Learn to improvise. 2005-2006. Lesson 16: ten chord schemes.

To improvise is something you can do without a chord scheme, but today we will try to follow a chord scheme.

HOMEWORK:
Choose from the songs below one line or choose a whole song or choose various songs to improvise on according to the given chord scheme.

Primal blues (12 bars): C C C C7 F F7 C C G7 F7 C C (8x)

I will wait for you:
Am Am Dm Dm G7 G7 C E7, Am Am Dm Dm Am E7 Am E7;
Am Am Dm Dm G7 G7 C E7, Am Am Dm Dm Am E7 Am Am;
Dm Dm Dm Dm Am Am Am Am Dm Dm Dm Dm Am Am F7 E7;
Am Am Dm Dm G7 G7 C E7, Am Am Dm Dm Am E7 Am Am.

Autumn leaves:
Dm G7 C Am Dm E7 Am Am, Dm G7 C Am Dm E7 Am Am,
E7 E7 Am Am G7 G7 C C, Dm E7 Am C D7 E7 Am Am.

Sheik of Araby:
C G7 G7 C, C G7 G7 C, C G7 G7 E7, A7 D7 G7 C.

Charleston:
C E7 A7 A7 D7 G7 C G7, C E7 A7 A7 Em B7 E7 G7,
C E7 A7 A7 D7 G7 C G7, C7 C7 F Fm C G7 C C.

We come together:
C G7 C F D7 G D7 G7, C G7 D7 G7 C C C F G7 F G7 C.

My way:
C Em C7 A7 Dm F G7 C, C C7 F Fm C G7 F C;
C C7 F F Dm G7 E7 Am Dm G7 F C.

Lady is a tramp:
C Cm F G7, C Cm F G7, C C7 F Fm, C G7 C G7; 2x
Am B7 C A7 F G7 C A7 F G7, C Cm F E7 Am Am G7 C.

Shadow of your smile:
C B7 E7 Am Am Dm G7 C C, Dm E7 Am C D7 B7 F7 E7;
B7 E7 Am Am Dm G7 C7 A7 Dm Fm Em A7 D7 Fm C.

I'm gonna sit write down:
C C Em Em C E7 Dm A7 F G7 C7 A7 D7 D7 G7 G7;
C C Em Em C E7 Dm A7 F Fm C7 A7 D7 G7 C C.

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