The Good Life | E♭ Sheet Music

Jazz Lead Sheet Transposed for E♭ — alto sax, baritone sax

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Engraved by Verovio 6.1.0-682d606 Ballad   = 80 E 7( 9) A 7 A 6 A 7 A 6 Gm7 C7 5 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm6 Dm7 5 G7 9 B m7 G 9 A 7 Gm7 5 C7( 9) 13 Fm7 B 7 B m7 E 7 17 A 7 A 6 A 7 A 6 Gm7 C7 21 Fm Fm7 Fm7 Fm6 Dm7 5 G7 25 B m7 G 9 Cm7 F7( 9) 29 B m7 E 11 E 7( 9) A B m7 E 7( 9)   The Good Life   1962 - Sacha Distel / Jack Reardon
Lyrics
1962 - Sacha Distel / Jack Reardon

Oh, the good life, full of fun
Seems to be the ideal
Mm, the good life lets you hide
All the sadness you feel

You won't really fall in love
For you can't take the chance
So please be honest with yourself
Don't try to fake romance

It's the good life to be free
And explore the unknown
Like the heartaches when you learn
You must face them alone

Please remember, I still want you
And in case you wonder why
Well, just wake up
Kiss the good life, goodbye

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Read it in your key: Concert (C) (piano, guitar, voice) B♭ (trumpet, tenor sax, clarinet) E♭ (alto sax, baritone sax) Bass clef (trombone, bass, cello)

About this The Good Life lead sheet

This is the jazz lead sheet for The Good Life, written by Sacha Distel / Jack Reardon in 1962, transposed for E♭ instruments — alto sax, baritone sax. The melody and the chord symbols are written a major sixth above concert pitch, so what you read matches what the rhythm section plays. The chart is written in F major (concert Ab major), in 4/4 time. Read it here for free and play it back — the band keeps sounding in concert pitch while you read your part. Need another key? Switch the Transpose preset above.

Composer
Sacha Distel / Jack Reardon
Year
1962
Key
F major (written) · Ab major (concert)
Edition
E♭ transposed — alto sax, baritone sax
Time signature
4/4
Style
Ballad
Tempo
80 BPM
Genre
Jazz, Chanson
Format
Lead sheet — melody and chord symbols

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The Good Life chord changes

The chord progression of The Good Life transposed for E♭ instruments (alto sax, baritone sax), written in F major — concert Ab major — 33 bars, four to a line. These are the changes as a alto sax player reads them; the rhythm section sees the concert chart.

| C7♭9 | Fmaj7 F6 | Fmaj7 F6 | Em7 |
| A7 | Dm7 Dm(maj7) | Dm7 Dm6 | Bm7♭5 |
| E7 | Gm7 | E♭9 | Fmaj7 |
| Em7♭5 A7♭9 | Dm7 | G7 | Gm7 |
| C7 | Fmaj7 F6 | Fmaj7 F6 | Em7 |
| A7 | Dm Dm(maj7) | Dm7 Dm6 | Bm7♭5 |
| E7 | Gm7 | E♭9 | Am7 |
| D7♭9 | Gm7 | C11 C7♭9 | F |
| Gm7 C7♭9 |

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