Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Piano Improvisations

'Piano Improvisations' by Keith Emerson of ELP & bass by Greg Lake Live Performance Anaheim CA Feb 10 1974 from 'Welcome Back My Friends' Album

V4.2

q=130

                 

             

(reference to 'Prelude' by F. Gulda)

      

             

arpeggiato ad lib

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3       2

                          3

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    

3



 





    

                            

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3

          3

 

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3

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             3



 

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             

        

2 'Fugue' by F. Gulda    3                                          3   mp                3 2 1  11   4                                                                              3 1

7

h=135

3 2 3 1 2                 

4 3 4              3 3 2  2 1 3 2 L   R                                              4 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 5 1 2 1

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4

4 3  2 2   4                                                                                1  1 1 3 2 3    1 4 1 4 3 4 1 21  (4)  1 2 3                                                                                1 5 4 3

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  3                                   L mf                   

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3

  4     1 R         

4   5                  3  1  3 1 2 1 R 2  L     L                                         3 

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     

30



            

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    

         L 1 2 1  cresc.     5

    5 4 5 1 4  1   3   1                      f                                     3 3             3  1 4

          33

   

    R       4

2                         3

2

1

           

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

    

4

   5       

40

     

3

      

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 

   

 

 R          

             

                                                 3 1 1   46                    R         L                                              49    1 5                               3 1 2                                2 1 2   52  4 1 2 5 3  1                                           3                           4 2 2 1  3 1 2

5

    

55

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 

2

                  R                  3 3 3   L 58    4                             

    L                              1    5 4 1 61 5 5 5   1  2 1 1 2 3                                                                         3    4       64                                  3     3                   3             3     1 1 1 2 4 5 5 1  67  5 4  1  1 2                   R     R             3 L  L 3 3 3 1 2 R L 3 R  L                        3                2  

6 2                                      3                             4  5 73     2                                 R 3   1                                     2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 5    4 5 76                       L                          R    1 2  1 4 2 L              4 4     5 4 2 79                                    3                                  82 3 4 3 5  1                                   L  R  2                           1  3 4 

70

7

    

85

5

3

                           3

               R                   2 1 5 4  91         3        88

  1                

                3

3

L2





3 1                               3   cresc.                     3 1

                                                     94                                 R                                               (Cadenza) 01' 33" 97 h=144                                      3   3   ff                           4

3

3

4

5 2

4 1

8 4 1 3 1   2                                     4 4 mf                     h=1552   2  105    4 1 2       3                             4 4 3 3                          1 3 2  h=140 109 3 3 3                                4 3   3 4                                     

101

4

3

h=100

3 3 1    2                                              

113

5 3

      



3



                 

                3

3

. i ss gl

h=75

                     

117

              

 

9 01' 56" 'Take A Pebble' ostinato by K. Emerson

q=330         

120



1

2



3





4





mf

                                      124

  

 









9





10



11





12





13





14



15





16





                               

  



8

                           

132

136



7

                                   

 





6

 

128



5

17





18





19





20





                           4

10

02' 09"

h=180

1 1 3 1 1 5 2 3                                     

140

                                      144

                                 3 3

3

4

                                     q.=180 148             1                        3 3 3 3 3 3

                             151     3   3  3                         3  3 3 3 3 3 

3

3

3

                        

155

             

3

3

 3

    3 3

  1 3 5        3

3

4

4

3

                          

11

   2          

160



4



3

   



3

4

3

4

3

                               

       

164

      3

     3



        







3

3

3

                                 169                             3

3

3

3

                                 173                             3

3

3

3

3

                                         178 1  5 1            1 2                 3 3 3 3 3 

3



3

3

3

3

                         

12

       1  1 3      4         

182





1

   

3



      

        4

186







3

    

  

 3



3 2

h=180

   

 

3



3

 

 

  5 1

3

  51     

 3 2

      



      



 

           

       

196

   

    

 

194



3



3

                            

       

190

3





4

3

4



4   





            

   

2 3





 

   

  

  

     

  



       2    3

 

13

2m 47'

q=240    3                                

198

3

3

3

3

3

3

3                                      3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

                           

200

                    202           

3

                              3

                                204                            3 

 206

 

                             









     

              



    



 

              



