The chord changes for the song are laid out in the real book, the bible for jazz musicisians. Chordmelody chordmelody is the approach to guitar playing where both the chord and melody are played at the same time. Tweet tweethoward morgen playing his arrangement of round midnight, from his book through chordmelody and beyond alfred music. All transcriptions pdf made in the 6 last months are only available for download to my patreon subscribers. When i was choosing songs and getting the arrangements together, i found inspiration listening to the many great players of this style of chord melody guitar arranging and playing. Solo part,tablature sheet music by thelonious monk. It uses a technique bach had already mastered, which is to take a short melodic phrase and repeat endless variants of it over various chord progressions eg, bachs chaconne or goldberg variations. As an introduction to the concepts, angular shapes like the ones below create a sense of agitation, tension in the music while stepwise motion will tend to create a feeling of calm and. Round midnight for me is like the magnum opus of jazz ballads. Written in standard music notation and guitar tabs.
Wes didnt play monks changes wthe trio, though the solo is great. Johnny smith, whose dad was a banjo player and a guitarist, initially developed an. Heres my straightforward solo guitar arrangement of round midnight written by thelonious monk. Guitar chord progression analysis while being one of the most recorded jazz tunes of all time, there would seem to be a bit of debate about the chord progression for round midnight. Round midnight chord melody arrangements jazz guitar online. A great addition to your repertoire, the accompanying practice. Solo jazz guitar chord melody arrangements 1 chris whiteman. Thats the best way to learn new things without being frustrated. For now though we will look at his classic chord solo on round midnight. All the songs include the lyrics as well as the chord melody arrangement these are straight chord melodies, unlike dans other book asin. If you can play a chord grid, you can play these harmonically rich arrangements. I went through this book after the two chord solo books and it really helped to improve my comping. Round midnight in 2020 bladmuziek, piano bladmuziek en. Round midnights intro is attributed to dizzy gillespie.
All chords are shown in diagram form for easy speed learning, plus notation and tab. You, you go to my head, in a sentimental mood, round midnight, good morning. Learn to play guitar with johnny smith chord melody. This video course covers everything you need to get started or gain a fresh perspective on the tune.
Howard morgen playing his arrangement of round midnight, from his book through chordmelody and beyond alfred music. Also included in the book are quotes about barry from many other famous musicians, a 7page article on barry by his son don, an obituary by george russell, and numerous. Barry galbraith guitar tab books, instructional dvds, chord melody solos. In this definitive work, howard morgen demonstrates all the tools, techniques, and concepts to create masterful solo guitar arrangements. Round midnight is a song where you can often find the melody actually being the chord tones played in an arpeggio manner. Round midnight tab by joe pass songsterr tabs with rhythm. Cross indexing makes this manual extremely easy to use. Round midnight guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. This book takes thirteen of barrys rough, handwritten arrangements and adds chord symbols, lefthand fingering, and tablature. The book is arranged well too, it starts easier and gets more. It is believed that williams may have changed the composition slightly but regardless, his name remains on the. A self taught player he mentions andres segovia and django reinhardt as his major guitar influences. But im curious as to what everyone likes doing for chord melody arrangements of this.
High quality, accurate transcriptions with tab, and videos. Round midnight jazz guitar chord melody by thelonious monk. Round midnight is a true classic in the standards repertoire. Let me know what you think of this article by leaving a comment below. Ruby my satin shes funny that way somebody loves me. The ultimate chord melody book loaded with the lush, beautiful chords that will make you a superior chord melody guitarist. Feel free to adjust the rhythms shown below to add more feel. Round midnight tab by wes montgomery guitar, bass, and. Although mastering this form of guitar playing is very difficult, a wellrounded guitarist should have at least a basic understanding of this guitar style. Your chord melody books are to me, the most helpful instruction since i started playing. Jazz composition arrangement for piano transcription.
Print and download round midnight jazz guitar chord melody sheet music. Chord melody guitar playing is an excellent way to play jazz on guitar, either in a jazz guitar solo context or in a band, and can open up a whole world of possibilities for you as a guitarist. He was born in birmingham, alabama on june 25, 1922. Im always surprised that there seem few mandolin versions of it. Monk claims that he composed round midnight when he was 18 and eight years later, cootie williams recorded it with his orchestra. All chords are shown in diagram form for easy speed learning as well as standard notation and tab. Guitarist and columnist howard morgan has quite a vocabulary, both with words and on the guitar. Thelonious monks beautiful ballad round midnight is said to be the most widely recorded and performed jazz tune that is, a tune that was written specifically for jazz, not an adaptation of a showtune or pop song. Learn to play guitar with chuck wayne chord melody. In my guitar course i cover the topic of intervals and melodic motion in more detail. Chordal melody guitar im very excited to have recently released a second book of arrangements for solo guitar. Mastering the jazz guitar chord melody solo jazz science.
Dave brubeck take five sheet music notes and chords arranged for lead sheet fake book. For those who are unaware, robert contis chord melody arrangements are a favorite reader feature in every issue of just jazz guitar magazine. In this tutorial, we explore lots of minor harmony so you should be confident with minor 251s and there variations. Learn round midnight thelonious monk on guitar measures 1. Wes montgomery chord solo transcription of round midnight. Here are the 4 bars where this happens in the original song. Also mine is completely inspired by wes montgomerys riverside version, he plays along with an organ in it. Howard morgen playing his arrangement of round midnight, from his book through chord melody and beyond alfred music. We also introduce some interesting suspended chord movement over the dominant chord at the end of the bridge. Round midnight guitar tab by joe pass with free online tab player.
Get thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. I especially like the arrangement of round midnight, it takes a bit of work but its awesome. Consider subscribing to my patreon page to gain free access to all new transcriptions and patrons exclusive content for a modest contribution. Chuck wayne plays round midnight guitarists who like chuck wayne also like. Its a testament to its popularity that its one of exactly two songs that dave chappelle knows how to play on the piano. Round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. Round midnight guitar tab by thelonious monk other in 2020. This oneofakind book with enhanced cd features 19 full song arrangements based on 11 classic jazz standards, which are. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Stacy mckee this unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format that no one has ever done before. Download thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords.
Im finally including an archtop guitar video that i dont believe is plugged in please correct me if im wrong. I just looked at the pdf i have of the original real book, its awful. Instead of playing them straightforwardly, 7notemode creatively harmonized these notes, with the left hand, with notes that are a compound third below. Im looking at different music and the chords are all over the place. Chorld melody arrangements independent guitar, drum and. Round midnight jazz guitar chord melody by thelonious. Is anyone aware of any versions that have been recorded that might help me in my. Chord melody arrangement of the thelonious monk classic round midnight. My chord melody playing is improving constantly every day. Richs guitar arrangement can be play in a solo setting or in a small jazz group. I have the entire solo transcribed, but have decided that the chord solo is most relevant to this blog. Gary wittner has a really nice book of monk for guitar, one of the truest. Pianovocalguitar sheet music book by nelson riddle. Johnny smith johnny smith, among the most important jazz guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, is also an accomplished performer on viola, trumpet and violin.
E m9 cm7 5 fm7 5 b 7alt e m9 a 7 bm7 e7 b m7 e 7 a m7 d 7 e m9 a 7 cm7 5 b7 5 b 7sus4 1. Mike marshalls on gator music is the only ive found and i dont really like it that much. Round midnight advance reharmonization technique pianologist. Round midnight is actually the most widely recorded jazz standard written by a jazz musician.