Chord Distribution Analysis
| Chord Symbol | Count | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 13 | 35.1% |
| Bb | 6 | 16.2% |
| Ab | 5 | 13.5% |
| B | 3 | 8.1% |
| F# | 3 | 8.1% |
| C# | 3 | 8.1% |
| D# | 2 | 5.4% |
| E | 1 | 2.7% |
No obvious ii-V patterns detected.
🎼 Sheet Music
Find Lead Sheet on Sheet Music Direct (PDF)Harmonic Highlights
- The piece utilizes prolonged Eb tonic stability followed by sudden chromatic mediant shifts (Eb to B major), creating a wide harmonic landscape characteristic of Holland’s modern jazz language.
- It employs “constant structure” major chords that move via non-functional root movements (such as E to F# to Db), bypassing traditional ii-V-I functional harmony.
- Rapid modulatory sequences utilize ascending fifths (B-F#-C#), creating a “lifting” effect that stretches the listener’s sense of the Eb major key center.
- The harmony oscillates between static modal drones and dense, non-diatonic triad sequences that require constant re-orientation of the tonal center.
Improvisation Focus Side-slipping major pentatonics and the Eb Lydian scale.
Difficulty Rating 4/5: The combination of static modal sections and rapid, non-functional major chord shifts requires high-level melodic fluidity and precise harmonic transposition skills.