 The song's iv7–VII7–IIImaj7–VImaj7–iiø7–V7–i chord progression is an example of the circle-of-fifths progression.\relative c' { 
\partial 2.\new ChordNames { 
\set chordChanges = ##t

\new Staff {
\tempo "Medium jazz"
\key g \minor
g'4 a bes | ees1~ | ees4 f, g a | d2 d2~ | d4 ees, f g | c1~ | c4 d, e fis bes1
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As a jazz standard, "Autumn Leaves" has accumulated more than a thousand commercial recordings.