'I'm Confessin' That I Love You'

Improvised solo by Doug McKenzie

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FMaj7 C7+
44
3
3 8

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3

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44 E b
Arpeggio followed by chromatic descent .....

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FMaj7 C7+ FMaj7 Bb7#11

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3

b n #
3 3 3
3

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RH line is broken C Maj triad

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A7alt D7 G13
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7

b e_
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F blues scale lick

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3

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Db7#11 C9 Bb9 A7alt D7#9

b
3

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3 3 3 3

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G133 C13b93 FMaj7 C7+

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9 10

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3

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Am7 D7#11 D7 G13 C/G

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15 Falling off the 9th (A), then 16

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Delaying the arrival of the tonic chord

chromatically down to the b7th (F)

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5 3 3

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b
F13
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Fairly easy to manage Tatum-ish RH run

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19 20

qq q Q
G(5),Eb(3),C(2) ,A(1),Ab(3),G(1)Gb(3),F(2),E(1),Eb(3), etc.

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Bb13 A13 Ab13

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BbMaj7 G13
b n q
3

b ne q
3 3

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3 3

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21 22

bQ
3

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 Dm9 G13 C13 G7+

q #q_e #_
e b E Q e
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n_ _qq
n_E b_QQ _QQ #QnQ_ _Q
23 24

#e Q Q
Enclosing Dm chord with neighbouring dim chords

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3

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Db7 C7 C7alt FMaj7 C7+

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3

bh_hh # q
3 3

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b_
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26
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3

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3

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be Q
FMaj7 C7+ FMaj7 Bb7#11

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3

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3

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27 28

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Peterson-like crush on chord root

Q #q bq
3 3

bE Q
Am9 D7b9 G13
b n
3 3

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3

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29 30

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3

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Db7#11 C9 (F) Dbmaj7 DMaj7 EbMaj7 EMaj7 FMaj7

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bb_
be q nq_ _ nn_
3

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b _ _ _
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31 32

bE b n _ be e ne q
3 Another way to delay the arrival of the tonic chord.

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6 3

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33 34

chord.
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