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Softly As in A Morning Sunrise - Jazz Song Lessons

This document discusses the jazz standard 'Softly As In A Morning Sunrise'. It provides background on the song, including that it was written for a 1928 operetta and has been covered by many jazz artists. It then gives chord progressions and tabs for playing the song, as well as tips on common jazz substitutions that can be used.

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253 views7 pages

Softly As in A Morning Sunrise - Jazz Song Lessons

This document discusses the jazz standard 'Softly As In A Morning Sunrise'. It provides background on the song, including that it was written for a 1928 operetta and has been covered by many jazz artists. It then gives chord progressions and tabs for playing the song, as well as tips on common jazz substitutions that can be used.

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I - VI - flat-VI -V - I

Cm Fm11

GREAT THREAD ON JAZZ - 5O LESSONS:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5Nwvdzcbs&index=1&list=RDTl5Nwvdzcbs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHul0UyOPMk
George Benson - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise -- HQ Audio
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Nice jazz tune to play over. The A and C sections are the same vamp: Cm7, D7b5, G7
alt. Use a C natural minor scale for both section or you can use the C melodic
minor, (jazz minor). When using the natural minor think of Form 4 in the key of Eb.
That would start on C, the 8th fret, on the E string. It'll give you a chance to
explore a different key with the forms and to use more than one form like I
explained in my video on the natural minor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly6qsEmZ_Dk
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise- lesson - mark cote

natural minor is the relative minor

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Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise- Sigmund Romberg
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Tabbed by: Gabe Rubs You

Original was by Sigmund Romberg for a play, but this song has been covered by many
jazz legends!
It's a standard

Tuning: Standard

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8/10------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------10---8-10-8-10-8-----------------------10----6-6-6-6-5--------------|
E|---------------------------11--10-11-10-11-10----8------------8------------|

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�Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise� is a tune written by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics


by Oscar Hammerstein II.
It was written for the 1928 operetta �The New Moon�. The lyrics are bitter and talk
of yearning for a lost love. It was originally written as a tango but many
different versions of the tune have been performed since.

In the jazz realm, this is a very common jam session tune and is important to know.
This tune is most commonly played in the key of C minor.

Note: We see in this tune a lot of minor ii V7 i�s. You should be aware that jazz
musicians will use all kinds of substitutions to get back to the i chord. A very
common substitution would be the tri-tone.

Example: Ab7/G7/Cm7 instead of Dm7(b5)/G7/Cm7.


You can also add the vi(b5) chord before the ii and so on.

Note: During the bridge we find a series of diatonic chords connected by diminished
passing chords(Ebmaj7/Edim7/Fm7/Gbdim7/G7). We can also substitute minor ii V7�s to
get into the chord they are resolving to, replacing the diminished chords.

Example: Ebmaj7/ /Gm7(b5) C7/ Fm7 / Am7(b5) D7/ G7

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5Nwvdzcbs - comping lesson

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