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Erroll Garner · Key of Eb · AABA

Easy · 15 unique chords

Erroll Garner composed this in 1954, and it became one of the most recorded jazz ballads. Its chromatic passing chords and lush harmony make it a showcase for drop 2 and spread voicings.

Voicing style:

A

Ebmaj7Rootless A

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Ebmaj7Rootless B

Cm7Rootless A

F7Rootless B

A2

Fm7Rootless A

Bb7Rootless B

Ebmaj7Rootless A

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Eb6Close

B

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7b9Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Abmaj7Rootless B

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Ebmaj7Rootless A

C7Rootless A

Fm7Rootless A

Bb7Rootless B

A3

Ebmaj7Rootless A

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Eb6Close

Fm7Rootless A

Bb7Rootless B

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Practice this standard

Stage 4Close Position & Drop 2 — Learning Path

Listen to

Erroll Garner — Contrasts (original recording) (1954)

The composer's own piano treatment — spread voicings and lush harmony.

Chords in this standard

Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7 Cm7 F7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb6 Eb7b9 Am7 D7 C7

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards