Below you will find 2 note piano voicings for Centerpiece by Harry “Sweets” Edison. You can use this as a guide and it has not been designed for you to play it exactly as written. Two note voicings are constructed from the 3rd and 7th of the chord. Listen to the recording to hear how Jimmy Jones, the piano player, comped behind the horns. You can use this as a guide for guide tones as well.
Centerpiece 2 Note Voicings for Piano
Below you will find the sheet music for 2 note voicings for piano.
You can print directly from this page, or download it using the download button below the sheet music. Then you can put it on your computer or tablet in a PDF app of your choice.
Centerpiece Organ Part
Below you will find a piano part with voicings in the right hand and a walking bass line in the left hand. You don’t have to play it this way verbatim, but it’s a good exercise to work on independence of hands.
You can print directly from this page, or download it using the download button below the sheet music. Then you can put it on your computer or tablet in a PDF app of your choice.
Below you will see the video for the vocal version of this song, as released by Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross a year or so later than the original release. Jon Hendricks wrote the lyrics.
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