My guess is that it was one of those lines which changed at jam sessions back in the 40s from tiny kahns original line, and evolved into how bird interpreted it on that recording session. Donna lee tab by charlie parker charlie parker alto. The notation with markings can be brought up in a separate window. Ive given up trying to learn it by ear, i can get the basic style and feel but not every note. Pretty good for a first try its based on the popular song back home again in indiana, which is from 1917 and widely played by jazz musicians of the time. Digital sheet music for donna lee c instruments by, charlie parker scored for lead sheet. Buy donna lee sheet music by alain caron for jazz band. The information provided on this page has been automatically extracted from the midi file donna lee. Instrumental solo, and transcribed solo in f major. Music notes for leadsheet melodychords only sheet music by charlie parker charlie parker. Donna lee sheet music for guitar download free in pdf or. Buy donna lee c instruments sheet music for lead sheet. Donna lee and that this chord is the same to you as any other alterable dom.
Donna lee for voice and other instruments bass clef, intermediate voice sheet music. Parker on guitar donna lee analysys, impro, parkers thinkin. Donna lee is a bebop jazz standard attributed to charlie parker, although miles davis has also claimed authorship. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. Using donna lee as a study lesson with scott devine. Included in this pack are 24 downloadables pdfs, transcriptions, lead sheets and audio versions. Get the iconic sound piano bass drums guitar trumpet vibraphone. You might be also interested in a 3d visualization of this midi file. Donna lee solo guitar tab, as performed by charlie parker. Donna lee by charlie parker charlie parker digital sheet. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. The evolution of donna lee started as early as the late 1930s, when tiny kahn wrote a tune based on the changes to indiana that was very similar to donna lee. Donna lee sheet music for piano, trumpet, alto saxophone. Also, the ii v i progressions occurring in donna lee taken into account as well.
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The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. I hope youll like my version of donna lee charlie parker. Print and download donna lee sheet music by charlie parker arranged for tenor saxophone. Full midi version just the bass metro gnomes 150 bpm 180 bpm 210 bpm 230 bpm. I took down the first chorus of your solo on donna lee from martin speakes charlie parker album, and it would be interesting to know how you play that in terms of fingering and stringchoices. Full noteworthy version download a free noteworthy player.
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The video comes with a pdf file including diagrams of the scales and voices of the chords used. But playing donna lee fast like the clip with joe pass and nhop on is totally different than what im used to. In particular, the second chorus of koko has several mistakes. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network. Donna lee was on my list back in high school, along with the chromatic fantasy from bach. Donna lee chords by charlie rich learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more.
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Compare the tab version a full midi version contributed by sound land. Print and download in pdf or midi donna lee charlie parker. For information on scale substitution refer to the scale syllabus chart. Every bebopper who played donna lee would have immediately known its relation to. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are.
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