Take the "A" Train Duke Ellington
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Take the â??Aâ?? Train â?? Duke Ellington
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Tuning: Standard
Here is Take the A Train. I put my version of the chords in, but everything else is
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(A) (A) (B) (A) form
A section for melody
e|----------------|-0----------------|-----0------------|-----------------| B|----------------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|-0--------------|-------0----------|------------1-----|-(1)-------------| D|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*)
e|----------------|-------0----------|------------------|-----------------| B|----------------|-----0---------2--|--1---------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|-2-3-----0--------|------------------|-----------------| D|----------------|-----------4-3----|-------2----------|--(2)------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B Section for melody
e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------| B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)---------| D|----------------|-----3------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------| B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)-----1---| D|----------------|-----4------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*)= Coda/outro
e|------------------|-----------------| B|--1---------------|---------0--1----| G|------------------|---0--2----------| D|------2--3--4-----|-----------------| A|------------------|--------------3--| E|------------------|-----------------|
Chords Stuff
A section Chords
| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F|
| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | G-9/F C9 |
B Section Chords
| Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | D9 | D9 | D-7 | G13/F G13b9/F|
A Section Chords
| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F|
Coda\Outro
| C6 N.C. | / / / Cmaj7|
N.C.= No Chords
/ / / = 3 quarter rests
[C6] [D7b5] [D-7] [G13/F] [G-9/F] [Fmaj7/A] [C9] [G13b9/F] [D9] [Cmaj7]
e|---5---5-----5----5------5-------0------3----4------5----7--| B|---5---6-----3----5------3-------1------3----5------5----5--| G|---5---6-----5----4------3-------2------3----4------5----5--| D|---5---5-----3----3------3-------3------2----3------4----5--| A|--(3)-(5)---(5)-----------------(0)----(3)---------(5)---3--| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Notes in Parenthesis are optional depending on whether you have a bass or not. I never
roots.
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