Composed by Wayne Shorter
Lead sheet in C, Bb (trumpet, tenor sax) and Eb (alto, bari sax).
Sleeping Dancer Sleep On is a 32-bar AABC tune in C major (concert).
The A section (bars 5–12) is 8 bars.
The B section (bars 13–20) is a minor ii–V to C minor.
The C section (bars 21–28) is 8 bars.
32 bars in 3/4
A: | Abmaj7 | Dø7 | G-7 | C-7 | F-7 | G-7 | Cmaj7 | Bb7#11 | Abmaj7 | Dø7 | G-7 | C-7 | F-7 | G-7 | Cmaj7 | Bb7#11 |
B: | F-7 | A7#11 | Bb-7 | Gb7#11 | Eb7alt | Ab-7 | Dø7 | G7b9 |
C: | Abmaj7 | Dø7 | G-7 | C-7 | F-7 | G-7 | Cmaj7 | Bb7#11 |
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