RIO CUBANA

A laid back cuban style piano composition

by Julian

Bradley

rio cubana

h=80 straight relaxed & cool

Piano

ff

A Dm7

Dm7

12

Dm7

Composed by Julian Bradley

(Em)

(Em)

Dm7

(Em)

(Em)

RIO CUBANA
Copyright Julian Bradley 2014
www.JazzHeroBooks.com

(Em)

Dm7

(Em)

B Em7

16

Dm7

20

ff

32

(Fm)

ff
3 2 1
5

Dm7

C7

mf

(Fm)

Bm7

E7

C7

D7

D7

E7

Improv. using D blues scale:

16 bars Dm7

Em7

Improv. using Eb blues scale:

8 bars Em7

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Copyright Julian Bradley 2014
www.JazzHeroBooks.com

E7

SOLO x 4 rounds

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

"the BREAK" - played before and after solo

D7

Em7

1st time: continue to solos

2nd time: END

28

(Fm)

Em7

24

(Em)

34

Dm

comping patterns
(G/D)

(Dm7)

(G/D)

cantaloupe island style voicings:

38

Dm7

(Em7)

(F)

4th chord side-slipping pattern:

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D7

42

(Em7)

C7

montunos in octaves:

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46 Dm7

Dm7

(Em7)

(F)

4th voicings:

Dm7

C7 D7 E7

D7

(Em7)

(Em7)

1 2

E7

montunos in 3rds harmonized :

50 Dm7

ff

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Copyright Julian Bradley 2014
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notated solo
ostinato pattern:

54 Dm

58

2 4

2 1

Dm6

Dm

B/D

B/D

Dm6

B/D

66

the "james bond" chord progression

62

B/D

1
1

3 2 4 3 2 1 2

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2 1

70

5
Em7

(A7)

4 5
2 3 4
4 3 2

ff

74

77

2
3 1

1

81

83

mp

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Copyright Julian Bradley 2014
www.JazzHeroBooks.com

Dm7

3 4

3 2 1

86

4
1
1
1 2
1
1
1 2 2
3

90

2 1

94

Em7

2 3 1

ff

1
12

1 2

12

98

3 2

(Em9)

RIO CUBANA
Copyright Julian Bradley 2014
www.JazzHeroBooks.com