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Take the “A” Train – Duke Ellington
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Tabbed by: Nike-Man
Email: Nike-Man@comcast.net

Tuning: Standard

Here is Take the A Train. I put my version of the chords in, but everything else is
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[A] [A] [B] [A] form


A section for melody

e|----------------|-0----------------|-----0------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
G|-0--------------|-------0----------|------------1-----|-(1)-------------|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

(*)
e|----------------|-------0----------|------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----0---------2--|--1---------------|-----------------|
G|--2-------------|-2-3-----0--------|------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------4-3----|-------2----------|--(2)------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

B Section for melody

e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------|
B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)---------|
D|----------------|-----3------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------|
B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)-----1---|
D|----------------|-----4------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


(*)= Coda/outro

e|------------------|-----------------|
B|--1---------------|---------0--1----|
G|------------------|---0--2----------|
D|------2--3--4-----|-----------------|
A|------------------|--------------3--|
E|------------------|-----------------|


Chords Stuff:


[A section Chords]

| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F|

| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | G-9/F C9 |


[B Section Chords]

| Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | D9 | D9 | D-7 | G13/F G13b9/F|


[A Section Chords]

| C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F|


[Coda\Outro]

| C6 N.C. | / / / Cmaj7|



N.C. = No Chords
/ / / = 3 quarter rests


C6 D7b5 D-7 G13/F G-9/F Fmaj7/A C9 G13b9/F D9 Cmaj7

e|---5---5-----5----5------5-------0------3----4------5----7--|
B|---5---6-----3----5------3-------1------3----5------5----5--|
G|---5---6-----5----4------3-------2------3----4------5----5--|
D|---5---5-----3----3------3-------3------2----3------4----5--|
A|--(3)-(5)---(5)-----------------(0)----(3)---------(5)---3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Notes in Parenthesis are optional depending on whether you have a bass or not. I never
roots.



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| (n) Ghost note

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