MONK THEME - SEASON 1
As recorded by Jeff Beal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKyLp6aoyQ
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Rhythm'
Q=200
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E E E +H Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---8---8-9-9-10--|-11----8-----------|--------------/8-|---8-(8)--------|
|-----------------|---------10-8---10-|-------8-7--8----|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----6--------6----|-----------------|------6------6--|
|-----------------|-----5--------5----|-----4------4----|------5------5--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----3------3----|----------------|
|-----------------|--6--6----6---6----|-----------------|-6----6---6--6--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-4---4---4--4----|----------------|
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E +W
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---8---8-9-9-10--|-11----8-----------|--------------/11-|-(11)------------|
|-----------------|---------10-8---10-|-------8-7--8-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----6--------6----|------------------|-----------------|
|-----4--------4--|-----5--------5----|-----4------4-----|-------6-----6---|
|-----3--------3--|-------------------|-----3------3-----|-------6-----6---|
|-----------------|--6--6----6---6----|------------------|-----------------|
|-4---4---4----4--|-------------------|-4---4---4--4-----|---6---6--6--6---|
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +Q. E Q E E E E +H.
|----------------|-/8---------------|-----------9-8------|---------------|
|---8---8-9--11--|-------9-8--------|----------------8-9-|---9-(9)-------|
|----------------|-----------10---9-|-(9)----------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----6-------6--|------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----5-------5--|-----5--------5---|------3------3------|------1------1-|
|----------------|-----6--------6---|------3------2------|------3------3-|
|-6---6---6---6--|------------------|---------3---3------|------3------3-|
|----------------|--4--4---4----4---|--3---3-------------|-1--------1----|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---10----8----------|
|-------8-9-----11-|-/8-----------/8-|-----------/8-----|------11---9-8------|
|------------------|-----8-10---8----|-8--10---8-----8--|---------------10---|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q H. Q H. Q Q E E Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--8---------8----|-8-------------8--|-------8-8------8---|
|-------3-----3----|--8---------8----|-8-------------8--|-------7-7------7---|
|-------3-----3----|--7---------7----|-7-------------7--|-------6-6------6---|
|------------------|--8---------8----|-8-------------8--|-6------------------|
|---3---3---3-3----|-----------------|------------------|-------6-6-6----6---|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E E E +H Q
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-11----8-9--10--|-11----8-----------|--------------/8-|---8-(8)---------|
|----------------|---------10-8---10-|-------8-7--8----|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----8-8-----8--|-----6--------6----|-----------------|------6------6---|
|-----7-7-----7--|-----5--------5----|-----4------4----|------5------5---|
|-----6-6-----6--|-------------------|-----3------3----|------5------5---|
|--6-------------|--6--6----6---6----|-----------------|-6----6---6--6---|
|-----6-6-6---6--|-------------------|-4---4---4--4----|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E +W
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---8---8-9--10--|-11----8-----------|--------------/11-|-(11)------------|
|----------------|---------10-8---10-|-------8-7--8-----|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----6--------6----|------------------|-----------------|
|-----4-------4--|-----5--------5----|-----4------4-----|-------6-----6---|
|-----3-------3--|-----5--------5----|-----3------3-----|-------6-----6---|
|----------------|--6--6----6---6----|------------------|-----------------|
|-4---4---4---4--|-------------------|-4---4---4--4-----|---6---6--6--6---|
|--3--|
E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------------------|-13--11-10----------|
|---8---8-9--11-|-/13-------13-12-13-|-----------13-11----|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----6-------6-|------5--------5----|---------5--------5-|
|-----5-------5-|------5--------5----|---------4--------4-|
|-6---6---6---6-|--------------------|--5------5-----5--5-|
|---------------|---5--5--5-----5----|--------------------|
E E +Q +H +Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---11-(11)-(11)------|-(11)---8-9---11---|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------3----------3-|--------3--------3-|
|--------3----------3-|--------2--------2-|
|---------------------|---3----3---3----3-|
|-3------3-------3--3-|-------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|----10----8--------|-----------------|
|-/8------------/8--|-----------/8-----|-------11---9-8----|-11----8-9--10---|
|------8-10---8-----|-8-10----8-----8--|----------------10-|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| H. Q Q h. Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----8--8-----8----|-----8-8-----8---|
|--2-------------2--|-2----2-----------|-----7--7-----7----|-----7-7-----7---|
|--3-------------3--|-3----3-----------|-----6--8-----6----|-----6-8-----6---|
|--3-------------3--|-3----3-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--1-------------1--|-1----1-----------|-6---6--6-6---6----|--6--6-6-6---6---|
Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E E E +H Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-11----8-----------|--------------/8-|---8-(8)--------|---8---8-9-9-11----|
|---------10-8---10-|-------8-7--8----|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----6--------6----|-----------------|------6------6--|-------------------|
|-----5--------5----|-----4------4----|------5------5--|-----4--------4----|
|-------------------|-----3------3----|----------------|-----3--------3----|
|--6--6----6---6----|-----------------|-6----6---6--6--|-------------------|
|-------------------|-4---4---4--4----|----------------|-4---4---4----4----|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. E W +W
|------------------|----------------|-------------|------|----|
|-/8-----------/8--|----------/8----|-------------|------|----|
|-----8-10---8-----|-8-10---8-------|-8-----------|-(8)--|----|
|------------------|--------------8-|-------------|------|----|
|------------------|----------------|-------------|------|----|
|------------------|----------------|-------------|------|----|
|
| W W H Q S e +W
|------------------|----------------|-------------|------|----|
|--8---------------|-8--------------|------4---6--|-(6)--|----|
|--8---------------|-7--------------|------3---5--|-(5)--|----|
|--7---------------|-6--------------|------3---5--|-(5)--|----|
|--8---------------|----------------|------4---6--|-(6)--|----|
|------------------|-6--------------|-------------|------|----|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
https://primanota.net/misc-television/monk-theme-chords.htm