at the same time. Print and download autumn leaves sheet music in pdf. Close your eyes and listen to the autumn leaves video linked above thinking of.
Stanley jordan born july 31, 1959 is an american jazz guitarist whose technique involves. Bass tablature for autumn leaves by cannonball adderley. You will hear musicians playing autumn leaves in a variety of keys. Stanley jordan autumn leaves mt fuji festival jazz 1991. Gm is the relative minor to bb major which is a favorite key for trumpets and saxophones. Interestingly, although this song is jazzy, most musicians find the tunes infectious chord. Sep 08, 2010 hi david, thanks for your honest question. First of all, this key is commonly played in two keys, concert bbgm and concert gem. I had a great time coming up with all the cool lines for the solos.
This is one of the most wellknown standards of all time. This album, which is essential listening for any jazz guitarist, was recorded live in 1965 with unit 7 wes montgomery. In this lesson i will go over a set of jazz guiat arpeggios in one position, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the. Autumn leaves is a great jazz standard that is an excellent example of a song that moves back and forth between a major key and its relative minor key.
Looking forward to hearing your walking bass lines over autumn leaves. Unit 7 is a great jazz standard composed by bass player sam jones during the time he was working with cannonball adderley. Autumn leaves d minor transcribed from nat king coles variation. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Using drop 2 voicings on guitar, you can play a sophisticated chord melody arrangement of the first 16 bars. Live in montreal jazz festival 1990 bass player charnett moffett the drummer tommy campbell thank you for way of seeing. I chose gm because that is the key my jazz friends play it in. Autumn leaves chords by nat king cole songsterr tabs with. The falling leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold. G 21 50 30 23 52 30 c chord 1st and 5th drift by my window eva uses this in over the rainbow.
Dm7 the autumn le gm7 aves of c7 red and go dm7 ld. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Stanley jordan came to prominence with the release of his 1985 debut album magic touch, a revolutionary project that dually placed him at the forefront of relaunching legendary blue note records into a contemporary entity in jazz and beyond, as well as establishing the thentwentysomething jordan as among the most distinctive and refreshing new voices of the electric guitar. There is a lot of meat in these solos and i encourage you to work through it all at your own pace. Having two a sections which are almost the same means the harmony and chords in the first half of the tune are almost identical. The most famous version of unit 7 is on wes montgomerys album smokin at the half note. Bill evans autumn leaves sheet music notes, chords piano.