Form (32-bar): : A (8 measures) - A (8) - B (8) - A (8) :
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{pick-up measure} A:: Em7/11 Dm7/11 Em7/11 Dm7/11
-----------------||----------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
-----------------||----------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|
-----------------||o---------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
-----------------||o---------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
----------5-/7---||--5==-----7==---5--|----------5-/7----|--5-------7==---5-|
--3/5-7-8------8-||-------------------|--3/5-7-8------8--|----5==-----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Em7/11 Dm7/11 Em7/11 Dm7/11
|------------------|---------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
|------------------|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
|------------------|---------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
|------------------|---------7==---5--|------------------|----------7==---5-|
|----------5-/7----|-5==-----7==---5--|---5/7--/7--/7-5==|==5==-----7==---5-|
|--3/5-7-8------8--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
__________________ __________________
| 1. [repeat A]| 2. [to B->]
|-----------------||------------------|-
|-----------------||------------------|-
|----------------o||------------------|-
|----------------o||------------------|-
|----------5-/7---||----------6-/8----|-
|--3/5-7-8------8-||--4/6-8-9------9--|-
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
B:: Fm7/11 Ebm7/11 Fm7/11 Ebm7/11
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|------------------|
|---------9==---7--|------------------|----------9==---7-|------------------|
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|------------------|
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|------------------|
|-6==-----8==---6--|----------6-/8----|--6-------8==---6-|----------6-/8----|
|------------------|--4/6-8-9------9--|----6==-----------|--4/6-8-9------9--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Fm7/11 Ebm7/11 Fm7/11 Ebm7/11 [to A->]
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|-----------------||
|---------9==---7--|------------------|----------9==---7-|-----------------||
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|----------------o||
|---------8==---6--|------------------|----------8==---6-|----------------o||
|-6==-----8==---6--|----------6-/8----|--6-------8==---6-|----------5-/7---||
|------------------|--4/6-8-9------9--|----6==-----------|--3/5-7-8------8-||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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... rest of tune a free-form improv over the same A-A-B-A 32-bar form: two
8-bar sections ("A-A") of Dm dorian, 8 bars of Ebm dorian ("B"), and 8 more
bars ("A") of Dm dorian. The bass starts "walking," the piano comps/
ad-libs quartal-modal chord voicings, and Miles & the other horn players
take leads in Dm & Ebm Dorian. (Dorian in Dm: d-e-f-g-a-b-c-d; Eb Dorian
a half-step higher). . . . Here's the start of Miles' lead, to give you a
better idea (note that the D dorian scale "fits" whether the chord is Dm7/11
or Em7/11: both consist of notes from this very scale)--
{pick-up} A::
-10=====-||------------------|------------------|------>
---------||------------------|------10-8----10--|-------
---------||--7============---|--10--------------|--7-7===
---------||------------------|------------------|---------
---------||------------------|------------------|----------
---------||------------------|------------------|----------->
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &
|
--:--tcg
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How to play Form (32-bar): : A (8 measures) - A (8) - B (8) - A (8) :
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.