Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. His first album was released in 1976 with a solo version of donna lee that makes the bass sound like it never did before. First recorded in 1947 by parker and davis, it lays an intricate melodic line over the chord changes. Check out donna lee by charlie parker on amazon music. Donna lee by charlie parker charlie parker digital sheet. Jacos fretless bass playing was so heartfelt, melodically inventive and captivating that his surreal talent transcends categories or styles and still inspires every single bass player. Donna lee and that this chord is the same to you as any other alterable dom. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Anthropology, billies bounce bills bounce, chi chi, dexterity, donna lee, k. Officially donna lee is by charlie parker although there is some debate as to whether or not he stole it from miles davis. Download and print donna lee sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by charlie parker real book melody and chords. Donna lee guitar melody sheet music for guitar, bass. Donna lee by charlie parker solo guitar guitar instructor.
How to play charlie parker donna lee lesson with tab head duration. Donna lee tab by charlie parker charlie parker alto sax. Donna lee is a bebop jazz standard attributed to charlie parker, although miles davis has also claimed authorship. It was credited charlie parker on a 1947 recording with charlie parker quintet for savoy records. In his autobiography, miles davis claims to be the composer of the tune, blaming the record company for the mistake in the cover notes. Charlie parker tune book transcriptions by fred parcells. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Bob reynolds solo on donna lee from the youtube video donna lee charlie parker bob reynolds demonstrates practice technique 2009. Donna lee tab by charlie parker charlie parker alto. In this video i am playing charlie parkers donna lee on an ibanez 9 string electric guitar. Charlie parker all stars harry smith studios, new york, 851947. Mar 14, 2016 transcription of charlie parker s solo on donna lee, for the range of the bass. The book was originally published in eb key and this new concert version should allow many more people to explore the won. Full noteworthy version download a free noteworthy player.
Theres probably a few mistakes in there so you can point out any changes that need to. The most authentic and useful solo guitar arrangements on the web. Beginning with an unusual halfbar rest, donna lee is a very complex, fastmoving chart with a compositional style based on fournote groups over each change. I ld l t thn alx adrn nd ll frnd t th etn shl f m fr th nprtn t trt th prjt. In presenting these solos, we hope to bring musicians closer to the true genius of bird. Charlie parker all, chords, tabs, pro, power, bass tabs, ukulele chords tabs including blues for alice, donna lee. Charlie parker tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including blues for alice, ornithology, donna lee, nows the time, billies bounce. Indianadonna lee shows the relationship between the two tunes by including both melodies, first indiana in a traditional dixieland style, then chang ing gears into the unmistakably bebop tune donna lee. Print and download in pdf or midi donna lee bass realbook charlie parker. Donna lee charlie parker on the 9 string guitar on vimeo. Charlie parker sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Charlie parker donna lee sheet music pdf notes, chords.
Charlie parker, american alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, a lyric artist generally considered the greatest jazz saxophonist. Donna lee bass rb transcription sheet music for piano. Split it up into small learnable sections as i discuss within the video tutorial. Donna lee tab by charlie parker with free online tab player. Transcription of charlie parkers solo on donna lee, for the range of the bass. Blues, my little suede shoes, nows the time, ornithology, parkers mood, scrapple from the apple, yardbird suite and. Parker was the principal stimulus of the modern jazz idiom known as bebop, andtogether with louis armstrong and ornette colemanhe was one of the three great. One of the most famous bebop jazz standards is donna lee. Make sure you can play each part of the tune cleanly before moving onto the next. The notation with markings can be brought up in a separate window. Not to say that miles couldnt try to write something more in birds style. Charlie parkers donna lee unaccompanied bass mauro. See new and popular charlie parker songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Song information for donna lee charlie parker on allmusic.
Learn how to play charlie parker songs for alto, piano and trumpet online. Donna lee by charlie parker tab different versions chords, tab, tabs. Parker donna lee sheet music real book melody and chords. Jan 15, 2012 charlie parkers donna lee is just one of those tunes that acts as a benchmark for skill. Bob reynolds solo on donna lee from the youtube video donna lee charlie parker bob reynolds demonstrates practice technique 2009 bobs solo is an excellent demonstration on how to outline chord changes perfectly.
Ever since jacos take on it from his debut album, bassists have been giving it a shot. Watch the video for donna lee from charlie parkers 19451954 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ive already explained why b9s are less appropriate on this chord than on some of the other secondary dominants. Music notes for leadsheet melodychords only sheet music by charlie parker charlie parker. Written in aflat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard back home again in indiana. Charlie parker alto saxophone miles davis trumpet earl bud powell piano tommy potter bass max roach drums.
Donna lee bass clef le jazz musique afroamericaine scribd. Donna lee by jaco pastorius full score guitar pro tab. In his autobiography, miles davis claims to be the composer of the tune, blaming the. Charlie parker donna lee full transcription for bb. Whatever lets you get through the tune the cleanest is the best fingering choice.
Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Download and print donna lee sheet music for guitar tab by charlie parker from sheet music direct. He utilizes the chord tones in an extremely melodic way. Donna lee guitar melody sheet music for guitar, bass download. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Charlie parker donna lee sheet music tenor saxophone solo. In the first pass i am playing a bass line, in the second i overdub. Donna lee for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Petersburg in 1999, he attended the university of michigan. Donna lee bass tab transcribed and tabbed by joe britton artist jaco pastorius album jaco pastorius track donna lee its all here. Parker was the principal stimulus of the modern jazz idiom known as bebop, andtogether with louis armstrong and. Heres a lick from the classic bebop tune donna lee its not clear who has written this standard, miles davis or charlie parker. His internalization of swing is also on full display here. The solos in this book represent a cross section of the music of charlie parker.
Besides the charlie parkermiles davis version from 1947, electric bass virtuoso jaco pastorius is famous for his excellent versions of the jazz. Bass tabs bb jazz blues bassline a foggy day bassline bireli lagrene. Just the bass metro gnomes 150 bpm 180 bpm 210 bpm 230 bpm. There is no fingering you have to work that out yourself. Thats a fair example, but to my ears donna lee sounds far more birdlike than mileslike. Charlie parker donna lee full transcription youtube. Charlie parker donna lee sheet music piano solo in ab. Bobs solo is an excellent demonstration on how to outline chord changes perfectly. Here are the most popular versions guitar tabs, bass, guitar pro. After graduat ing from keswick christian school in st.
Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try one of our six beginning guitar programs. Charlie parker donna lee sheet music tenor saxophone. Charlie parker joe pass, oscar peterson, clark terry and nielshenning orsted pedersen. Choose and determine which version of donna lee chords and tabs by charlie parker you can play. Donna lee charlie parker one of the most famous bebop jazz standards are donna lee. Donna lee solo guitar tab, as performed by charlie parker. I l ndbtd t n l, hrn f th hrd str prt nt t th enlnd cnrvtr fr h thn. But knowing a little something of miles temperament, i find it inconceivable that he would keep quiet and refuse credit or royalties all those years if he had actually composed. Blues, my little suede shoes, nows the time, ornithology, parker s mood, scrapple from the apple, yardbird suite and. Heres an one mindblowing version by university of south carolina double bass professor craig butterfield, playing along with parkers original recording. Print and download donna lee sheet music by charlie parker arranged for piano. Charlie parker donna lee alto, piano and trumpet sheet music. Charlie parker alto sax, miles davis trumpet, bud powell piano.
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