Chord Distribution Analysis
| Chord Symbol | Count | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Dbmaj7#11 | 5 | 20.8% |
| F#m7b5 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Fmaj7#11 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Ebmaj7#11 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Emaj7#11 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Dmaj7#11 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Bmaj7#11 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Cmaj7 | 1 | 4.2% |
No obvious ii-V patterns detected.
🎼 Sheet Music
Find Lead Sheet on Sheet Music Direct (PDF)Harmonic Highlights:
- The composition opens with a static four-bar F#m7b5 vamp, establishing a non-resolving Locrian or Locrian ♮2 modal environment.
- Utilizes parallel Lydian movement descending by whole steps (Fmaj7#11 to Ebmaj7#11 to Dbmaj7#11), bypassing traditional functional dominant-to-tonic resolutions.
- Features “constant structure” harmony in the latter section, shifting the Major 7#11 chord quality through rapid, non-diatonic root movements including major thirds and minor seconds.
Improvisation Focus: Lydian modal mastery combined with quartal (fourth-based) melodic vocabulary.
Difficulty Rating: 5. This piece is highly advanced due to its fast tempo and the requirement to navigate shifting modal centers without the aid of standard ii-V-I cadences.
📚 Standard Available in:
The Real Book - Volume I
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