RIO CUBANA

A laid back cuban style piano composition

by Julian Bradley

h=80 straight relaxed & cool

rio cubana

Composed by Julian Bradley

Piano ff

A4 p

Dm7

(Em) Dm7

(Em)

8 Dm7

(Em)

(Em)

12

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Dm7

(Em) Dm7

1

16 Dm7

(Em)

(Em)

mf

B20

E¨m7

(Fm) E¨m7

(Fm)

24E¨m7 (Fm)

ff

1st time: continue to solos

B¨m7

E¨7

2nd time: END

- played before and after solo

3 2 1

(Can be played in 3rds, or in octaves)

5

28"the BREAK"

ff

D7

C7

3

D7

C7 D7

E7E7

3

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32 Dm7 Improv. using D blues scale:

SOLO x 4 rounds

E¨m7 Improv. using Eb blues scale:

16 bars Dm7 8 bars E¨m7

2

34

comping patterns

Dm (G/D) (Dm7) (G/D) Dm7 (Em7) (F²) (Em7)

38

cantaloupe island style voicings:

Dm7

(Em7)

(F²)

(Em7)

4th voicings:Dm7

(Em7)

42

4th chord side-slipping pattern:

ff

D7

C7

3

D7

C7 D7

E7E7

1 2 3 4

3

46

montunos in octaves:Dm7

ff

50

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montunos in 3rds �harmonized�:Dm7

ff

3

54

notated solo

ostinato pattern:

p

Dm

3 2

4 2

1

B¨/D

the "james bond" chord progression

58 Dm6

B¨/D

62 Dm

B¨/D

66

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Dm6

B¨/D

3 24 3

2 1 2 1 1

3 2 1

4

70 E¨m72 3 4 4 5

4 3 2

ff

1 (A¨7)

1 2 3 4

74 1

31

2

77 1

2 3 1

mp

Dm7 3 2 1 2 3 2

81

1

3

3

83

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3

5

86

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3 1 1

1 2 4

1 1

1 2 2

94 ff

2

E¨m71 2 3 1

1 2

1 1 2

(E¨m9)

98 3 2 1 1 2 1 1

3

5 5

3

6