Peanut Vendor (El Manisero)

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MARKER: Intro on a C7#9 chord
MARKER: Montuno figure played with LH only
MARKER: New repetitive figure in RH (montuna)
MARKER: LH 'stride' pattern played
MARKER: C half/whole tone diminished scale
MARKER: RH improvises in diatonic thirds (from F Scale)
MARKER: Quite an easy run to execute - a C7 arpeggio followed by descending chromatic notes to next octave
MARKER: 'Bluesey' figure
MARKER: Use just thumb and index finger alternately to climb the scale
MARKER: Melody harmonised in diatonic fifths (from F Maj scale)
MARKER: More 'bluesy' licks
MARKER: 'Wrong' out-of-key notes resolve by step to chord tone
  • Path: Disklavier Jazz 2/196-Peanut Vendor (El Manisero).mid
  • Size: 52 KB
  • Updated: January 31, 2026

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