Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk
This is a 12-bar blues. The indicated chords are simple, but you can
alter or spice them up any way you wish. This tune is pretty typical
of Monk's melodic sense: it's simple, but wry and not obvious.
Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk
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[A7] [D7]
& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E--------7--8--9-----------7--8--9--10-8--------------- B-----10----------------10----------------------------- G--9-----------------9-----------------------------9--- D------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------
[A7]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----7--8--9-----------7--8--9-----------7--8------ B-10----------------10----------------10----------- G----------------9-----------------9--------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
[D7]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------7--8--9--10-8--------------------------- B-------10----------------------------------------- G----9--------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
[A7] [C#m7] [F#7]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------7--8--9-----------7--8--9-----------7--- B-------10----------------10----------------10----- G----9-----------------9-----------------9--------- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
[Bm7] [E7]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-8--9--10-------------------------7--8--9--10----- B-------------------8--9-----10-11----------------- G----------9--10-11----------------------------9--- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
[A7] [Bm7] [E7]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----7--8--9--------------------------------------- repeat from >>> B-10----------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------9--- D-------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
Enjoy
-Bo Parker
I do not speak for my employer, whoever that is.
``...the razor inside, sir...jerk the handle...''
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