Autumn Leaves - Soloing with Arpeggios

Jens Larsen
http://www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - The Chords of Autumn Leaves
Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
1 2 3 4
E-Gt

8 8 6 8
8 8 7 7
8 7 7 8
8 6
8 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

5 6 7 8

4 4 3 3
5 5 3 3
5 4 3 3
5
5 3 3

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7

9 10 11 12

8 8 6 8
8 8 7 7
8 7 7 8
8 6
8 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

13 14 15 16

4 4 3 3
5 5 3 3
5 4 3 3
5
5 3 3

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

17 18 19 20

4 4 3 3
5 5 3 3
5 4 3 3
5
5 3 3

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 Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
21 22 23 24

8 8 6 8
8 8 7 7
8 7 7 8
8 6
8 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 B 7

25 26 27 28

4 4 3 3 8 8
5 5 3 3 8 7
5 4 3 2 6 6
5 3 8
5 3 6

E maj7 Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

29 30 31 32

8 4 4 3 3
7 5 5 3 3
8 5 4 3 3
6 5
5 3 3

33

34

35 36

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 Example 2 - Arpeggios of the chords
Cm7 F7
37 38 39 40

6 8 5 8
8 6
5 8 5 8
5 8 7
6 6 8
8 8

B maj7 E maj7
41 42 43 44

5 6 6
6 8
7 7 8
7 8 5 8
5 8 5 6
6 6

Am7( 5) D7
45 46 47 48

5 5
8 7
5 8 5 7
5 7 7
6 5 9
5 8 5 8

Gm7 C7
49 50 51 52

6 6 8
6 8 5 8
7 5
5 8 5 8
5 8 7
6 8

Fm7 B 7
53 54 55 56

8 6
6 9 6 9
5 8 7
6 6 8
6 8 5 8
8 6

57

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 Example 3 - Autumn Leaves with arpeggios
Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
58 59 60 61

6 6 5 5
8 8 6 6
5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7
7 7 8 8 5 8 5 8
8 8 6 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

62 63 64 65

5 8 5 8
8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7

66 67 68 69

6 6 5 5
8 8 6 6
5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7
7 7 8 8 5 8 5 8
8 8 6 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

70 71 72 73

5 8 5 8
8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

74 75 76 77

5 8 5 8
8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7

78 79 80 81

6 6 5 5
8 8 6 6
5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 7 7 7 7
7 7 8 8 5 8 5 8
8 8 6 6

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Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 B 7
82 83 84 85

5 8 5 8 6
8 8 7 7 6 5 8 6 9
5 8 5 8 7 7 7 5 5 8 7
7 7 5 8 6 8
8

E maj7 Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

86 87 88 89

5 8
8 7 6 6 6 6
7 7 5 8 7 7 7 7 7
5 8 5 8 7 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8
6 6

Example 4 - Autumn Leaves connecting rubato

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
90 91 92 93

6 8 5 6
8 6 8 8
5 8 8 5 7 8 8 7
5 8 7 7 8 8
6 8 6 5 5 8
8 6 5 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

94 95 96 97

5 8
7
5 7
7 5 5 7
6 6
8 5 8

Example 5 - Autumn Leaves connecting arpeggios

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
98 99 100 101

6 8 6 5 6 5
8 8 6 8
5 8 8 5 7 8 7
7 7 8 8 5
8 6 6 8 6 5
8 5 8 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7 Cm7

102 103 104 105 106

5 8 5
8 7 6
5 8 7 5 7 7
5 7 7 5 8 8 5
6 9 8 5 5 8 8 5 5 6
5 8 6 6

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 Example 6 - 3rd and root of each chord in the song
Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7 Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7
107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114

5 6 6
8 7
8 7 5
5 5
8 6 5
8 6 5

Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7 Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122

5 6 6
8 7
8 7 5
5 5
8 6 5
8 6 5

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7 Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7

123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130

6 6 5
7 8
5 8 7
5 5
5 8 6
5 8 6

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 B 7 E maj7 Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7

131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138

6 6 6
7 5 8 8 7
5 7 5
5 5 5
5 8 6 5
5 8 6 5

Example 7 - Cm7 to F7 line rubato

139 140

5 8 5
8 5 5 8 7
6

141

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 Example 6 - 3rd and root of each chord in the song
Cm7 F7 B maj7 E maj7
142 143 144 145

6 6 8
5 5 8 6 7 7 7 8 7
8 8 5 7 7 8 8
8

Am7( 5) D7 Gm7 Gm7 Cm7

146 147 148 149 150

8 5 6
8 7 7 7 8 6 6 6
5 5 8 7 7 7 7 8
8 5 8 8

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