{"id":1602,"date":"2026-03-19T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:55:25","slug":"autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Leaves Jazz Guitar Chords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">In this lesson, you will learn how to play the chords of Autumn Leaves. There are several ways to comp through a jazz standard on the guitar. This chord study on Autumn Leaves shows how to go beyond basic comping by adding movement and variation to the rhythm and chord progression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this study, I use a mix of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/drop-2-chords\/\">drop-2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/drop-3-chords-and-inversions\/\">drop-3<\/a> chord voicings.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of playing static chord shapes, you\u2019ll learn how to connect the harmony using techniques such as chromatic bass movement, tritone and other chord substitutions, and rhythmic variation.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to this tune or jazz guitar chords in general, start with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/autumn-leaves-easy-jazz-guitar-chords\/\">easy Autumn Leaves chords lesson<\/a> first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Download the PDF, Guitar Pro file, and audio for this lesson with JGO+ (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/product\/jgo-download-pass\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=autumn_chords_li\">click here to join<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/product\/jgo-download-pass\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=autumn_chords_top\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf.png\" alt=\"Dowload PDF and backing tracks\" width=\"779\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-pdf-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Autumn Leaves Sheet Music &amp; Guitar Tabs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Form:<\/strong> AABC (32 bars)<br \/>\n<strong>Key:<\/strong> E minor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\">\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-e2_gmtxpzwg\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone 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class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-1-f.png\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves jazz guitar chords page 1\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-1-f.png 1180w, 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https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-3-f-768x955.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f.png\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves jazz guitar chords page 4\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f-778x1024.png 778w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f-768x1011.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-4-f-1166x1536.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-5-f.png\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves jazz guitar chords page 5\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-5-f.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-5-f-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-5-f-800x1024.png 800w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-5-f-768x983.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-6-f.png\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves jazz guitar chords page 6\" width=\"1180\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-6-f.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-6-f-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-6-f-1024x854.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-jazz-guitar-chords-6-f-768x640.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 2, 4, 6, 12-13, 15-21, 23-24, 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In these bars, I use open-string ghost notes between chord changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ghost notes are lightly played or percussive notes that add rhythmic feel without affecting the harmony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ghost notes add texture to the comping and make the rhythm feel more fluent and relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the open strings, you&#8217;ve got more time to move your fretting hand to the next chord shape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 8, 14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here, I play a G#dim7 arpeggio over E7, creating an E7\u266d9 sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 250px; text-align: center; color: red;\">G#dim7 arpeggio<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G#<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; border-top: 0; width: 150px; text-align: center;\">Played over E7<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<td>b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Diminished substitution: a diminished 7 chord built on the 3rd of a dominant chord outlines the 3rd, 5th, \u266d7, and \u266d9.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This strengthens the dominant sound and increases the tension before resolving to Am7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 2, 4, 6, 9, 11-13, 21, 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In these bars, I use chromatic approach notes in the bass.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chromatic approach notes are notes a half step above or below a target note.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead of jumping between roots, the bass moves step-by-step, creating smoother connections between the chords.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 10, 13, 20, 22, 27-28<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here, I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/tritone-substitution\/\">tritone substitution<\/a> to bring variation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/dominant-chords\/\">dominant chords<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tritone substitution: replacing a dominant chord with another dominant chord a tritone away.<\/p>\n<p>For example: D7 moves to Ab7 before resolving to Gmaj7.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the second half of bar 13, I turn F#m7b5 into F#7 and use its tritone sub C13.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In bars 27\u201328, the use of tritone substitution creates a descending chromatic line:<\/p>\n<p>The original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/jazz-chord-progressions\/\">chord progression<\/a> without tritone subs:<\/p>\n<p>Em7 \u2192 A7 \u2192 Dm7 \u2192 G7 \u2192 Cmaj7<\/p>\n<p>The same chord progression with tritone subs (A7 becomes Eb7, G7 becomes Db7):<\/p>\n<p>Em7 \u2192 Eb7 \u2192 Dm7 \u2192 Db7 \u2192 Cmaj7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bar 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In bar 11, I turn Gmaj7 into G7, which resolves to Cmaj7. This is called a secondary dominant chord.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A secondary dominant is a dominant 7th chord that acts as a temporary V chord, resolving to a chord other than the tonic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Using secondary dominant chords creates variation and a stronger pull toward Cmaj7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bar 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here, I slide Fm7\u266d5 into F#m7\u266d5.<\/p>\n<p>This is the same idea as chromatic approach notes, but with the entire chord shape instead of just the bass note.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 16, 18, 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the end of these bars, I use anticipation, where I play the chord of the next bar an eighth note earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of playing the F#m7b5 on beat 1 of bar 17, I play it on the &#8220;and&#8221; of 4 in bar 16.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anticipation: playing a note or chord an 1\/8 note earlier, creating forward motion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 23-24<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of just playing Gmaj7, I use other diatonic chords of G major (combined with a chromatic passing chord) to create movement and variation.<\/p>\n<p>Gmaj7 \u2192 Am7 \u2192 A#m7 \u2192 Bm7 \u2192 Bbm7 \u2192 Am7 \u2192 Gmaj7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bar 25<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In bar 25, I replace F#m7\u266d5 with F#m11.<\/p>\n<p>This gives the harmony a more open sound and shows how small changes in jazz chords can create a different color.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: #f5b335; color: #111; padding: 0.1em 0.4em; border-radius: 0.35em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; text-weight: bold;\">Bars 8, 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here I use a common voice leading typical of jazz guitar:<\/p>\n<p>E7#9 \u2192 E7b9 \u2192 Am7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Autumn Leaves Guitar Chord Chart<\/h2>\n<p>This Autumn Leaves chord sheet gives you an overview of the voicings used in this study.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-chord-chart.png\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves Guitar Chord Chart\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-chord-chart.png 1180w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/autumn-leaves-chord-chart-194x300.png 194w, 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Kessel Melody<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/lessons\/joe-pass-g-minor\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=autumn_chords_li_joe\">Joe Pass Solo on Autumn Leaves (G minor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/autumn-leaves-easy-jazz-guitar-chords\/\">Autumn Leaves Easy Jazz Guitar Chord Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/autumn-leaves-melody-and-solo\/\">Autumn Leaves Melody &amp; Solo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/autumn-leaves-melody-guitar\/\">Autumn Leaves Melody for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/miles-davis-for-guitar\/#autumn_leaves\">Miles Davis Solo on Autumn Leaves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/courses\/product\/jgo-download-pass\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=autumn_chords_bottom\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19706 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