RIO CUBANA

A laid back cuban style piano composition

by Julian Bradley
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rio cubana

h=80 straight relaxed & cool Composed by Julian Bradley

Piano ff

A Dm7
4 (Em) Dm7 (Em)





p

8 Dm7 (Em) (Em)

12 Dm7 (Em) Dm7

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16 Dm7 (Em) (Em)

mf

B Em7

20

(Fm) Em7 (Fm)

1st time: continue to solos

2nd time: END

Bm7 E7

24 Em7 (Fm)


3 2 1
ff




5



(Can be played in 3rds, or in octaves)

"the BREAK" - played before and after solo

28 D7

C7 3
C7
D7 D7 E7

E7












ff



3

SOLO x 4 rounds

32

Improv. using D blues scale: Improv. using Eb blues scale:

Dm7 Em7

16 bars Dm7 8 bars Em7

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34 Dm (G/D) (Dm7) (G/D) Dm7 (Em7) (F) (Em7)

cantaloupe island style voicings: 4th voicings:

38 Dm7 (Em7) (F) (Em7) Dm7 (Em7)

4th chord side-slipping pattern:

1 2
C7 D7 E7

42 D7 C7 D7 E7

3

4

3




ff



3

montunos in octaves:


46 Dm7



ff

montunos in 3rds harmonized :

50 Dm7

ff

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notated solo

ostinato pattern:
54 Dm B/D
2 4


2 1

3

the "james bond" chord progression

58 Dm6 B/D

62 Dm B/D

66 Dm6 B/D
3 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1

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Em7 (A7)
70

4 5

2 3 4

4 3 2 1

3 4
1 2

ff

74
3
1
2



1

77

3 2 1

1 2 3 1 Dm7 2 3 2



mp

81 1





3 3

83
3







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86

3 1 2 2
90

1 1 1 2 4 1 1

2 1 12
Em7
94
2 3 1

1 2

1

ff



(Em9)

12 3
98 1
3 2 1

1




3
5 5

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