Tenor Sax

Anthropology

Transcribed by
Charles McNeal

Don Byas' solo from his CD "A Night In Tunisia"

300 bpm

*b
j . j b
j b b

4
j
.

b b n
&4
. J
b J
b n
Rhythm changes

* palm key "D"

b n b b n n

b b n b n

n j b b b n b b j
J

11

b n b n # #

16

#
J

21

# n # n # n
# n
3

25

b j

b
3

# b

*
j # n b

b n #

31

n b

# # # n
k
3

b
b b n J b
3

b b
b b

36

2011

# j

b b n
b n
b
b

&

41

j
b . b n b . j

46

# #

#
#

51

b
b n

56

j
b

61

Anthropology (cont.)

b w

b
b j
3

*
#

#
# b #

b b n

b b b b n
J

b n b

n b b b n b b # n n n b b n

65

b b n b b
J
3

68

b b n b
b
b J b n

b b n b n b n b b n b b n b b n b b n

73

Anthropology (cont.)

b
&

77

j b r n
b n

# # # n #

b
J # n # # #

82

b n

87

92

96

b b
b

b n
3

b b n b n b n b b n b b n b n > b b n
3

J J J
b J n

b b
b n b n

102

. #
J
b b b

b # b b
# n

# b

b
b j
3
3

107

b n
111

b n J

# #
# # #

# #

 # # n

#
# #
#
J
&
Anthropology (cont.)

# n #
#

115

b
n ^ b
b

j
J
n

b
J
3

119

b b n

123

b b n
b n b n b

Piano solo

128

b n

b b n b n b b n b b n b J
3

133

b b n

b b n b
3

n
b n b n b b n b n
b b

b
3

137

b n #
b n b b j
b

141

b n b n
3

146

# n #
3

# # j #

Anthropology (cont.)

& # # J

151

155

# n # n #
# b
3

b
n b n b j

b b b

b b n
J

. b
b n b n
J

159

b
pushed -r
b

b n.
n

45 .

164

j
b b n b b # b b n b

169

174

r
#

192

And awkward edit happens on the recording. Written with 5/4 bar to make reading easier

b n b b n
k

# # n

*.

lay back

# #

pushed

n # # n
# (
b n
) b
cracked notes

b 4 b n b b n
4

187

b n

b b b #
# n
n
# # # # # #
# #

&

#
#

203

Anthropology (cont.)

b b b n b b n

j
b b n b b b n b
b b b

b n

207

b n b b n

J
3

212

j j b
b. b n
J

b b n b n n

# #

#
n # # # J
j . # J # #
J
#

216

b
J

221

227

lay back

b. b n

J
3

b r .

lay back

b b J

Back into melody