Autumn Leaves Piano Tutorial: a new simple arrangement for a beloved Jazz Standard

Here’s my piano tutorial dedicated to the famous tune 'Autumn Leaves'. In this arrangement, I stay true to the key of E minor (as it is in 'The Real Book') while adding some unique twists. I hope to inspire you to explore the beauty of this standard if you haven’t already done so. 'Autumn Leaves' is the English-language version of a French song published in 1945, whose music was written by Joseph Kosma.
Some notes on my arrangement: I had to remove the first verse from the original recording of this video to keep the piece within one minute. Therefore, the first chord progression in this tutorial corresponds to the second repetition of the first verse in 'The Real Book'. In this section, I kept almost all of the original chords with minimal variations, while I made more significant changes to the melody. In the second part, I’ve varied both the chords and the melody, aiming to maintain the overall mood of the piece.
In this tutorial, you'll find all the chords presented in both international notation and Solfège chord labeling. Additionally, I include harmonic analysis using Roman numerals.
In some cases you'll find the seventh of the chords within parentheses: that means that I actually didn't play the seventh, even if it's in 'The Real Book' (I left it also in Roman Numerals analysis). In a couple of situations, I played the B7 chord without the third ('no 3' markings), but that's actually not relevant; not much would change by adding the third.
My arrangement is actually a work-in-progress, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
#PianoMusic #EasyPiano #PianoTutorial #JazzChords #ChordProgression #JazzStandard #AutumnLeaves #haltber #shorts