Things Ain’t What They Used To Be

COPYRIGHT: Copyright © 2005 by Doug McKenzie
TEXT: Ellington - (verse by K Jarret)
MARKER: Verse added by Keith Jarrett - there are also words by singer Carol Welsman
MARKER: Start of 12 bar blues chorus theme
MARKER: This blues phrase uses the'other' blues scale' -(D), F,G,Ab.A,C,D -
MARKER: Another typical bluesey phrase - the notes of a 2nd inversion F triad
MARKER: Easy to finger run on F9 - G(5),Eb(3),C(2),A(1),Ab(3),G(1),Gb(3),F(1)
MARKER: Basically inversions of an F triad played with upper diatonic neighbour
MARKER: Phrase is Gm triad with surround tones on each note
MARKER: Oscar Petersonesque blues phrase
MARKER: On B dim - a voicing is moved around  - LH plays single notes  between chords
MARKER: Chords played in 2 against 3 (2 chords played in triplet rhythm)
MARKER: Typical bluse phrase on turnaround
MARKER: Another 2 against 3 passage
MARKER: Tritone substitution for F7 - i.e. a B7 chord - to approach the Bb7
MARKER: Downwards arpeggio of diminished chord
MARKER: More downward arpeggios of chords
MARKER: On Gm7 chord - basically chord tones surrounded
MARKER: On C7 - a diminished Half/whole scale RH and LH a minor 3rd apart
MARKER: Must finish on a chord tone
MARKER: Disjointed sort of LH/RH kind of playing !!
MARKER: F chords preceded by upper neighbor chord
MARKER: On Bb7, each note of Bb triad embellished with a turn
  • Path: Disklavier Jazz 3/275-Things Ain't What They Used To Be.mid
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  • Updated: January 31, 2026

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