273 These Foolish Things

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MARKER: Hands in contrary motion - LH descends chromatically against melody
MARKER: F7alt (substitute for Fm7)
MARKER: Easy Whole Tone Scale Run - LH plays Db,Eb - RH playsF,G,A,B
MARKER: Note - the sustain pedal down whilechord, then  run is played
MARKER: Pedal down again to catch the next whole tone run
MARKER: Another easy run based on Whole T Scale over Bb7 alt
MARKER: LH plays Gb,Ab (Black notes) RH plays white (C,D,E)
MARKER: LH/RH contrary motion again
MARKER: AbMaj7#5 (= C/Ab)
MARKER: Internal voice moves on Ab chord E,G,F(b6,Maj7,6)
MARKER: Surrounding tones on F7 chord
MARKER: Over Bb7sus a series of diatonic 3rds
MARKER: 3 octave Unison melody
MARKER: on Bb7alt, RH whole tone cluster over LH 3rd and 7th
MARKER: On AbMaj7, internal voice - up from 5th to Maj7 chromatically
MARKER: Pedal Bb through this
MARKER: Bridge played in 3
MARKER: Begin 4/4 ballad tempo
MARKER: On F9, figure is the F triad - each triad note  is 'surrounded'
MARKER: Easy run on Bb7
MARKER: Ab(3),C(5),Ab(3),F(2),D(1),Db(3),C(2),B(1),Bb(3),A(1),Ab(3)
MARKER: Similar run on F7 chord
MARKER: Again, similar run on C7 - same fingers work as above
MARKER: And agin on F7
MARKER: Top note is 'pedalled' aginst changing harmonies underneath
MARKER: It is kept going even into the next section - then resolved
MARKER: Reversal of roles of Left and R Hands - melody below chords above
MARKER: Lydian final chord ( = F/Eb)
  • Path: Disklavier Jazz 3/273-These Foolish Things.mid
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  • Updated: February 10, 2026

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