Elite Syncopations

The form

The sections of the piece and their chords: the map you learn before playing a single note.

A B B' A' A'' C Coda

The key

F major

1 flat in the key signature: B♭

Scale

F · G · A · B♭ · C · D · E

Pillar chords

I = F · IV = B♭ · V7 = C7

The tricky passages

• Bar 11: fast runs (4.0 notes per second), a melodic leap (octave), notes outside the key, lots of notes
• Bar 27: fast runs (4.0 notes per second), a melodic leap (octave), notes outside the key, lots of notes
• Bar 75: fast runs (4.0 notes per second), a melodic leap (octave), notes outside the key, lots of notes