A minor Caterpillar, for songs like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, and 2 2
many others. 3 3
Try the Caterpillar chord progression, but 4 4
this time start with a root position A minor 7. 5 5
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Caterpillar until you reach E7. 7 7
So A minor 7, squeeze in D minor 7 middle inversion. 8 8
I go down to G7. 9 9
And again to C major 7 middle inversion. 10 10
Play it again to F major 7, root position. 11 11
And again to B half diminished 7, middle inversion. 12 12
And again to E7. 13 13
And back to A minor 7, middle inversion. 14 14
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I'm sure you've heard that progression many, many times. 16 16
Covers a lot of jazz songs and standards. 17 17
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Another fun way to use the progression is to change from using the chords in your 19 19
left hand to the right hand. 20 20
But keep position on the piano exactly the same. 21 21
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Okay? 23 23
Just a base note in the left hand for each chord. 24 24
So we can try the bossa nova bounce. 25 25
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Okay, that's great if somebody's singing, and you can play that as an accompaniment.