Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker - Ornithology guitar tab

Charlie Parker,Ornithology.

Tabbed by Greg Buchak,gbuchak@excite.com.

ok i doubt anyone will ever read this tab. 1st of all

this is a rock site and this is a jazz song. second,

this song was written for saxaphone (it can be played

on guitar, though.) Thirdly, if your learning this song for guitar, you proabaly have to read the music

beause that is where the challenge is. Lastly, the

note reading of this song and the rhythm of this song

and the tempo of this song (quarter note = 250) when most of the song is eighth notes and sixteenth notes (at full speed you'll be playing notes at a rate of

1000 per minute) make this song really, really,

really hard. if you can play it, i am impressed

(for the really complex rhythm, consult the recording

or the sheet music) Actually getting the sheet music and learning the entire song from that is college level stuff.

here goes. remember, this is a swing type song so

for now, play the rhythm as swing eighth notes to get

a feel for it.

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B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - - - - -

G - - - - 4 5 7 4 5 7 - - - - - - 5 7 - - - - - - - -

D - - 5 7 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 7 8 - - - - 5 7 8 - - -

A - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - - 7 - 8 6h7 - - 6 5 - - 5 - - - - - -

A - - - 8 - - - 8 - - - 8 7 - 8 - 8 6 5 -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G 6 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - - 8 7 - 8 5 7 5 4 - - 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -

A - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - 8 5 6 5 - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - 7 4 5 7 4 5 6 7 4 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Thats the head. now for the solo.

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - 7 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 5 - -

D - 7 4 - - - 5 - - - - - - 4 7 4 5 7 8 - 8 7 5 - 5 -

A - - - - - - - 7 6 5 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - - - - 7 8 7 - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - 5 - - - - - -

A -/8 - 8 - - -10 8 - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - - - -

E - - 8 - - - - - - 9 8 6 5 8 - - - - 8 - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - 6 - 8 7 5 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - 5 8 - - - - - - - 8 7 5 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - -

A 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 6 5 - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 - - 6 3 5 8 5 6

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - 7 8 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A 5 - - 9 6 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

this next part is the most diffucalt part of the song

due to the rhythm, but just the notes are pretty hard

too

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D 7 4 6 - - 5 - - 9 8 7 6 5 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - - -

A - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - 7 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - 7 8

E - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - 8 5 - - 7 4 - - 7 3 - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A 5 - - 7 7/8 5 - - - 7 8 5 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - -

E - 7 3 - - - - 6 5 3 - - - 6 5 3 - - - - - - - - - -

well thats enought for now. thought that was easy? learn the rhythm and play it at the right tempo. have fun. if you are really interested in this song email

me and i'll do my best to finish the rest and write

out the rhythm for you

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