"ALL OF ME": The last section.



Forget about what you might see in some Real Books: here are the last 8 measures of the tune:


(we are in the key of C)


| FMaj7 | Fm7 | Em7 | A7 |

| Dm7 | G7 | CMaj7 | % ||


Note that an Fm6 chord following FMaj7 can be preferable in place of the basic Fm7
(Fm6 is also Bb7(9)/F)



Some common variations are:

| FMaj7 | Fm7 Bb7 | CMaj7 (F7) | (Em7) A7 |

| D7 | Dm7 G7 | CMaj7 | % ||


When using the Bb7 in measure 2 (the bVII7 chord) we can go directly to CMaj7. However, if we only play Fm7 (or Fm6) it seems best to go down a 1/2 step into Em7.

The iv minor chord following the IV major chord comes from the parallel key of C minor. It's what they call a "borrowed" chord -- just in case you were wondering...


Now, there is a whole other way to play the first 4 measures of this section:

| FMaj7 | F#dim7 | CMaj7/G | A7 |


| D7 | Dm7 G7 | CMaj7 | % ||


It could be a more old-fashioned way to move in that opposite direction: ascending, instead of descending. I've only heard this on older recordings...




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