LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Reharmonization on Night in Tunisia

marksdg -- 05/02/2005, 10:00:12 -- #13463

Just thought I would share a reharmonization I worked up for a slow intro to Night in Tunisia.  These are just the chords, but the melody fits over it, with a little embellishment thrown in Original Chords:  |Eb7  | D-  | Eb7  | D-  | Eb7  | D-  | E-7b5  A7| D-7  | Changed chords:  |Ealt  | A-  |Ealt  | A-  D7| G-7 C7| F7 Bb7| E-7b5  A7| D-7 | I voice the Ealt (just left hand) as Ab Bb D G I voice the A-  as A C E F I believe that in the triplet in the melody, the Db has to be changed to a D sometimes to fit over the chords. I do this as a slow, out-of-time intro, but the chords might work in the middle of the piece as well (but in a band would have to be known by everyone). Sorry I couldn't put together a midi or sheetmusic, but I don't have any midi software or a scanner.

onimousomnibus -- 05/04/2005, 18:34:46 -- #13545

i always thought that alt implied every alteration...flat nine and sharp 5...am i wrong?

7 -- 05/05/2005, 01:54:47 -- #13553

Maybe this will clear up your confusion: http://www.Jeff-Brent.com/Lessons/altered.html

marksdg -- 05/05/2005, 09:08:00 -- #13557

In the case of the Ealt there is a #9 (G) and a b5 (Bb).  If you saw that voicing by itself, it would be difficult to define what chord it is, but here since it resolves to an A- it makes sense to say it is an Ealt, and other variations of E alt work as well.

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