6 sweet chord progressions

- in a kenny barron style -

Composed by Julian Bradley

PROGRESSION #1: excerpt from "Falling In Love For The First Time"
F11 A7(#4) C11 B7(#4) A7(#4)
4 2 5 3
3 2

j b bj
1
3
& 4 b b j b j j
b
Piano mp mf
b b
{ ?3
4


b b



b

b b
Continue changing pedal with each chord

G11 G7 F11 A7(#4) C11

7 4 2 4 5 2 4 5
2 3 1
1 1
b j b
& b j j b j b b j b b j b
b b
mp
b

b
{ ?
b b
b b

b b

13 B7(#4) A7(#4) G11 G7 F7

4
j b j b 1 3
4
& b j b j b j b b 4
b
mf mp p
b b U
{ ? b
b b b b

This is an excerpt from my piece 'Falling In Love For The First Time'. The full piece is included in my
Best Chords In The World bundle, along with other emotional jazz pieces like 'Venice Beach In Winter' and 'Dancing With You'
b b


4
4

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PROGRESSION #2: "the hand stretcher!"

19 B(4) C9 A7(9) A6(9)
4 j j b
&4 j j
b Jb J j j J j j bJ

mp
b b b
{ ? 4 b
4

1

b b

b b

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PROGRESSION #3: "a beautiful modulation" Feel free to transpose chords up or down an octave
23 C11 D7(#4) F11 b w
j j b J w w j j b
& j j J b J
b
w
mp b w
w b
{
?

29


b



G7(#4) B11 C7(#4)

& j j J w j j b bJ w bj j b J
b b

b b
w w bb
{
?
b

b


b

34 E11 E7(#4) G11

w b w j
& bj j b J j j # w j j # #J
w # #
w
? bb # w #
{
# #

40 A7(#4) C11 D7(#4)

# w #
& w j j # #J w j j J #j j # J
#
# w
? w w #
{


#

46 F11 G7(#4) B11
w
& j j w j j # #J w j j J
J
w #

# w w
{
?

##




#

52 C7(#4) E11 F7(#4)

&
w j j #J w j j j w j j w
J
w
? w w
{




#

2
w




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59 A11 B7(#4) D11

& j j J w j j J w j j j w


w w
{?


b


w

65 E7(#4) G11
j w
& j j w j j
b J
? w w
{ b
b




69 A7(#4) C11 U
& j j J w bj j b J w


w
? b b w

{ b

PROGRESSION #4: "Kenny Barron voicings up and down"

(Slow tempo - sounds good played to an RnB style beat)

G11 E7(#4) C11 A7(#4)

73 F11 A7(#4) C11 E7(#4) F11 D7(#4)

& bb b b bbbw
w
b w
mp
? bb bb w b
{ b
Change pedal with each chord
b w
w bb

Progression #5: "Descending in 3rds"

A7(#4) F11
77 C11 D7(#4)
b b

b b b
& R
mf b
b b
b ? b b
{?



3

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79 C11 D9 C7 C11 D9 C7

& b b
bbw
w br b bbw
w
mp <n> <n>
w w
{
? w
w w
w

Progression #6: "reflections" Descending in 4ths

Feel free to adjust octaves - transpose up or down an octave

83 C11 G11 D11 A11 E11 B11 F11

w w
w w

& bw
b w
w w w w w
w bw w w w w
w
w w
w w #w ##w
? w w w #w
{ w w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w w
w ##w
w

90 C11 A11 E11 B11 F11 C11

bbbw bbw bw
& #w
w
w
w
bw
bb w
w
bw bbbw
w
w bw
w
w w
w w
bbbw w w
{
? #w
## w
w
w
w bw
w
bw
bw
w w
w
w

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