Straight No Chaser tab by Monk Thelonious

Tabs

This is a 12-bar blues. The indicated chords are simple, but you can
alter or spice them up any way you wish. This tune is pretty typical
of Monk's melodic sense: it's simple, but wry and not obvious.

Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk
TAB by Bo Parker (parker_b%[email protected])

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   A7A7           D7D7

  & 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------------------------------------------------------

 A7A7

 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--------------------------------------------------


 D7D7

 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----------7--8--9--10-8---------------------------
B-------10-----------------------------------------
G----9---------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------


 A7A7           C#m7C#m7    F#7F#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--------------------------------------------------

 Bm7Bm7           E7E7

 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--------------------------------------------------


 A7A7           Bm7Bm7     E7E7

 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E----7--8--9--------------------------------------- repeat from >>>
B-10-----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------9---
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Enjoy

-Bo Parker
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