'Sweet Lorraine'Improvised solo by Doug McKenzie

This is a transcription of a live played improvisation. It is difficult, especially in rubato passages ,

to notate the rhythm accurately. Best to look at this youtube video to see the original annotated video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHFAF3tHOQ
or on my website http://www.bushgrafts.com
G7

C6

Easy stride style - often breaking up

the usual root / chord / 5th /chord pattern

B b 13

A 7( b 9)

D9

4 b n b b # ...
&4

. # j

.
b # ..
3
?4
4

A m7

&

A b7

&

#
b

?
3

b b

E b 7alt

A 7( b 9)
3

# b

b
b

n b n
# N3
..
n

b
.
#
J

B m7 ( b 5)

F maj9

b N

A b dim

Can't reach tenths so play F# with RH

G b7

G m7

G7

D m9

E 7(# 9)

G 13

n j
3

n
n

Can reach 'white note' 10ths!

A 7(# 9)

# b n

&

3 n #

E m7

E b m9

A b 13

D m7

G 7( b13)

b b b b A b n b n

b n

Inserting i /V (Ebm7/Ab7) that's a 1/2 step above

to precede the original i /V (Dm7/G7)

B b 7( #11)

C6

A7

D7

b
&

#

#
b

J J
3
#

10

F m6/A b

A m7
3

#
G b7( #11)

G m11

14

E b 7( #11)

&
? b #

b
b

C6

F6

n bb

E m7b 5

G 7sus

One of the classic

3 piano blues figures

Contrary motion

& b
J
3

18

C7

16

r
b

G bdim
b

D m7

&

3
?

E 7(# 9)

B m7b 5

'Faux' waltz time feel

A 7b 9 b 9

b
3
3

F Maj 7

& b n
b

?
b
b

12

A b dim

G9

G b7

# n # A
b b n
b
b b b n n
b

Another of the 'classic' blues piano licks!

A 73( b 9)
3

Dm

D m/C #

C m11

B 7alt

# b b

3
#

b #
3

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B b 13
20

&

? bb
B b 13
22

&
? bb

A 13

A 13 ( b 9)

b b #
3 # #

Dm

D m/C #

C m7

B7
3

#
b n

n n

j

#

A b 9 ( # 11)

j
b
b

n
n
b

A 13

#
#

B b9

A 7( b 9)

G 9sus

A b9

D 7alt

G9

D b7

G 13

24

& #
b b
?
b

C6
B b 13
A 7( b 9)

26

&

b
3
# #
b

3
A m7 A m/G # G m7
3

b b n

# n N # n b

b
b

Chromatical y linking the root (D) to its tritone (Ab)

D9

G b7

The Gb half/whole dim.scale over Gm7 Gb7

A dim

J
b
3
6
n

n
b
#
n n
G7

b
b b n b

b # # n
&

? b

b
b

28

E 7sus(b9) E 7(# 9)

..
3
3
n
#

F Maj 7

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A 7( b 9)

#
& b

30

..
& .

j
J #

b
b
b
3

D m9 3

C 9/G

B b 13

D9

# #

b
?
&

C7

This whole line uses notes of the A half/whole dim scale

(A,Bb,C,Db,Eb,E,F#,G,A)

A b dim

Playing each melody note twice!

B m7b 5

E 7(# 9)

b n b n

N N

N
n

#
#
n
3

n
#
D7

b
n

n
n
b

F Maj 7

A7
b A #
b

G7

3
3

b n #
&
n

38

G m7

36

A m7

A 7( b 9)

b n #
&
3

3
#
b

A b7

G 13

G 13 ( b 9)

34

A m7

F/G

32

C6

E b 7alt

G 13

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A 7(# 9)

E m7

& #
b
# 6

40

Again, this could be analysed as based on

the A half/whole dim. scale

B b13

b #
3 # # 3
b

C6
42

A m7

F m6/A b

D7
3

G m7

j j
# n # n b

3
n n

n N b N
3

nn

C7

n n

A 7( b 9)

46

&
?

...

b # .

E b 7( #11)

b b

D m7

n
#

E 7(# 9)

B m7b 5

F Maj 7

& b b n n b
b
J
3
.
..
b
b
?

b
J

A b dim

G9

44

G 7alt

A7

r
b

&

D m7

G 13

C 7alt

b n

n J b n b Nb
&
N
b n

b
3
b

C6

C7

48

r
b

I think of this lick as based on the tonic chord (C Major)

with the diatonic passing tone (F)

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F6

A 7( b 9)

bb # #
&

50

B b 13
52

&
? bb

A 13 ( b 9)

b #
3 # # 3

A 13

B b 13

B b9

A 7( b 9)

&

58

B b 13

A 7( b 9)

b #

b #

B 7alt

b
b

#
#
# n
#
C m7

N
b
N N b #
3
b
n b 3

E b9

B7

b
b
b

b
b
nb

G 9sus

n
N

D9

b
b N
#

j .

n
#
n
#

nn

G7

G9

G 13

D7

56

C6

C m11

D m/C #

Dm

3
j
& #
b
b
? b j

b.

A b 9 ( # 11)

& #
b
b
...

?
b

# 3
#

D m/C #

A 7alt

54

D m3

b
A N

D b7

b b
b
n

A b dim

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A m7

A b7

G m7

C7

F Maj 7

3
3
j
& J b j b n

b
3

60

E b 7alt

A 7( b 9)
62

& #
b
? J
C6

b
b

C 7/B b
3

b b

A dim

F m6/A b
3

j
n

b
C/G

&

E 7alt

G 13

n N

Another variation on the blues piano lick.

D b 13

j j
b # n n
b

N b n b
b
? 3 b
j j j
b

64

D m9

B m7b 5

j
n
3

C 13

..
..

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