6 sweet jazz piano chord progressions

- demonstrated in the key of c minor -

Composed by Julian Bradley

Progression #1: "Descending in 3rds"
C7 A7 F7 D7 C9 C9
4
& 4 bb
w
bw
b w
b w w
bw
b

Piano
w
w

w
w
{ ? 4
4 bb
b
w
w
w
w

Variation A: (Kenny Barron voicings)

4 C11 A7(#4) F11 D7(#4) C11 C11
b w
& b w bw
b w
b bw
b

b w
w
{ ? bb


b
w
w
w
w

Variation B: (arpeggiated Kenny Barron chords)

A7(#4) F11 D7(#4)
C11
7 b
b b b
& R b
mf
b b b
b b
{ ?

?

b

optional

C11 D7 C7 C11 D7 E7 F7 F7 G7
9

b r b b b b n # n##
& b bbw
w b b b n
mp

? w # #
{
1
w



b

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Variation C: adding a melodic line
C9 A9 F9 D9 C9 C9
13
n b w
& b
b b b w bbw
w
w
b bb w

{
?
b b w
w

Chord progression #2: a descending glide progression

17 C7 B7 B7 A7 C9
j j
b
bb
&
b ##w
ww
w w
ww
w
j
##w w
{
? #
J
Variation a: kenny barron voicings
b w w

C7 B7 B7 A7 C9
21
b b j #w
w w
w
& b J bb w w
## n ##w w
? #w w
{
J
b
J
w w

Variation b: an r'n'b sounding V7 reharm.

25 C7 B7 B7 A7 C9
j
& b b #
j 43
b b #n n ## w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w

{
? #
J b
j

#w w
43

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

b
mp mf
b b

{
?3
4

b
2
b



b


b
b
Continue changing pedal with each chord
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 G11 G7 F11 A7(#4) C11
35 2 4 5 2 4 5
2 4 3 1
j b
1 1

& b j j b j b b j b b j b
b b b
mp

b b b
{ ?
b b b n
b
b

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

4
j b 3

& j b j b j b
1

j b b 4
4
b b
mf mp p
b b U
{ ? b
b b b b 4
b b 4
This is an excerpt from my Jazz piano composition - 'Falling In Love For The First Time'. The full piece is included in my
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PROGRESSION #4: "the hand stretcher!"

47 B(4) C9 A7(9) A6(9)
4
&4 j j b J j j b j j J j j bJ
b J
mp b
b b
{ ?4
4 b



b b

b 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)

F11 A7(#4) C11 E7(#4) F11 D7(#4)
51

b
& bb b b bbbw
w
w

mp

bbb bb w b
{ ?


Change pedal with each chord

3
b

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w bb

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PROGRESSION #5: "a beautiful modulation" You can transpose chords up or down an octave

55 C11 D7(#4) F11 b w

w
& j j b J w j j J j j
b J b
b
mp
w b w w
b
{
?

b



61 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

66 E11 E7(#4) G11

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

72 A7(#4) C11 D7(#4)

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


#

78 F11 G7(#4) B11

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

84 C7(#4) E11 F7(#4)

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



4



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91 A11 B7(#4) D11

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


w w
{
?


b


w

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

101 A7(#4) C11 U

w
& j j J w
bj j b J

? b w w
{ b b

5
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