Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
This jazzy Christmas tutorial on ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’ is based on the chords and changes from the Bill Evans arrangement – check it out if you haven’t heard it already.
We simplify and shorten the arrangement into a 2 page transcription that can be downloaded below. Print yourself a copy which will be a useful supplement when watching the lesson.
The arrangement is quite challenging, containing upper structure triads and examples of suspended harmony – it’s nice to see how a master of jazz piano employs these devices in his playing.
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Bill Evans was a true innovator. He revolutionised the sound of the jazz trio and influenced jazz pianists that came both before and after him.
Upper structure triads are complex sounding altered dominant chords. They will add texture and sophistication to your playing.
Introduced by the pianist Bill Evans, the ‘So What’ chord is a minor 11th voicing that sounds great over minor chords with the 5th in the melody.
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