131 It Might As Well Be Spring 2

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TEXT: First Chorus Rubato
TEXT: Then 3 choruses of jazz trio.
MARKER: G/D pedal
MARKER: Introduction - 2 chords/scales over D pedal
MARKER: Ab/D bass - uses Eb Major scale -i.e D Locrian
MARKER: G/D - G Major scale
MARKER: Ab/D
MARKER: Melody starts here
MARKER: Internal descendingChromatic line begins on 3rd of G Major 7
MARKER: Chromatic line Finishes on root of next chord (Dm7)
MARKER: Arpeggiated bass notes - leave out some - wide intervals cover more of the piano
MARKER: Bm7
MARKER: F9 - approaching the next dominant chord in the cycle - E7
MARKER: E7
MARKER: Bb7 approaching next dominant chpord  - A7 alt
MARKER: A7 alt instead of Am7
MARKER: D7
MARKER: LH plays descending Chromatic scale begin on 3rd of G Maj 7 - RH plays Melody
MARKER: Finishes on low Db before playing the root of the next chord C
MARKER: Gospel type cadence
MARKER: On Dm7 chord - Block chords - Dm7 on Chord tones, diminished chords on non chord tones
MARKER: LH begins trill on 5th and 6th
MARKER: RH plays melody with discordant lower tone
MARKER: Bass and Drums in
MARKER: Style like Oscar Peterson/Gene Harris
MARKER: 'Bluesy' style - much based on the blues scale G,A,Bb,B,D,E
MARKER: Lots of sliding off black onto white chord tones
MARKER: D/D, Db/D,C/D, B/D played in a drum like fashion with both hands
MARKER: 6ths - in key of G, all chord tones have a Black note beneath each
MARKER: RH plays block chords - all diatonic (white notes) on this C6  chord
MARKER: On Ab dim, an easy run to play - use 3rd finger on Black notes
MARKER: Chromatic connections to chord tones of Ab dim7
MARKER: On Abdim Diminished (Whole step 1/2 step scale
MARKER: Locked hands style
MARKER: 'Red Garland' type chords - RH plays octaves with internal perfect 5th.
MARKER: LH plays rootless LH voicing
  • Path: Disklavier Jazz 2/131-It Might As Well Be Spring 2.mid
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  • Updated: February 10, 2026

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