'Autumn In New York'

Improvised solo by Doug McKenzie

b 44
&
4
?b 4

_QQ
E

Gm9

Am7

Q
3

_QQQ. ...

EbMaj7

b
_
___
__

be
_ q
3

Gm7

_
_
_ LH line D up to A

Am7b5

qq
bq

usual C7
8

b
n

10

A7alt

#_

D7b9

e _q
_q

b n

_
_

_
_

C13

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n_
_

b n

Q
QQ

E
n_
_QQQQ

_
_Q

qq
bq

Gm9

_Q

_qq
n QQ
Q

D13

b_

Bm7

_q

E7/G#

Eb9

_ b
_
_
#_

qq

#
q

Alternate chords replace the usual C7

# #Q
n

D7alt

QQ
Q
# qqq
bqbq
A good way to voice an A7(alt). In the RH a F Maj triad
A13
_
#_
n__
_over a standard
#_
n__
_ LH#_
n_rootless
_ #_
n__
_ voicing n#_
_

Eb13

bq_q_
#q_
_
E

C7b13

qq be nq b

q n
Sliding off b13 (Ab) up to 13 (A).
Q
Q
Q

_
_

FMaj9

An Eb lydian scale (= Bb Maj. scale)

Am7
3

EbMaj7(#11)

Gm7

bq_q_
#q_
_

_

QQ
Q

F69

qq
q _
_qq_

D7b9

#_
b

D9

n
n_

Gm11

Em11

10

Dm11

e
e
# e
_q _
A 2 handed minor11 voicing moves in step with the melody
__ __ __ n E Q

Fm11

11

Db69

bq
bbq_q

n_qq
_q
bQ

Q
3

_. _ b_ b E
b

bQ
b

bq_

q_q_ _
_.

_
_

_ n
An Ab Major pentatonic scale
bQ_
bQbQ_
bQ_Q
Q
Q
b
bh_
bQ
bq_
_
bh_

AbMaj9

Eb7sus

13

Cm9

_
_e q

Cm7/Bb

14

_
_

CMaj9

e e

#_ e

_
E nE
E
3

r Db7#11
16

_
_

Gm9

q
18

_q
Q
Q

15

_qqq

17

_
n
bQ
Q

BbMaj7

Q.
_QQ...

Dm9

_
_qe
E

19

G7alt
16

# n #. _ _ _ _
n b n_lickb_
The 'Cry Me a River'
over G7alt
#Q_QQ

_n _
bnb_
b

n b
b

_
__
_ b_
___
More 'Cry me a River'! this over Db7#11
_
The Ab lydian scale (= Eb Major scale)
_QQQ
Q
bQbQ
Q
bq_q
3

Am7

_q
QQ
Q

AbMaj7

C13sus

nq

h
_
#q_
_
_
_
_
_
n b e
_
_
_q

Db7#11
10

Cmaj7(#11) voiced with a D Major triad over C

Cm6/A

A7alt
3

AbMaj7

12

Cm11

qq
_
_
_q
q

_QQ

b#QQ
#Q

Bdim

Q
Q

C7alt

b_
__QQ

# n #

C9

b n b n
n_ #

b
#Q

nQ
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FMaj9/C

qq
q

20

_
_Q

Cm11
3

22

Gm7/C

qq_

n_
_qqq_

23

bb

qq
q

b.

C7#9

be
q
n
b bE_ _Q
n n _ _ _ _
3

16

E Q b

b_ n b_ n

b
n
_
b

Em7

bqbqq

q
n qq

C7

16

_q

bbh

b_ _

C7alt

nbqqq
nE

Ebm7

Fm7

Gm7b5

Q
Q

Q
b b n b #
nbE
b n

b n

27

F7alt

Bbm6

25

bb_ _ _
n b
3

b
b
_
b
Eb dorian scale (= Db Major scale)
bq
Q
q
bq_

Q _
_
_
bq_
n_ _
b_
_
_
_
_
_

Q b
b b b b
_ _
Db Lydian scale (= Ab
_QQMajor scale)
bQ_
nn_ _Q
Q
E
bqbq_
b_ b
Gm11

_
_
n

#Q

_
_hhh

Db7sus

DbMaj7

28

Dm11

Ebm9

Moving the 5th of Bbm (F) chromatically up for interest

Fm9

26

_
_

21

Bbm#5

b
qq
b
q

Am7b5

Bbm

24

h
_
_
_hh

_
_ _

_QQ
b_
__
_Q

CMaj7

#q_q
q

_
_q

D7alt

#q
#n_

DbMaj7 3

29

bqb_

_
_

q
_
3

e
_

q
_
_
E Q
3

_
_

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Gm7

30

_
_

BbMaj7

32

_
_ _ _q

AbMaj7

D7

GbMaj7

Gm7b5

_q
#q_
_

31

Gb9

qq
qq
bq_
q_q
_
_
q_qq
q_
_
bbqnq_
_
_
_
q
_
Harmonising the first phrase using Major 7th chords
Q
bQbQ
bqbq
qq
Q

F69 _

34

Am7

_
n_
_
n_
Q
_
_
_

_
_
__

_
H
_
H
_
__H

_
H
_
_
_

#q_q
_ _ b
q
n

b _
_
_
_
_
_
_

F69

_ _
n_
_
__ _
_ n_
_
q
q

F69(#11

33

C7alt

n_

_
Q
_
_

_
_

_
E
_
_
_

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