14

  

208

 





                 210             



                 

  

212



 

5 2

     

       3

     



   

                          3

  

3

                                3

                                          3           215                    

                                               218                            

3



6

                                              

  

221



 

 



 

 

            225             3

  

 

3

 



3



 

3

6

                

 

  

6

  

223



 

15



                

   

6

                           3

6

6

   

 

3

  6

            





                                                     228 3m 26'                                

3



                               

                                   

230



                                

16

                                    

232

                                234                               

                                    h=80 236        4 03' 37"  1 1                      3 3 3 3                          

238





  



q.=95

  

 

Sonatina BB69 Sz 55 1st Mov. - Bartok



                          240



        

     

   



                           

17

                             

243

 

3

3

             

     





                                     3 3 3 3 3  

245

                                   

   

248

   q=180

250



  



3

3

3



      

           

 





 



  



  

 





   3                        

18 252





  



  

 



   

  

254

 







         



       q.=90



 





     

                                  

257

2 1

3 1

5 2

3 1

5 2

3

5 2

 2  1           

         

5 1

3 2

3

                                        

260

q=170

2 3                              3    5

5

              263                                   

  

  

  



                

 

   

19 269 04' 15"

q=310      







                                   273  2 1     1 1 1                             4

3





3

          

3

3





3

4

3



3

             

3

3

    

                              

277

1

4

3

4

3

3

4

               3    3            3 3                           

281





                            1    285

     



  

 

  



  

 

 3    3    3    3                 

20 289

       



  

 

  

 

  



1                  



  



  



   3     3    3    3                  

293



  



 3 3    3     3                          

297





4 2

5 1

 3    3    3    3              

   

301







                 3

4

    3     3    3    3           305



  

3

  3                   3

     3       3    





      3

   



 

308

    







 

1

  

 

 



 

   

 

 3    3      3          5  5        311                                     

  3         5  314       1       

21

  2  1 1

   5  





 3       3             5                     

3 3                             3    317                    

   5



    3  

3       3              5   5  3  5    1        320     3                       



 3   







      2

 3                 

22 323

    

      3

          3

            

3

   3     3     3                                   

               

326

3

3



   3      3      3                       329       41                          3     3       3                    

332

3

                         

    3       3      3              

335



                  3 3

3

   3      3        



 1





 1

2

1

 3      3 1 3  3

338







        

23

q=230

 05' 04" 3 3  3            3                 

340





3  3  3  3  3                        3     3                                 3

 4 2                    'Little Rock Getaway' by Joe Sullivan

342

  

q=150

             3  3  3  3                                  344

                       5 

346

 

 

                        2       3                                                               

24

                            

348





350

 

352



                           4             4                                                               

   

5 5  2 1 2                                     3

                                      354                                                                                  

                                 3 3                  3             4 5

356

25

                     'I Got Rhythm' by G. Gershwin

358

 



                              360                                                   3                   362

                                   

                     

                              

364



  

  



               

366

   

   

          

   

                  

              3

                

26

   

       

368

 

  

       3                

                    

                            

370



    

               

373

                                                                   

376

                           

378





                             

              

 

 

 

 

                               

                                      

                                

27

380



                                     382



                                 

h=150





 

    

 

 

      

3

3

3     3                                            386                                 3

3               

390

3

  

3

3

       3

           

3                    1 2

   1 3

  3       

 



 

3

3        

  

                    

  

  

 

                 

 

  

  

                                                          

394

                                                        1 3 4

28

                



401





1                3 mf 3        

q=300

 

s.



is gl

 

                

398



 1  1             3   3

 1

5

5

1

         3 

                       404                              3 3   3 3



407

 



 





      3

          

3



    3

          3   

    3



3



   

      

       3

                       3

410

3

  3





 

 



3





  



    3

 

29

h=190

                                              

412

              

      

  

416







      

     

h=170 from 'Take a Pebble' by ELP



     

    

  

     

5 2

 

 

 

   

 

              1

    

                                    

428

   

4 1

             

424



      

                     

420



               

     

 

 

          

 

   

                           

30

      

432

   

    

        

    

  



06' 46"

  h=90  



               

1

                                                      2 Part Invention #1 BWV 772 by J S Bach

435

   4             4  4 4                                

437

                                                  

