How would you think about the A-section of Autumn Leaves? The changes are 2-5-1-4 in Bb major followed by 2-5-1 in G minor so you could do the scale degrees for those two scales. However, it seems tempting to just do the whole piece in G minor, since it starts on the first scale degree and is just a descending sequence of ascending patterns from there.
I think of it in relation to G minor for sure. It does begin with a 2-5 to Bb major, BUT Bb major is diatonic to the G minor scale. Honestly I usually think of the beginning of Autumn leaves as a 4 7 3 6 2 5 1 in G minor. It helps you remember the changes but you do need to address the resolutions and alterations correctly. But yes you’re spot on, you can think of that A section as G minor.
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How would you think about the A-section of Autumn Leaves? The changes are 2-5-1-4 in Bb major followed by 2-5-1 in G minor so you could do the scale degrees for those two scales. However, it seems tempting to just do the whole piece in G minor, since it starts on the first scale degree and is just a descending sequence of ascending patterns from there.
I think of it in relation to G minor for sure. It does begin with a 2-5 to Bb major, BUT Bb major is diatonic to the G minor scale. Honestly I usually think of the beginning of Autumn leaves as a 4 7 3 6 2 5 1 in G minor. It helps you remember the changes but you do need to address the resolutions and alterations correctly.
But yes you’re spot on, you can think of that A section as G minor.