Song Importance Joins

1 Blues Blues form. Extremely common chord sequence. Contains the IV n Back brick and the notion of dropping back. Bootstrap 2 Ive Got Rhythm AABA form. Extremely common chord sequence. Sidewinder 3 Cherokee AABA form. Introduces the IV n Yak brick; Donna Lee Opening; B&S cadence approach; and has a bridge made up of New Horizons. New Horizon; Cherokee; (Dogleg) 4 Sweet Georgia Brown (Dig) ABAC form. Introduces dominants round the cycle and Chromatic Dropback. Sidewinder 5 Indiana (Donna Lee) ABAC form. Introduces the Donna Lee Opening brick, the Slow Launcher; On-Off; TTFA; Somewhereand To IV n Yak. (Dogleg); Backslider 6 How High the Moon (Ornithology) ABAC form. Two New Horizons + Bauble progression used in many other songs. New Horizon; Bauble; (Bird SPOT) 7 Out of Nowhere ABAC form. Introduces On-Off (nowhere)-On + Dropback; Rainy cadence; Sideslips. Cherokee; Bauble 8 Perdido AABA form. Introduces the 7-chord Dropback; I Got Rhythm Bridge. Sidewinder; (Two Goes) 9 Honeysuckle Rose AABA form. Introduces the Honeysuckle Bridge used in many other songs, the two goes or more cadence; to IV n Back; TTFA. Bootstrap; Woody; (Two Goes) 10 Whispering (Groovin High) ABAC form. Introduces the On Off On + Dropbackbrick; Yardbird substitution. Bauble; (Happenstance) 11 All the Things You Are AABA form. Introduces the Pennies Ending; Extended cadence; Overrun; Nowhere. Sidewinder; Homer; New Horizon; Bauble 12 Night and Day Unusual form (ABABCB). Introduces the Starlight Cadence; On-off-on-off (oscillations); Night and Day Cadence. Bauble 13 Lover AABA form. Introduces the Sideslipconcept. Bridge modulates to key III. Bauble So, yes, there are some songs that are worth more in terms of what they teach you than others. All the terms are described in the book and 238 songs are roadmapped in full to show the common elements across the repertoire. Good luck! John Dropback.co.uk Home