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Update: The Astounding Eyes of Rita (Anouar Brahem) 

A while back I posted a transcription of “The Astounding Eyes of Rita", a beautiful composition by Anouar Brahem. 

My previous transcription was of how it was played on the recording, which is really useful for study, but is a bit long and confusing if you want to perform it (it was 9 pages!).  When I recently wanted to do it on a performance, I made the following “lead sheet” style chart that conveys all the important information in a more condensed format.  

I suggest listening to the recording in order to…

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