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- What scale is used in autumn leaves?
- What is the rhythm of autumn leaves?
- Which key is autumn leaves in?
- What is the structure of autumn leaves?
What scale is used in autumn leaves?
Autumn Leaves is in the key of concert G minor. Take a look at the G minor scale. From the minor key you can either memorize it's relative key, or use this trick: think a major key a minor 3rd up from the minor key (or vise-versa).
What is the rhythm of autumn leaves?
Two of the most iconic jazz versions of Autumn Leaves combine the tune's melody and chord progression with a rhythmic figure idiomatic to jazz sometimes called the 'Charleston rhythm'. This title relates the rhythm to the James P. Johnson composition of the same title which was in turn named for a 1920s dance craze.
Which key is autumn leaves in?
What is the structure of autumn leaves?
Autumn Leaves is a great jazz standard that is an excellent example of a song that moves back and forth between a major key and it's relative minor key. Originally written in the key of G Major (and it's relative, E Minor), it is usually played in Bb Major (or G Minor).
