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Autumn Leaves is a popular song from the 1940s from France which has been covered by so many singers and jazz musicians in every type of sauce possible. The simple falling circle of fifth harmonies which underly the song have inspired numerous performers to write everything from sentimental ballads by Nat King Cole to the experimental versions by legendary musicians like John Coltrane.
Use Joseph Kosma’s piano sheet music version for the most basic easy piano version. If you have a singer go with Nat King Cole’s which is more for intermediates and you can more clearly see how the circle of fifths are arranged.
Have a look at the basic harmonic progressions that belong to the song which will truly help you to ultimately master performing the bass and melody sections. Practice the chords independently more than once to discover the structure built into the song in your mind and consequently the treble and bass registers is going to be simpler to add.
In the key of C major they would go like this: D minor 7, G dominant 7, C major 7, F major 7, B half-diminished 7, E major 7, A minor – repeat. Note how each root goes down a fifth!
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free sheet music
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