Horace Silver Señor Blues This song is a very lovely jazz standard which is written in 6/8 time and has a latin beat added to it :) Key: Eb minor Tempo: 100 (dotted quarter note) Intro: 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D o|------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--|o A o|6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------|o [repeat] E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Trumpet and Tenor start the melody 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------------------|------------------| D |------8-----------|---------------8--|------------------|------------------| A |6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Theme A: Ebm6/9 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D |------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--| A |6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Ebm6/9 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D |------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--| A |6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B9(#11) 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D |---------9--9--7--|9-----7--9--11----|------7--9--9--7--|9-----7--9--7-----| A |------9-----------|---------------9--|---9--------------|---------------9--| E |7-----------------|------------------|7-----------------|------------------| Ebm6/9 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D |------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--| A |6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Bb7 Ab13 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----|------4--6--6--4--|6-----4--6--4-----| A |------8-----------|---------------6--|---6--------------|------------------| E |6-----------------|------------------|4-----------------|---------------6--| Ebm6/9 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D |------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--| A |6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| So this is the progression for melodies A and B and the solos (listen to the song for clarification) After the solos there is a bridge where the rhythm changes to 4/4 time and stays till the end of the piano solo. OPTIONAL (it is jazz after all) the "xh" at the end of the bar means the you play a ghost note and hammer-on to the first note of the next bar... I sincerly hope that you'll get the idea :) Bridge + piano solo [repeat until cue] 4/4 Ebm6/9 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & G |----------8--------------|---------8--------------|---------8--------------|---------8--------------| D o|----8--------------8-----|---8--------------8-----|---8--------------8-----|---8--------------8-----| A o|-6---------------------xh|6---------------------xh|6---------------------xh|6-----------------------| E |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------xh| B9(#11) Ebm6/9 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & G |------------------------|------------------------|---------8--------------|---------8--------------| D |---------9--------------|---------9--------------|---8--------------8-----|---8--------------8-----| A |---9--------------9-----|---9--------------9-----|6---------------------xh|6-----------------------| E |7-----------------------|7-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------xh| Bb7 Ab13 Ebm6/9 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 $ 2 & 3 & 4 & G |------------------------|------------------------|---------8--------------|---------8--------------| D |---------8--------------|---------6--------------|---8--------------8-----|---8--------------8-----|o A |---8--------------8-----|---6------------------xh|6---------------------xh|6-----------------------|o E |6---------------------xh|4-----------------6-----|------------------------|------------------------| On cue repeat both melodies Ending: Ebm6/9 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |---------8--8--6--|8-----6--8--10----|------6--8--8--6--|8-----6--8--6-----| D o|------8-----------|---------------8--|---8--------------|---------------8--|o A o|6-----------------|------------------|6-----------------|------------------|o 8x E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a 1 $ a 2 & a G |------------------|------6--8--6-----|------------------|------------------| D |------------------|---------------8--|------------------|------------------| A |6--r--r--r--r--r--|r--r--------------|6--r--r--r--r--r--|r--r--4--6--4--6--| E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1 $ a 2 & a G |------------------|| D |------------------|| A |6-----------------|| let ring or cut off your choice :) E |------------------|| r = rest (eight note)