Afternoon in Paris in C (chord/melody) (Jazz Lead sheet) - John Lewis
1 Pages
Key Information
- Instrument 1
- Melody
- Pages
- 1
- Difficulty
- Empty
- Type
- 1 Staff
- Instrumentation
- Unspecified
- Lyrics
- Empty
- Chord
- Empty
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Description
What's so cool about my lead sheet?
1. One page (featuring essential musical information.)
2. In key C, analyzing jazz standards with Roman Numerals isn’t new or ground-breaking, but it’s an important one for understanding how the harmony within a tune works. Do you want to learn Jazz or write cool music by learning different progression? Start to analyse all songs in C.
3. Works well in a band: Everyone in the band might work from the same lead sheet. The lead guitarist may play the melody or improvise, the keyboard player will comp chords, the drummer will play beats and fills, and the bass player will create a bass line. In some situations, transposed lead sheets are provided for transposing instruments, but more commonly, everyone receives the same lead sheet.
About this Song:
"Afternoon in Paris" is a 1949 jazz standard. It was written by John Lewis.[1]
"Afternoon in Paris" has a 32-bar AABA form and is usually played in the key of C major. In several of the song's phrases, the tonal center changes (when played in C, there is a shift to B♭ and A♭), defining a complex harmonic structure that is of interest to both theoreticians and soloists. (from WIKI)
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