The Bill Evans Arranging System

Brenden Lowe

4.2 Medium Spread Voicings

1. Practice Creating Medium Spread Voicings With The Melody Notes Given Through Through The 2-5-1's
(Choose Whatever LH Component Is Best For The Melody Note...Shells To Bass Note Or 1&7 or 1&3)

D -7 G7 C maj7
4
&4
w w w

G -7 C7 F maj7
w
&w w
4
b
C -7 F7 B maj7
w w w
&
7

b7 b
F -7 B E maj7

& bw w w
10

b b7 b
B -7 E A maj7
bw
& w w
13

b b7 b
E -7 A D maj7
bw bw
& w
16

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b b7 b
A -7 D G maj7
w bw
bw
&
19

#
C -7 F
#7 B maj7
#w
& #w #w
22

#
F -7 B7 E maj7
#w #w
& #w
25

B-7 E7 A maj7
#w
&w w
28

E -7 A7 D maj7

& #w w w
31

A -7 D7 G maj7

&w w #w
34

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D -7 G7 C maj7

& w w w
37

G -7 C7 F maj7

&w w w
b
40

C -7 F7 B maj7

&w w w
43

b7 b
F -7 B E maj7

&w w bw
46

b b7 b
B -7 E A maj7

& w w bw
49

b b7 b
E -7 A D maj7

& bw w bw
52

b b7 b
A -7 D G maj7

& bw w bw
55
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Practice #2
# #7
C -7 F B maj7

& #w #w #w
58

#
F -7 B7 E maj7

& w #w #w
61

B-7 E7 A maj7

&w #w #w
64

E -7 A7 D maj7

& w w
#w
67

A -7 D7 G maj7

& #w bw w
70