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Song for My Father
Horace Silver (1965)
A Latin-influenced hard bop classic. One of the most recognizable riffs in jazz.
Form: 16 barsStyle: Bossa Nova / Hard BopTempo: 126 BPM
Changes
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
D#7
D#7
C#7
C#7
C7
C7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
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8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
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8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
C#7
✕
11
10
11
11
✕
C#7
✕
11
10
11
11
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
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8
8
10
8
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
12
10
13
11
✕
Fm7
✕
12
10
13
11
✕
Fm7
✕
12
10
13
11
✕
Fm7
✕
12
10
13
11
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
C#7
✕
11
10
11
11
✕
C#7
✕
11
10
11
11
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Fm7
✕
8
8
10
8
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
D#7
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
D#7
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
C#7
✕
5
4
6
4
✕
C#7
✕
5
4
6
4
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
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3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
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3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Fm7
✕
3
1
3
3
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
D#7
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
D#7
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
C#7
✕
8
6
9
8
✕
C#7
✕
8
6
9
8
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
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5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
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5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
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5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
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5
5
6
6
✕
Fm7
✕
5
5
6
6
✕
Drop 3 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
D#7
✕
1
3
1
✕
3
D#7
✕
1
3
1
✕
3
C#7
✕
1
4
3
✕
4
C#7
✕
1
4
3
✕
4
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
C7
✕
0
3
2
✕
3
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Fm7
✕
0
1
1
✕
1
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
D#7
✕
3
6
5
✕
6
D#7
✕
3
6
5
✕
6
C#7
✕
5
6
6
✕
7
C#7
✕
5
6
6
✕
7
C7
✕
4
5
5
✕
6
C7
✕
4
5
5
✕
6
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Fm7
✕
3
5
3
✕
4
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
D#7
✕
7
8
8
✕
9
D#7
✕
7
8
8
✕
9
C#7
✕
8
10
9
✕
9
C#7
✕
8
10
9
✕
9
C7
✕
7
9
8
✕
8
C7
✕
7
9
8
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Fm7
✕
5
8
6
✕
8
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
D#7
✕
10
12
11
✕
11
D#7
✕
10
12
11
✕
11
C#7
✕
11
13
11
✕
13
C#7
✕
11
13
11
✕
13
C7
✕
10
12
10
✕
12
C7
✕
10
12
10
✕
12
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11
Fm7
✕
8
10
10
✕
11