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Take the “A” Train – Duke Ellington
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Tabbed by: Nike-Man
Email: Nike-Man@comcast.net
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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/duke-ellington/30293.html ]
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.
