I wrote three articles for the banjo newsletter based on the jazz standard autumn leaves. Yenne lee autumn leaves guitar tab in e minor download. I chose gm because that is the key my jazz friends play it in. Most people associate the song with the american jazz tradition as it is often played and recorded by well known jazz musicians. Learn autumn leaves chords and the 251 progression for jazz. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. I start by playing the entire song, then we take a look at the right hand part or the melody, followed by the left hand part or bass noteschords of autumn leaves. We cover all aspects of flatpicking the acoustic guitar, from novice to expert in the genres of bluegrass, folk, old time, americana, western swing and more. Piano sheet is arranged for piano and available in easy and advanced versions. Before you learn a chord melody for autumn leaves, make sure you know the melody as single lines first to avoid getting lost or tangled up in big chords.
It is most helpful that all the chords she uses are listed at the top of the score in more or less the order in which she plays them in the song. Autumn leaves offers a popular way for beginning jazz musicians to become acquainted with jazz harmony as the chord progression consists almost solely of iivi and iiv sequences which are typical of jazz. If any of these chords are new to you or challenging, check out the piano chords page. This is not arranged by me, i only responsible for typing this version out. The melody hits a certain note and then the chord progression changing under the held note of the melody is sort of important to the song. I made this easy piano arrangement in a tonality close to the. Print and download eric clapton autumn leaves guitar recorded versions with tab. Learn how to play eva cassidy songs for acoustic guitar online. Contains printable guitar tab plus an interactive, downloadable digital guitar tab file.
The key that i am using for autumn leaves in this arrangement is g minor. I see your gm7 lips, th c7 e summer ki am7 sses dm7. Nat king coles recorded version was the theme song for the 1956 movie, autumn leaves, starring joan. How to play autumn leaves on guitar jamie holroyd guitar. Using drop 2 voicings on guitar, you can play a sophisticated chord melody arrangement of the first 16 bars.
Interestingly, although this song is jazzy, most musicians find the tunes infectious chord. Chordie does not index songs against artistscomposers will. Autumn leaves in c sheet music for piano download free. Major, minor, dominant 7th, and diminished, along with the root note button and the counterbass. Song lyrics with guitar chords for autumn leaves roger. Autumn leaves jazz guitar chord melody sheet music plus. Autumn leaves is the most important nonamerican standard. Many recording artists covered this song but it is best known by frank sinatra, nat king cole and miles davis.
This is not the key from the real book, but it is the most common key for performing the song. Autumn leaves the song and the chord melody arrangement. Gm gm9 gm7 gm7 c7 am the falling leaves drift by my window dm7 gm7 c7 dm7 the autumn leaves of red and gold gm7 c7 am7 dm7 i see your lips, the summer kisses gm7 c7 dm7 the sunburnt hands i used to hold e7 am7 dm7 since you went away the days grow long gm7 c7 am7 dm7 and soon ill hear old winters song gm7 c7 am dm7 but i miss you most of. Autumn leaves easy piano tutorial how to play autumn leaves. This month i present to you three versions of the famous jazz standard autumn leaves. 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. Free and guaranteed quality tablature with ukulele chord charts, transposer and auto scroller. You will hear musicians playing autumn leaves in a variety of keys. Learn how to play joseph kosma songs for acoustic guitar online. Joseph kosma autumn leaves acoustic guitar sheet music. It seems important to the way the song steps down through the chords. Autumn leaves eva cassidy chords and lyrics for guitar. Autumn leaves lead sheet gmaj7 em gmaj7 em em gmaj7 em7 b.
Does anyone know where i can get a hold of a chord sheet for autumn leaves. Autumn leaves guitar tab by nat king cole with free online tab player. In the hal leonard real book the initial progression is repeated twice and it has the g maj 7 to c maj 7 change. Print and download autumn leaves easy piano sheet music. Nat king cole autumn leaves chords learn song with the online tabulature player eadgbe verse 1. Gm is the relative minor to bb major which is a favorite key for trumpets and saxophones.
The first shows several different voicings for the chords. This is my first attempt of creating a chord melody over a jazz standard. The ultimate goal is to play the chord melody arrangement provided at the end of this blog post. Title microsoft word autumn leaves nat king cole author. Print and download autumn leaves jazz guitar chord melody sheet music. Autumn leaves easy piano by joseph kosma digital sheet.
Autumn leaves became a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, both as an instrumental and with a singer. While three, four or fivenote chord shapes are essential sounds for any jazz guitarist, sometimes using twonote chords aka double stops is the best way to get your ideas onto the fretboard when comping behind a melody or soloist. Song autumn leaves ukulele chords and tabs by ed sheerran. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The falling leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold. Autumn leaves tab by nat king cole jozzler electric. Learning the autumn leaves chord progression is an important part of learning jazz guitar. The falling leaves drift by my window the falling leaves of red and gold. D7 em am 7 fbm7b5 am7 fm7b5 fm7b5 am 7 cmaj7 cmaj7 dm7. Autumn leaves sheet music johnny mercer guitar tab. Autumn leaves chords by doris day with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. Since you went away the days grow long, and soon ill hear old winters song. Some of my students want to learn how to play jazz piano, and i want them to sing at the same time. I decided to write out my solo guitar version of autumn leaves in the key of g, because of the open string possibilities the minor iivi in e minor permits.
Eva cassidy autumn leaves acoustic guitar sheet music. Misc traditional autumn leaves chords ultimate guitar. This course with tabs, standard notation and chord diagrams runs in progressive steps. Autumn leaves chords were originally, and are most commonly, performed in the key of e minor, but are also played in g minor and other keys. Autumn leaves chords by nat king cole songsterr tabs. Autumn leaves roger williams, 1955 top older rock and pop song lyrics with chords for guitar, and downloadable pdf. Dm7 the autumn le gm7 aves of c7 red and go dm7 ld. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves in c. The song above is not stored on the chordie server. In autumn leaves, chris is clinging to the remnants of his relationship in an attempt to save it. Autumn leaves melody and solo study jazz guitar online. Print and download yenne lee autumn leaves guitar tab.
Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. 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. Since you went away the days grow long and soon ill hear old winters song but i miss you most. Autumn leaves jazz piano sheet music for piano download.
Easy autumn leaves chord melody and quick howtoplay. This is only for reading, so i made the melody very simple. Because of this, having a strong hold on the melody and improvising is essential learning. The second article looks at the relationship between the melody and the chords. Print and download autumn leaves sheet music in pdf.
I see your lips, the summer kisses, the sunburned hands i used to hold. 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. Autumn leaves is a tune that is heard on many instruments in many genres all over the world. Chords autumn leaves the autumn leaves chords jazz chord melody arrangements autumn leaves lyrics and chords. In this jazz guitar lesson you will learn how to play the melody and the chords of the famous jazz standard autumn leaves. The form of autumn leaves is aab where a is 8 bars and b is 16 bars, so it is a 32 bar form. First of all, this key is commonly played in two keys, concert bbgm and concert gem. I see your lips the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold. He shows a vulnerable side in the melancholic track, pleading with. Please consider making a small donation to support this project for a free hd tutorial go to. Download and print autumn leaves piano sheet music by johnny mercer.