[C] Summer's [Am] breeze [Dm7] used to [G7] bring [C] To [Am] my fingertips [Dm7] The [G7] taste
Let’s be honest. If you are a novice pianist, downloading an might be overwhelming. Oscar Peterson was a technical phenomenon with massive hands and a speed that bordered on superhuman.
The Mastery of Simplicity: Analyzing Oscar Peterson’s "Days of Wine and Roses" Transcription
Despite the sophisticated harmonic progression, Peterson injects raw blues vocabulary into the solo. The transcription captures frequent use of minor third to major third slides, grace notes, and the flat-fifth blue note over major chord structures, grounding the elegant composition in traditional blues expression.
Peterson recorded "Days of Wine and Roses" on other occasions as well. A 1975 collaboration with trumpeter Harry Edison offers another take worth analyzing. The track also appears on Oscar Peterson Plays the Academy Awards (1969) and numerous compilations. Comparing different versions reveals how Peterson's approach evolved.
(G - G7 - C - Cmaj7) (G - G7 - C - Cmaj7)
[C] Summer's [Am] breeze [Dm7] used to [G7] bring [C] To [Am] my fingertips [Dm7] The [G7] taste
Let’s be honest. If you are a novice pianist, downloading an might be overwhelming. Oscar Peterson was a technical phenomenon with massive hands and a speed that bordered on superhuman. oscar peterson days of wine and roses transcription
The Mastery of Simplicity: Analyzing Oscar Peterson’s "Days of Wine and Roses" Transcription [C] Summer's [Am] breeze [Dm7] used to [G7]
Despite the sophisticated harmonic progression, Peterson injects raw blues vocabulary into the solo. The transcription captures frequent use of minor third to major third slides, grace notes, and the flat-fifth blue note over major chord structures, grounding the elegant composition in traditional blues expression. A 1975 collaboration with trumpeter Harry Edison offers
Peterson recorded "Days of Wine and Roses" on other occasions as well. A 1975 collaboration with trumpeter Harry Edison offers another take worth analyzing. The track also appears on Oscar Peterson Plays the Academy Awards (1969) and numerous compilations. Comparing different versions reveals how Peterson's approach evolved.
(G - G7 - C - Cmaj7) (G - G7 - C - Cmaj7)