I Could Write a Book

2 bar pickup:

b
&b b c

b
b
C 7( 9)

&b b

F m7

b7

Red Garland Solo

b7

F m7

F m7

b7
b n

b
b9
7(# 9)

G
7
m7
E
C ( )
F
D
3

b n b
3 n

& b

Sonny's MM lick

Red's 7b9 lick

C m7
b
&b b

D 7(# 9)

3
b n b n n n n b

Red's 7b9 lick

G m7

Weird; C alt dom untl A nat.

b7

3 n
n n # # n

# #
n

&b b

11

C7

C m7Sonny's MM lickF 7

F m7...into Fm7 arp.

Key of E major(!) Outside, man

C7b9 dim.

15

b
b
E Chromatic search?C 7 ( 9) Weird: G dom. arp.F m7

b7

b7

3
3
3
b

b
j
j

b n
& b b n b n b
19
b

7 ( b 9)
m7
7(# 9)
E
C
F
D
G

3
b n
b

& b
J
23
b
b
b
b
C m7
B m7
E 7
A
D 7

( )
3 b
b

b n

& b

27
b C 7(b 9)
b
b
b
E
F m7
B 7
E
F m7
B 7
3

3

n b
&b b
b n b

Gm7 arp.

Cm7 (3) arp.

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Transcription by John Groves - Music.JohnGroves.net

F m7Fm7 (3) arp.B

I Could Write a Book - Red Garland from Steamin' w/Miles Davis

b
b
7 ( b 9)
C
F m7
B 7
Second Chorus
bb
b
&
J J
J
E

F m7

b7

J
J

#
b

7 ( b 9)
G 7( 9)
C
m7
F
D
b

3 n 3 n b b n
b

n
&b b

35

Red's 7b9 lick

39

C m7

& b b n

43

Sonny's MM lick

D 7(# 9)

Gm7

n j n #

Am7 - dim lick

b7

3
n b
b
b

n
&b b
J
47
b
b
b
E
C7
E
F m7 B 7
n
b

& b b n b

51
b
E
D
G 7(# 9)
b n b
b

b
&b b
b
55

b
&b b

59

b
&b b

63

C7

C m7Red's 7b9 lick F 7

b
b
D 7
3
b
b

j n
r b
b
b
b
b
b
Eb
C 7 (b 9)
F m7
B 7
E
F m7 B 7 n
b

n b b b n b

C m7

B
Sonny's MM lick

b m7

F m7

b7

b7

C 7 ( 9)

I Could Write a Book - Red Garland from Steamin' w/Miles Davis

n b b b b

67
b
b
b
C 7 ( 9)
F m7
B 7
E
()
b b 3

n b # n n
3

&b b
F m7

b
b

& b

ii-V-I-VI7 vamp

Sonny's MM lick

71

b J
b
& b
F m7

b7
b n

75

3
b

& b
F m7

79

b b j
b
.
&
F m7

83

b7

b7

b n b

C 7 (b 9)

C 7 ( 9)
b

3 n