Straight, No Chaser

Music: Thelonious Monk

Tabbed by Bo Parker

 

The Holiday 2004 issue of Guitar One has a full transcription of Bill Frisell's masterful cover of this song.  On the face of it, it is a simple 12-bar blues, but you can add what you will to make the chords your own.

 

   >>>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--------------------------------------------------

 

 





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