Autumn Leaves?

[Psichosis]

I'm having an audition soon to a musical institute, and it's required to play one jazz song, and I've chosen Autumn Leaves. But I'm not really sure how I should arrange it. In the beginning when it's the melody I'm probably gonna play in a "two-feel" and then when the solos start I'll start walking, but then I have know idea how I should do it. So can somebody help me? :p

[Kobaia]

i've tapped a 2 feel and played the melody. if you have a 6 it's no sweat. the easiest 2 feel is just I V.

[Tryxx]

Yeah... I don't know what you're asking, but I have this and I'm going to hope it helps.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/game101/autumnleaves1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/game101/autumnleaves2.jpg

[Psichosis]

i've tapped a 2 feel and played the melody. if you have a 6 it's no sweat. the easiest 2 feel is just I V.

I'm going to play it with a band, so I must stick to the bassline only. But that's not really the issue, I just want to know how to arrange it (Melody, solos, ???).

[Kobaia]

what instruments are in it?

[Tryxx]

Josh: My teacher said that sheet music was incorrect, but that's the music we were given at basslines. Explain.

[Kobaia]

sample basslines may work, but many times you're given changes and you have to improv. and i've seen this song in 2 diffrent keys

[Tryxx]

Ah, alright. Yes, he said something about the key being off. Thanks.

[HaVIC5]

Josh: My teacher said that sheet music was incorrect, but that's the music we were given at basslines. Explain.
Thats just a transcription of that recording, a very famous one.

[Psichosis]

what instruments are in it?

I don't know. It was just written that I will be playing it with a band.

[Kobaia]

Thats just a transcription of that recording, a very famous one.
so are all the real book

[peeted]

wenever i play it i just play the begining hook thing then just outline teh chords till half way through, start walking (mabie adding bits of the melody in hear and there) then go back to bassics at the end...

[HaVIC5]

so are all the real book
Real Book music is lead sheets, this is a bass transcription.

[Tryxx]

They have Real Books for the bass clef. We use them in my lessons.

[flea_slap_god]

i have a bass arangement of the song, ill upload it, one minute.

[Psichosis]

i have a bass arangement of the song, ill upload it, on minute.

That would be awesome! :thumb:

[flea_slap_god]

do you have an email i can send it too, yousendit is being gay.

[Psichosis]

do you have an email i can send it too, yousendit is being gay.

mats_odahl@yahoo.se

[Left Shoe]

im still not sure what this guy wants

[Psichosis]

im still not sure what this guy wants

I wanna know how to arrange the song, like where to put all the parts. For example, the song consists of an A and B part, and right now I'm planning on first playing through the AB parts in a two feel, then solos on AB where I play walking but then I have no idea what should come. I'm not so familiar with jazz so I was just thinking if there are some common pattern used or something.

Yeah I know, I'm a bad explainer. :p

[cAPS_lOCK]

Here is a version of Autumn Leaves as played by solo bassist Mike Dimin. Even though he mainly plays the melody and chords, it could serve as a bit of inspiration, me thinks. Notation/tabs are beyond the links at the very bottom of the page.

http://www.michaeldimin.com/autumn.htm


On a separate note, go Lordi! :p

[HaVIC5]

They have Real Books for the bass clef. We use them in my lessons.
Its a lead sheet in bass clef. This is a transcription of the bassline from a specific recording. Big difference.

[Jamie]

Anyone heard Wynton Marsalis' version of this? I love it :)

We played this song in Sight Reading too, its a great song - can't really help with the arranging, but I guess listening to Wynton's version may help?

[Shinobi_sniper]

The Miles Davis version is in a different key than most other versions, but it's one of the most popular version.

How strange..

[peeted]

i enjoy playing along to the miles davis version more than others, it has more "feel"

[HaVIC5]

The Miles Davis version is in a different key than most other versions, but it's one of the most popular version.

How strange..
It's in G minor, which is played just as much as the E minor version.

[HaVIC5]

Josh: My teacher said that sheet music was incorrect, but that's the music we were given at basslines. Explain.
After listening, there are are one or two snafus in the transcription, but other than a couple notes, its all right.