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------------------------------------------------------
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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---------------
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D7
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 &
E----------7--8--9--10-8---------------------------
B-------10-----------------------------------------
G----9---------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
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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--------------------------------------------------
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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--------------------------------------------------
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A7
Bm7 E7
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 &
E----7--8--9--------------------------------------- [repeat from >>>]
B-10-----------------------------------------------
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