439

 2 2 3                               

441

                             

31

                             

443

            

             

                                              

445





                      

447

 449

 



 





               







32 07' 12"

453



h=160

1    4                                                               2 5 

457



                                                         461





 



      



      



   

  

      

                               (Electric Bass)

465



      



    



        

   

   

                       

   

   

  

    

                

33 469

                                      

             

         

  

               

473

   

    

  

                   

                                                                              

477



 







1    1                      1

   

1



4   

                                      





 2

   

34

     

481

     



                                   3

          

                                                                      

485

3

     



         

  

    

        

                          

                                  

489



                            

         1

         

       

35

      

493

1

2

   

     

                    

  

       



        

                                                        

497

3

   



  

              



       

                                             501

                                         





                       



   

    

36

505

 

                       

    















     

                                          

509

           

                  2

                    





        

513

 

  

                





          

                    

    

     2 5

           2 5

                                   

37 517

 

        

     







    

              

   

3

    

         

                                     

520

    

        

            

    



                    

    

          

  

             

                                    3                                            

523

38

                

526

          

   



           1

                        

              

                      

530

 



                       





    

 

   52 

    

    1 4

              

   4          5                                            

534

              

                  

39

5 2                                          

538

 

                            542

                                                                      

546

 



                  1 4                   





  

    

   

      



                                 

40

550

                                                                                      

   



'So What' by M Davis (LH 3 bars)

554

 







 







   

                                                                                  

               

558

1

4

        

     





     1 

          

   

                                            

41

3      1                          

562

  

   3  2  

        

   

   

                                      4                        3 3                     

566

         





  





                  

   4  1                                   

569

     

                    





   3                                              

42

                                   

573

            

    

   

            

                                 

                       

577

                                                          

581

 

  

  

       







    

      

 

     



 

    

                     1    5 2

4



4



                              

43

        

584

3

5 2

   



  

    

    



            1              3



 



1 2





  

      3                         

         

587

      



           

            

 52               

                                                                3

591

 

              

                   

         

                                   

44

                      



595

     

 

           

                

                  

                                                                     

599

           

            

  1                                               

                     603                            



                       

               

 

            

         

 

        

 

                 

45

   607                                                                                      

 

                      

 611                                             2               

                      3

               

    

5

           

 

1

 

 

                   

    

                                                     

614

   

   

                   

                

                   



46

09' 18"

h=75

    2 1 3                                                

617

5

3

          2       

        

   

          

3                                                  5

5

620

5 3

3



      

3

       

       

5          21 3                                         

623

3



       

      



      2 2                   

626

5

             

   

   

           

       

                         

629

   

2 1 3

        

               

                                                  

                   632                              

47

  

                                           2           5

        

  

635

             4       

638

1 

  

 

       

    1       3

     

3

              

   

            3

3

3



            640 3                3                               3

   642



3

 

3

3

     

3

   

    

   

 

                                            

           

     

  

     

   

48

                                 

644

  



 

 

   

 



                 

1 

646

3

  



     

 

 

 

          



   



      

       

 

 

 

 

1 1 5 4  5      4 648                                                      5



4

                                                 'Star spangled Banner' by J.S. Smith

            651                                                       

       

               

49

          654                                               

                                   

                                        

657

                             1            4 'Daisy Bell' by H. Dacre

            

 3                           

               

                      

 10' 30" 

660

                 

   

 

  

  

         

663



 

   

   

 

50 'Cuckoo Song' by M. Hatley (Laurel & Hardy Theme)

                  

          

    

 

665

       

   

667

                

  



 

   

                

669

 

       

     

           3

                 

 

                  3

                       

   

3

        

3  1                    

672

         674        

        

              

   



                           

                                             



51

                                   

677

           

                                   

680



                    

682

5 1

  

          

 

                  2

                                    

3   4  2               

3

3

3

3

3

                           684             2 1                               3                                3     

5

        

686

     

           1 4

3

3

     1 2 3 5         1         3

 3  3       

     

          1

 

3 4

52

                                      3                      

'The Birds' Prelude by O. Respighi

           

h=100

688



                                                             h=80

691

695

   

699

 





   

  



    



    



 





  

  

3

                  







      



  



