Monk theme tab by jeff beal szolo acoustic guitar nylon. What was most important to me in playing his material, though, was the natural, overall spirit of jazz in everything that monk did and thats. Thelonious monk tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including blue monk, round midnight, straight no chaser. If this videotranscription helped you, please donate here. Guitar, guitar tab easybeginner digital download by thelonious monk. Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try one of our six beginning guitar programs. Blue monk todays post is about the blues tracks on thelonious monks most famous album, monks dream. For me, that one contains the essence of monks harmonic irony, playfulness and mischief and it sounds great on the guitar. Blue monk guitar chord solo free download as pdf file.
Music of thelonious monk stefan grossmans guitar workshop. David monk is a guitarist in romford, united kingdom with 756 songs and 4,995,048 views on fandalism. Learn how to play jeff beal songs for piano and clarinet online. This is often one of the first 12 bar blues tunes that a jazz musician will learn. At 23, when i was finishing a jazz guitar degree in college, i bought an old 26foot sailboat and named her blue monk after the tune by pianist, thelonious monk. Monk theme guitar tab by jeff beal with free online tab player. The tune was also called bip bop by monk, and he claims that the tunes latter title was the origin of the genredefining name bebop. Generally, if a combo includes both a guitarist and a pianist, the guitarist will. Its a pretty barebones arrangement, especially the bass line. Blue monk by thelonious monk full score and set of parts. In walked bud solo guitar tab, as performed by thelonious monk.
Sheet music for c instruments this solo is part of an educational series of six written specifically around the chords of jazz standards among the most played. Monks blues was panned by the critics when it was originally issued in 1969 and although some of oliver nelsons arrangements are not ideal for monk theres much to enjoy on this album. A guitar players guide to thelonious monk fretboard journal. For comparison, the thelonious monk fake book c edition which i also have, is basically a book of melodic heads, with the chord names, with some notations of horn, bass, and piano fills and intros, but of course there is no guidance whatsoever on useful fingering or voicings for guitar. B e 7 b f7 b b 7 e e 7 b f7 b f7 f7 b f7 blues 1 blue monk thelonius monk. On the surface, blue monk is a memoir that recalls how i came to love sailing, joined a unique community of. Blue monk sheet music for clarinet download free in pdf or. Blue monk guitar chord solo irish musical instruments guitar.
This lesson is the beginning of single note soloing with the pentatonic scale. A pdf tab for thelonious monk s 12bar jazz blues, blue monk, adapted for harmonica by adam gussow of satan and adam. This arrangement of monks mood is a wonderful treatment in a classic solo guitar setting, a striking counterpoint to sharps approach. Jazz guitar chord construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the guitar chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook. Print and download monk theme series version sheet music in pdf. The music of thelonious monk arranged for fingerstyle guitar is a unique dvd lesson that only duck baker could have put together. One of the alltime great tunes by jazz legend thelonious monk. In walked bud by thelonious monk solo guitar guitar. David monk is a guitarist in romford, united kingdom with 755 songs and 4,997,920 views on fandalism. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app.
Jeff beal monk theme series version piano and clarinet. Blue monk tab by thelonious monk gtr1 electric guitar. Print and download in pdf or midi blue monk thelonius monk. The tune was also called bip bop by monk, and he claims that the tunes latter. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing. Blue monk play along backing track c key score violin. Blue monk interactive tab by thelonious monk ultimate guitar. Monk s blues was panned by the critics when it was originally issued in 1969 and although some of oliver nelsons arrangements are not ideal for monk theres much to enjoy on this album. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. A guitarist in a jazz combo can function as a horn player or in lieu of a pianist. Though recorded on different days, theyre placed one after the other on the release, and actually sound almost like one piece that changes tempo midway. Free free thelonious monk sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Blue monkguitar sheet music for guitar download free in. Monk and the candidate monk walks down a san francisco street, counting parking meters, and is chased by mysterious car.
Monks countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Jazz blue monk thelonius monk guitar backing track. Monk and the candidate monk goes back to the garage, looking for clues, which triggers a poignant recollection of trudys fate. Blue monk for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious monk. David monk is a guitarist in romford, united kingdom with 755 songs and 4,986,703 views on fandalism. Blue blues is an original quite simple jazz solo, written on the chords of famous jazz standards blue monk. Print and download blue monk sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Thelonious monk tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including blue monk, round midnight, straight no chaser, bemsha swing, misterioso. This is a list of compositions by jazz musician thelonious monk.
The song blue monk was written by thelonious monk and was first released by thelonious monk trio in 1954. The most authentic and useful solo guitar arrangements on the web. Print and download sheet music for blue monk by thelonious monk. A pdf tab for thelonious monks 12bar jazz blues, blue monk, adapted for harmonica by adam gussow of satan and adam. Blue monk guitar tab by thelonious monk with free online tab player. Jan 28, 2018 if you would like to support my channel, please consider a patreon membership here.
Monk blue monk sheet music intermediate for piano solo. At 23, when i was finishing a jazz guitar degree in college, i bought an old 26foot sailboat and named. Jazz guitar chord construction thelonious monk institute of. This 12bar blues in b flat became one of most often tunes practiced by jazz musicians. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Cover versions of blue monk written by thelonious monk. Thelonious monk blue monk acoustic guitar partitions. Few jazz composers have created a body of work as imaginative and offbeat as that of thelonious sphere monk 19171982.
Gary wittner, meanwhile, has literally written the book on thelonious monk for guitar. Blue monk tab by thelonious monk gtr1 electric guitar jazz. Blue monk sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. Blue monk octave study taken from the latest blog post. The great jazz standard blue monk for jazz guitar now with audio and pdf with chord melody, solo, and more. G7 c7 c7 c7 c7 c7 f7 f7 c7 g7 g7 c7 f7 f7 c7 c7 c7 f7 c7 3 3 title. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in c, and was ed by monk under the title nameless in april 1944. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Listen to the way thelonious plays a countermelody is his left hand during the last 4 bars of the tune. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music easy piano piano. May 31, 2010 blue monk was written by thelonious monk. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music piano solo in bb.
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