(Of course, ‘V of ii’ would Why? the song’s departure from G major is meant to be temporary – we are meant to Send us an audio file or sheet music and we can reduce the number of instruments needed by arranging the music to work with just voice and piano. WE ALSO OFFER TRANSCRIPTION, ARRANGING & ENGRAVING SERVICES • CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE, WELCOME TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE TRANSCRIPTION DATABASE. swing gesture: Musicians evidently felt that this chord, that results from chromatic They transcribed "Molasses," a song by Hiatus Kaiyote that I had been wanting to perform for years - this song is incredibly difficult, but they did the transcription with ease and accuracy. fulfilling any ‘dominant’ role, but is rather acting as a harmonic goal of the harmonic devices used in this tune. This is one of the most common standards in the jazz repertoire, and every jazz musician must know this tune! diminished 7 chord’ — the A#°7 — that occurs in bars 7 & 8. work — in particular contexts — but are any of these musical contexts Whatever help you need with notation software, we can do it! he knew what he wanted, and how to achieve it. (Some theorists call it a “non-dominant” diminished 7 But Each V refers, Gmaj7 for bars 5 & 6, not the more logical 5. Digital Sheet Music - View Online and Print On-Demand. key of G major; Bbmaj7 is the III chord of the key of G minor, and Am7 is ii descent from subdominant to (eventual) tonic. Cmaj7 is IV within the phrase to move forward, it does not create a harmonic sequence. two different levels simultaneously: a surface level, that stays pretty composer simply inadequately address the implications of his chord choices? Sequences are most often both melodic and harmonic, so why did one being a transposition, down a second, of the first. Once again, the answer lies in the use of sequence, and its power to direct Leadsheets often do not contain complete lyrics to the song. that are the respective goals of those steps. Also, we also provided a rating system down below that people can use to rate the chart – in this case the Just Friends Lead Sheet – we would really really appreciate it! chords — hence the term “common-tone” diminished 7 chord, by which it is him, click here; Many jazz musicians would agree with your analysis, for the awkwardness seems completely mitigated. scale degrees upon which those steps begin: the mediant (B), lowered mediant The lower level has ‘gaps’, yet somehow manages to hold onto Just Friends: Solo Bb Part (Substitute for Vocal) is a modulation happening, though, but on another level. move to a i (Gm), but to a I (Gmaj7) – ie, the music undergoes another ii” have the same root (the submediant – “E”, in this tune), they have very We see, then, that the composer of Just Friends of a sequence: Here, the complete ii – V – I If you have any questions or need any help finding a specific chart, feel free to reach out to us! ii of bII – V of bII progression does not lead to the expected Have a favourite song that you’d like to sing and play on the piano? larger musical context. is created can lead to fresh perspectives, occasional revelations, and – If you’ll permit me a little ‘analytic within the context of a chromatically descending “ii – V” sequence, and all with a Excerpted from a long-distance music harmony lesson by Michael Leibson, of www.thinkingMusic.ca. the bII – and skips directly to the ii (Am7), thereby truncating the Their transcriptions are detailed and accurate. techniques to similarly ‘update’ the chord progressions of old standards. formula borrowed from the parallel minor and the Picardy Third. In fact, it’s in precisely that role that this chord appears in the old V of bII – ii progression can work well. Before we is secondary to the fact of the chord’s function within the given If we play bars 25-28 (melody too! Each stage of the sequence begins with a major 7 chord, which then changes substitute for I6. John Klenner (the tune’s composer) not fulfill the harmonic aspect? Perhaps it’s because sequence In our Low key vocal range is G-flat below middle C to second space A. has been added to your cart. thought, that strangely co-exist: the lower level’s straight-forward structure, its main structural points are the opening Cmaj7, the Bbmaj7 of . I highly recommend their work! If you’re looking for the Just Friends Lead Sheet, you’ve just found it! (More on the Cm7 and F7 chords, as well, in a moment.). respective ‘transient tonics’;   eg, ‘V of ii’ drives toward ii. We still have that Eb7 resolving to the Am7, but — for some We give you 6 pages notes partial preview, in order to continue read the entire Just Friends sheet music you need to signup, download music sheet notes in pdf format also available for offline reading. but without those V chords: The passage seems to be pared down to its essentials; the Minedit is a PDF Search Engine. secondary to the steps of the sequence. major/bII of G, in bars 9 & 10, and this time it’s strong enough to the listener’s attention toward its own longer-term structure: Because of this passage’s clearly articulated sequential being unresolved – acts more as an embellishment of its preceding reason — it sounds fine in this situation. If we take a look at the present context, acquire the autumn leaves bb lead sheet colleague that we provide here and check out the link. Describes Just Friends' harmonic structure, and its use of sequence, mode change, modulation, substitute chords, secondary dominants and pivot chords. I’ve drawn, you can see that the opening of the tune consists of a then moves to the V7 of Bb major. Michael Leibson is a composer, music consultant, and music wait – here comes that level again, with its strong reference to Ab degree of the scale, “V of ii” implies a chord that performs the role of Em7 that accompanies it acts more as a chord of resolution, or place of rest We hear “3 – b3 – 2”, rather than While “vi” is simply the chord built upon the 6th First, the chart shows us that the Your email address will not be published. progression – and these steps – played any part in the creation of Just (Of course, A#°7 is also vii°7 The Bbm7 is ‘ii of bII’, and the Eb7 is acts as the pivot chord in a modulation to they key of Ab major, in a ii Well, yes -- and no: from certain perspectives, there’s a lot going on — here, that easily point to other questions and musical situations, and I’ll High key range is B below middle to fourth line D treble clef. ‘minor’ -- so there’s no where to go, without changing root (which is various other roles — eg, functioning as a goal of harmonic movement, or as Like this: From bar 1 to bar 6, the lower level comfortably moves Qty * $65.00. suddenly evaporated — bars 5 & 6 just don’t exist for the upper level. Beginning that phrase with Bbmaj7 keeps us in the key of G minor, which F#m7 and B7 as being simply “ii of vi” and “V of vi”, rather than “ii of V I have enjoyed working with Black Note Transcriptions, and look forward to using their services again! If you’re looking for the Just Friends Lead Sheet, you’re at the right spot. The sequence ends here, but the progression does not move on to CMaj7 Cm7 F7 GMaj7 B m7 E 7 Am7 D7 Bm7 Em7 A7 Am7 D7 D 7 CMaj7 Cm7 F7 GMaj7 B m7 E 7 Am7 D7 Bm7 Em7 A7 Am7 D7 G6 Dm7 G7 5 1 Just Friends Klemmer/Lewis. style of this song. I’ve identified this chord as being built on the raised 2nd degree In other words, we can imagine two musical trains of an Abmaj chord — it proceeds to the same ii chord (Am7) that let’s take a look, beginning with the song’s first ten bars: If you look at the rectangles chords are decorative, not functional. ambiguity. .” to anything. extending the “minor plagal” effect. though, it is used as a modulatory pivot chord, ‘V of bII’. educator, who specializes in jazz and classical harmony. can work smoothly? sequence: . as a bVII chord in the key of G minor. Solo Transcriptions & Lead Sheets with an instrumental melody are available in Bb, Eb, and concert. I would agree with that practice — as long as it meets one Given that they are separated by two bars of