Comments on: Autumn Leaves Chord progression

By: Giancarlo

Giancarlo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:01:30 +0000

This post is awesome, how come didn´t I found it before?

Thank you for posting this. I will try to check more often this blog in case you don’t have RSS

By: Owain

Owain — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:18:33 +0000

Hi Hooper. There are hundreds of ways to play over this scale and as you rightly said the Bb major bebop could work over this progression as it targets that Db note you mentioned. I never really liked using bebop scales much but many other people love them. I guess it comes down to personal choice. I always recommend using an arpeggio based approach for best results as it allows you to clearly outline the harmony of a progression but there is nothing wrong with adding some Bbmaj bebop over the V chord in this case.

Play around with different approaches and see which ones sound best to your ears.

Hope that helps. : )

By: Hooper

Hooper — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:22:53 +0000

I’m a jazz neophyte, so forgive this question if it sounds ridiculous. Why can’t you solo in using the Bb Bebop scale over the entire first section of the song. D7b9 fits right into that scale.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:47:03 +0000

Very helpful!! Thanks! I need to work on minor chord progressions. I would not have noticed
Am7b5 | D7b9 | Gm7 | Gm7 was 2 5 1 in Gm. I like the harmonic minor over the Am and D7!

By: thom

thom — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:39:35 +0000

Thanx…this was what I needed to get started on Autumn leaves. Well presented, I say, good lesson!