HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF “AUTUMN LEAVES” – J.Mercer
Second part
In the first part, I listed the most “ingoing” scales to play over the chords of the piece during improvisation.
In the second part, I will list the most “outgoing” scales.
A: A-7 / D7 / Gmaj7 / Cmaj7 / F#-7b5 / B7 / E- / E- /
B: F#-7b5 / B7b9 / E- / E- / A-7 / D7 / G maj7 / G maj7 /
F#-7b5 / B7b9 / E-7 Eb7 / D-7 Db7 / Cmaj7 / B7b9 / E- / E- /
A-7: C diminished whole-tone/half-tone,
it is possible to convert the chord to A-7b5 and play the
Eb lydian scale over it.
D7: C diminished whole-tone/half-tone, Eb lydian, Ab lydian, Gb lydian
Augmented.
F#-b5: C diminished whole-tone/half-tone.
It is possible to convert the chord to F#-7 and play the
A lydian scale over it.
B7b9: A lydian, G lydian augmented.
E-: conversion to E-7b5 and use of Bb lydian scale.
Giuseppe Perna.