Grandfather's Waltz

Bill Evans Solo, from "But Beautiful" with Stan Getz in 1974

& 43

[A]

A +/C

D harmonic minor

b n

j
# # b n
& #
E7

& b #

D 7 ( 9)/F

13

C m7

&

17

21

A m7 Std. Am7 lick 9-7-5-3

G7

# j b

J b

Cm Aeolian for 6 bars

& b b .

D7b9

3r

b13

b b .

G #9

G7

A m7/G

Cry me a river

b n b b
b

Nice G alt. dom. lick

C m7

b7

b .

3
j b

b
b
b
b n b n
G alt. dom. w/ chromaticism

C+

G7b9

A7(b9) dim arp leading to Dm

Diminished on +5

b
3
3

j
#
b #
& #
25
#
7(# 5)/C
D m7 Chromatic run w/ D harm.Amin.
m3
D m7
D m7/C
b b
pentatonic w/passing tones
r Minor
# b b
# .
n b b

&
J j

[A]

j
#

#
D m7
D m7/C
Dm7 arp
D
melodic
minor

3
3
b # # r 3 # 3 n 3

# # n n
&

AAm7melodic minor

[B]

j
#

D m7

C+

Song is AABA, but piano solo is ABABBAABABB (hehehe)

C arp 3-5-7-9

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Transcription by John Groves - Music.JohnGroves.net

Bill Evans - Grandfather's Waltz

E7

A m7

3
b

&
33
#
D 7/F
Dm9 arp (3-5-7-9-11 of B half dim) E alt. dom.

b n

A m7

G7

b
& J b n b b n b n
Chrom. enclosure of chord tones

37

b n b n

Cool variation of Baker 3-1 chrom. dominant

b7

b

b # n
j
b

&

b
A

b n 3 b b

into D7b9 arp.

G 7(# 9)

C m7

[B]

A m7/G

Chrom. enclosure of chord tones

C m7

41

D7

G7

3
3
b b b

b b
&

Down Ab maj w/restarts

G 7(# 9)

45

b7

b b 3 b b n

&
J
#
C m7

[B]

Gm7 / EbMaj7 arp.

C m7

49

b
D7
G7

b b

b

b b
&
A

53

[A]

&

57

C+

Std. Dm7 lick into....

j
j
3
j
j

3 #

&
b
b
61

D m7

(F triad)
D melodic minor

A 7/C

D m7

D m7/C

Bill Evans - Grandfather's Waltz

A m7
E 7 (b 9) Std. D half dim. as E7alt Std. Am7 lick

3
3
b # n
&
Dm-based standardish lick

b 3 3
3 b
J

A m(maj7)

b n

#
G7
b Std. Dm7 lick into.... Down CM bebop w/ repeated embellishment
D7b9 dim. scale
b

b n
3 b 3
3
3
3

b
& b n
D 7 (b 9)/C

65

A m7

C+

69

3
b

& n b n

[A]

73

3
3 n #3 n #3
3

Down CM bebop w/ repeated embellishment

3
3
b

3 n
3

&

D m7

77

A 7/C

D m7

F HW dim. G HW dim. E

3
3
3
3
3
b

b b
b # n
&

Diminished scale

Dm std.

81

A m7

b7
G FoHW
dim.

D m7/C

A m7/G

G-C run (Sonny Clark-ish)

G alt. dom implied

b b # n b
J
b b n b 3 n

&

A m7

85

G 7(# 9)

j b
b
&

C m7

More Cm arp. stuff

[B]

89

&

93

C m7

j
b

b b

b7
b n
b

G alt. dom. G 7

b
b b b 3 b

b
J
J

D7

Bill Evans - Grandfather's Waltz

C+

3 3 3 3 3 bb
&



r
#

[A]

97

#
D m7
D m7/C
b b b # n b b

b
b
b # n
J

D m7

A 7/C

&

101

3 3
b 3 b
3

# n J
b 3 n 3 b n

&
J
E7

A m7

b
G o7

105

b
&
A m7/G

Ab Melodic minor

b b b
b 3

b
b b
J
b
C m7
G 7(# 9)
C m7
B 7
# n b
# 3 n b

b
b j
&

109

[B]

G7

3
b # n

b
A
D7
G7

3
b 3 b b b 3
3
b 3 b

b
& J

113

G 7(# 9)

117

C m7

[B]

C m7

b7

b b b b 3 b 3 3

& J

121

D7

& b j

125