Charlie Parker

Yardbird Suite

Charlie Parker


Tom: Em

E|-8---5-6-4---------------------------------------5-------------------------|
B|---8-------4-6-8-8-5---5-6-5-6-8-5--------5-6-8----5-6-8-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5-5--7----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-8---5-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-------4-6-8-8-5----5-6-5-6-8-5------5---5-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5-5----5---5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Head B section]

E|---5--------------5-5-~5-----5--------------------5---------------------------|
B|-8---8-6-5--7-8-5----------8---8-7-5----------------5-6-8-8--6-5---5---5------|
G|-------------------------------------4-/5-6----------------------7------------|
D|----------------------------------------------8-7--------------------7--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------|
B|-3h4h5-6-7-8---|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


[Head last A section]

E|-8---5-6-4-------------------5-5----------12---8----------------------------|
B|---8-------4-6-8-8-5---5-6-5----------5-8----8------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Chords]

To clarify, these are the voicings I use. There are other ways to play the chords.

A|Cmaj7|Fm7 Bb13|C7 Bb13|A7|D9|G13|Em7 Aaug|Dm7 G13|
A|Cmaj7|Fm7 Bb13|C7 Bb13|A7|D9|G13|Cmaj7|Cmaj7 B7|
B|Em7|F#m7b5 B7|Em7|A13|Dm7|Em7b5 A7|D9|Dm7 G13|
A|Cmaj7|Fm7 Bb13|C7 Bb13|A7|D9|G13|Em7 Aaug|Dm7 G13|

The m7b5 are also known as half diminshed chords. Here they are in a Minor II-V-I.
I voice them like:


 F#m7b5 B7   Em7
E|-----------7-|
B|-10---10---8-|
G|-9----8----7-|
D|-10---10---9-|
A|-9----9----7-|
E|-------------|


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| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato
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