a fine romance
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A Fine Romance Solo improvisation by Doug McKenzie
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Roll the two handed chords slightly
Bb/FBb/FBb/FBb/F FdimFdimFdimFdim F7susF7susF7susF7sus
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briefly follow the melody - this one perfect 4ths
The first of a number of 'constant structures' that
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Dbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/F
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F7susF7susF7susF7sus
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Parallel perfect 4ths follow the melody
LH plays a note a semitone above the triad root
Here - 2nd inversion major triads (RH)
F7b9F7b9F7b9F7b9 BbMaj7BbMaj7BbMaj7BbMaj7
Bb7Bb7Bb7Bb7 Eb7Eb7Eb7Eb7 G7G7G7G7
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series of diminished chords follow the melody down chromatically
Another constant structure - this time a
EdimEdimEdimEdim Dm7Dm7Dm7Dm7 G7G7G7G7 Cm7Cm7Cm7Cm7 F7b9F7b9F7b9F7b9
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The line begins with a type of turn on the 5th (D,E,D,B,C)
- then up the half/whole dim scale (C,D,Eb,F,Gb) then an F13(b9) arpeggio (Gb,A,D,Gb,A,D,A)
Gm7/FGm7/FGm7/FGm7/F F7susF7susF7susF7sus F7F7F7F7
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More perfect 4ths move with the melody ...
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Gm7/FGm7/FGm7/FGm7/F G7G7G7G7
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C7(#11) - RH - a D Major triad and LH - Root and 7th
F7(#11) - RH - a G Major triad with upper and lower neighboursBb triad notes are 'surrounded'
C7#11C7#11C7#11C7#11 C7C7C7C7 F7#11F7#11F7#11F7#11 F7susF7susF7susF7sus Bb/FBb/FBb/FBb/F
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Qscale to enclosed chord tones on F7sus
Over Fdim -the Whole/half dim scale then chromatic ..
FdimFdimFdimFdim F7susF7susF7susF7sus Dbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/F
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QWhite note Glissando up to target tone
Dm/FDm/FDm/FDm/F Gm7/FGm7/FGm7/FGm7/F F7susF7susF7susF7sus
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A diminished chord on each melody note
Eb7Eb7Eb7Eb7 G7G7G7G7 EdimEdimEdimEdim Dm7Dm7Dm7Dm7 G7G7G7G7
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Tremolo on A triad -
LH plays Bb - RH plays A maj triad
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Broken arpeggio on Bb triad
ascending diminished scale
around Ab - then a Whole /half This line begins with an enclosure 'Surrounding' F7 chord tones - then
a direction change ... then up the Bb major scale - then
Bb/FBb/FBb/FBb/F FdimFdimFdimFdim F7susF7susF7susF7sus
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Bb Whole/half tone dim scale on Bb diminished
Dbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/FDbdim/F
Dm/FDm/FDm/FDm/F
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Gm7/FGm7/FGm7/FGm7/F F7susF7susF7susF7sus F7F7F7F7
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Thirteenth voicings move in parallel with the melody
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QOn C7 a pattern made up from half/whole tone diminished scale.
Similar angular phrase using notes from F7 half/whole diminished scale
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More LH F pedalling on the offbeat in the middle register
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HnH__nHMelody harmonized with 'Killer Joe' 2 hand 13th voicings in parallel
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Tremolo on A triad - LH plays Bb - RH plays A maj triad
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