Chord charts include the bebop blues changes, aka bird blues changes. There are considerable differences between early jazz blues, swing blues, bebop blues, modal blues, and post bop blues. Preachin blues up jumped the devil 3 tabs robert johnson. Coltrane blues for alice sheet music real book melody. Blues for alice bbb flat instruments play along backing. May 23, 2015 with careful bending, it lets you pretty easily cover each chord in a blues progression. Examples include tenor madness or monks blues at 5 spot.
Blues for alice by clark coolidge poetry foundation. Blues for alice text guitar tab by charlie parker songsterr. The tonic chord of a blues is a dominant 7 chord, a fact that doesnt fit very well in traditional music theory. Combining the amazing charts of the real book with audio tracks of a killer rhythm section provides the perfect environment for learning and practicing the essential elements of the tunes the form, the changes, and the melody all with the crucial skill of playing in. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. The last blues progression youll look into is named after charlie parker and is found in one of his most famous compositions, blues for alice reflecting the bebop love of iivs, this progression is full of various iiv progressions in a number of different keys the tune starts and ends with an fmaj7 chord, which is odd for a blues progression, but it does help to make these. This lick is transcribed from charlie parkers solo on blues for alice. Various the real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. You can also study birds original solo to help you improve your solo ideas. Blues for alice play along backing track jazztutorial. Introduction to open tuning open d blues in g bottleneckslide guitar blues in c minor blues jazzier blues moveable chords in f, bb and eb the circle of fifths have you noticed the sequence of the. Blues for alice part 16 the lead sheet shows the fingerings i use. Blues for alice part 16 by bruno pelletierbacquaert. Youtube this impromptu walking bass blues is a great study for filling in the chords under a melodic bass progression in the basic 12 bar blues style.
Download and print blues for alice sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by john coltrane real book melody and chords. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. The real book playalong series was developed for just that purpose. Parker took the simple 12 bar blues concept and added a clever series of chord changes to enhance the complexity of the melody, which relies heavily upon the cycle of 4ths. A blues chord progression that charlie parker used on blues for alice and chi chi uses. The standard is noted for its rapid bebop bluesstyle chord voicings and complex harmonic scheme which is a fine example of what is known as bird blues. They are optimized for printing rather than viewing on screen. Aug 12, 2010 the bb blues is a common blues in jazz music. Although there are other formal paradigms of the blues, such as 8bar or 16bar, this course focuses on different incarnations of the 12bar blues. Blues for alice bb pdf free download blues for alice trumpet cover very slow theme tutorial blues for alice play along backing track bb realbook. The standard is noted for its rapid bebop blues style chord voicings and complex harmonic scheme which is a fine example of what is known as bird blues. It still has 12 measures, but it begins with a major 7th chord instead of the usual dominant 7th. Blues for alice sheet music for voice download free in pdf.
Bird blues or parker blues is one of the most important chord. Blues for alice is a great example of charlie parkers bebop style in action. In presenting these solos, we hope to bring musicians closer to the true genius of. I am not trying to screw anyone out of royalties, etc. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. It is written in the key of f major and usually begins with a f. The solos in this book represent a cross section of the music of charlie parker. Michael mcclimon as played on we free kings 1961 rahsaan roland kirk, saxophones transcription 2015 by michael mcclimon licensed under the creative commons byncnd. That modified version of the blues is usually referred to as bird blues changes. Pdf bb free download blues for alice trumpet theme charlie parker backing track by jamey aebersold bb instr. It is written in the key of f major and usually begins with an f major seventh or f sixth chord. Blues for alice sheet music john coltrane real book. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning.
B flat instruments edition red dog music books razorsharp blues series fantastic familiar folk songs. It is a 12bar blues, but it moves through a lot of iiv sequences. Acknowledgement part i airegin alabama all blues all or nothing at all bessies blues blue train blue trane body and soul bye bye blackbird central park west chasin. I have done this with the files i had in original format i did not have all of them. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Preachin blues up jumped the devil corey harris version robert johnson corey harris. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Bb bbm fa abdim that is reharmonized as bb bbm7 eb7 am7 d7 abm7 db7. Blues for alice transcription charlie parker quintet ouverture. A huge part of the jazz standards repertoire consist of blues or bluesy type of songs. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. Blues for alice bb book by charlie parker, style jazz blues for alice eb book by charlie parker, style jazz alice blue gown. Fmaj7 em7 5 a7 9 dm7 g7 cm7 f7 b 7 b m7 e 7 am7 d7 a m7 d 7 gm7 c7 fmaj7 dm7 gm7 c7 jazz 1 blues for alice charlie parker.
With careful bending, it lets you pretty easily cover each chord in a blues progression. The blues for alice changes, bird changes, bird blues, or new york blues changes, is a chord. Blues for alice trumpet cover very slow theme tutorial youtube. Charlie parker blues for alice bass ultimateguitar. There are many different 12 bar blues forms though. Basin street blues 46 standard c 58 4 5 bb blues shuffletime 54 blues bb 88 10 3 bb blues for wes 20 blues bb 230 18 5 bb blues 21 blues bb 84 8 d2,15 bb boogaloo 120 blues bb 126 1 bb rhythm changes 16 standard bb 2 4 d2,9 beatitude 5 contemp. Blues guitar overview introduction 12 bar blues in emajor 12 bar blues in amajor emajor revisited. See more ideas about sheet music, digital sheet music and virtual sheet music. By anna neagle, carmen cavallaro and debbie reynolds, for piano. You should never learn a transcription without listening to it a lot. Heres a list of the most commonly called and played jazz blues songs and tunes. The result are lines that will fit in both a jazz and a blues context, and you can probably put them to use in a lot of jazz standards as well. Note to lawyers and any other litigiousminded folk.
Most blues chord progressions are 12 bars long, although there are also 8, 14, 16, 24 or more bar blues changes. Ted greene blues in bb transcribed from teds boulevard music seminar, 20040822 by ric molina from teds 8222004 boulevard music seminar, part 1, beginning at 7. Bb is a very common key for a jazz blues, there are numerous famous jazz blues themes in bb, think tenor madness or blue monk. Blues for alice for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. The blues is an american art form and the most important musical form in jazz. Silver churamppi aquino tchaikovskynutcracker danceofthesugarplumfairypianoversion. Please drop me a line, if you wish to use it or link to it or correct it. All the examples are in the key of bb, so they are thought from the bb7 chord. The chord progression used in blues for alice is known as a parker blues. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Bb7 and bbmaj7 this is because blues for alice, the blue print.
In presenting these solos, we hope to bring musicians closer to the true genius of bird. It is written in the key of f major and usually begins with an f major seventh or f sixth chord parkers first recording of the piece is from august 1951 for verve records. Blues for alice sheet music for voice download free in. Blues for alice bb pdf free download play along jazztutorial.
So, on a quiet saturday night, you could just watch tv or learn a few of these jazz. Bird blues how to play and understand the chords jens larsen. Blues for alice by jamey aebersold playalong on amazon. Blues for alice is definitely a 12bar blues, but not a traditional one by any means. Measures 34 consist of a d minor iivi and the notes outline the changes. Blues for alice from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. This one is certainly one to be strong at, so practice up.