Licks for 'Autumn Leaves'

by Steve Flack

(a) Major II - V - I runs

Lick 1 (a)

3
Am7 D7 Gmaj7

7 7 8 7 5 3 3 5 7
5 8 7 7 3 5 5 3 5
5 7 5 7 5 7
7 5 7 7

Lick 2 (a)



Am7 D7 Gmaj7

8 5 5 5 8 5 3 2 3
8 8 5 5 7 7 3 3
5 7 5 4
7 5

Lick 3 (a)

3 3
Am7 D7 Gmaj7

7 8 7 5 7 5 8 2 5 2 3 2
7 8 7 5 7 5 7 6 5 3 3 3
7 5 7 5 4

Lick 4 (a)


3
Am7 D7 Gmaj7

7 5 5 7 8 5 3 2 3 5 7 8 10
5 8 6 7 7 7 3 8
7 5

Lick 5 (a)


3 3 3 3
Am7 D7 Gmaj7

8 5 5 5 8 7 8 7 7 8 9 10 7
8 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 7 6 7 6 7 8 8
7
2 Autumn Leaves licks (cont'd)
(b) Minor II - V - I runs

Lick 1 (b)



3 3

F# 7 B7

8 10 8 8 10 8 7 8 7
10 10 10 7 7 7 10 8 10 8 7
9 9 8 8 9 8
10 7
9 9
7

Em7

7 7 10 12
8 10 8 8 8 7 10 8 10 12
7 9 7 7 9 7
9 9
7

Lick 2 (b)


3

F#7 B7 Em7

8 7 7 7 7 10 7 6 7
10 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 8 8 10 7 8 7 8
9 9 8 8 9 7 9 7 9
10 10 7 9
9 9 7
7

Lick 3 (b)


F#7 B7

8 7 7
10 7 8 10 10 7 10 7
9 8 8
10 7 9 7
9 9 9
7

3 3

Em7

10 12 10 12 10
8 10 12 12 12 11 10 8
7 9 9
5 7 9
7
 Autumn Leaves licks (cont'd) 3

Lick 4 (b)


3

3
F#7 B7 Em7

8 8 7 7 10 7 10 7
10 7 7 10 7 7 8 8 8
9 9 9 7 8 8 7 9
9 7 9 7 8 9
9

(c) Major I - IV runs

Lick 1 (c)





Gmaj7 Cmaj7

3 2 3 3 5 3 5 7 3
3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3
4 4 4 4 5
4 5 5
3
3

Lick 2 (c)

Gmaj7 Cmaj7

3 3 5
3 3 3 5 4 5 5 3
4 2 4 5 4 5 4
4 2 4 5 5 5
3
3

Lick 3 (c)




Gmaj7 Cmaj7

3 3
3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5
4 5 4 4 5 4
4 5 5 2
3 3
3
4 Autumn Leaves licks (cont'd)

Lick 4 (c)


Gmaj7 Cmaj7

7 8 5 7 5
7 8 7 5 3 5 8 5 6 5
7 5 5
5 3 2
3

Lick 5 (c)

3

3


3 3 3 3
Gmaj7 Cmaj7

7 10 8 8 5 5 3 3
8 8 10 8 5 6 5 3 5 3
4 7 5
4 5
2 5
3

Engraving: Jerome Madulid