Misty by Erroll Garner (The Real Book) - Basic Chord Progression Piano Tutorial

Here’s a tutorial dedicated to the beautiful chord progression of the iconic theme 'Misty', a masterpiece by Erroll Garner first released in 1954. In this brief progression, we can note at least three noteworthy aspects:
The introduction of a non-diatonic chord immediately after the tonic, as part of the 2-5-1 leading to Ab.
The presence of a progression Abm, Db7 that appears to lead to Gb (bIII) but actually resolves back to Eb, which we can consider a backdoor cadence (bVII-I).
A smooth turnaround I-vi-ii-V returning to the tonic Eb.
In my harmonic analysis using Roman numerals, I've included dual indications (harmonic functions and actual degrees in the scale of Eb) for both the initial 2-5-1 and the backdoor cadence. #pianoplayer #pianotutorial #jazzmusic #misty #jazzchords #chordprogression #jazzstandard #haltber #shorts #errollgarner

[sophiaa]

Could you please do a full version 🙏🏼 I really wanna learn this for Christmas

[thefervent_]

In Oscar Peterson’s reharmonization, before the Ebmaj7, a D/Eb was played. I personally think it’s amazing, so try it out, anyone who wants!

[mattemen]

great harmony, but integrate it before the ebmaj7 to a more softer transition to the next chord.