42 Fats Navarro Solos:

Transcribed/edited by Peter Kenagy 2012

I dont claim these solo transcriptions to be %100 accurate.

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Oop Bop Sh'Bam

By Dizzy Gillespie and Walter "Gil" Fuller (based on I Got Rhythm with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)
Kenny Clarke and His 52nd Street Boys, 5 Sept 1946, Swing and Victor (France)

# j

4
&4 J
G m7

&

D m7

C7

D m7

C7

~~~
~~~

&

b
#
b n

J
G7

b
J

D m7

G7

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D m7

b b

D m7

G7

~~~

G m7
13

D m7

~~~~

&

# j

b
#
C

G7

j .

G7

~
J ~

G7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Fat Boy (alt.)

By Fats Navarro (blues in B b concert)

The Bebop Boys, 6 Sept 1946, Savoy

3
j # # b b
b b
b
4

b b n
&4

F7

b

&
F7

b
J

&

D m7

#
J

C7

n b

G7

b
n

b
#

C 7 (b5)

b

n b b b # b
#

J
J
&

3
3

13

17

&

21

&

F7

b b
J

D m7

j j
b.

# J

()

b

A7 b9

3
b b

G7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Webb City

by Bud Powell (based on I Got Rhythm with Lady be Good bridge)

The Bebop Boys, 6 Sept 1946, Savoy

& 44

b ^ ^

D m7

# n

# n b
&
G m7

G7

C7

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

# b

&
C

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

G m7

C7

b b

&

13

j b b

F# 7

b b b
& b n
3

17

#.

D7

21

&

#
&

25

G m7

# n
# b

D m7

& b b #

29

# #
&
C

33

G m7

C7

& b

37

j
#

. #
J
A7

J
j
#

C7

G7

J J J b b

G7

D m7

G7

C7

D m7

G m7

F# 7

n # #

J J
b b b b
J J

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

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D m7

G7

# # #
&
D m7

G7

D m7

G7

41

# # b b b

&
G m7

C7

G m7

C7

45

F# 7

j

# b

b
&

49

# n b # n n

b b

&

D7

D m7

D m7

B7

n
& # #

57

G m7
61

G7

53

&

C7

J J
j
#

E m7

E b m7

b
b b b
C

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D m7

G7

~
b.
J

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Calling Dr. Jazz

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (based on I Got Rhythm)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and His Reboppers, 18 Dec 1946, Savoy

#
n b #

& 44
b b
5

&

&

13

&

#
#
#

27

&

D7

A m7

D7

D7

D m7

G7

b #
G

A m7

D7

# n
o

C# 7

j# n
b b
b n

B m7

A m7

(Bbm7)

A m7

D7

# # J

D7

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

G
A m7 D7

J

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A m7

~~~

# ~~~~
~~~
&

31

A m7

n
b b b n n b

A m7

# n
# n
&

17

n
G

D7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Hollerin' and Screamin'

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (based on I Got Rhythm)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and His Reboppers, 18 Dec 1946, Savoy

# n

4

&4

J J

D m7

G7

&
C

&

D m7

G7

G m7

bC

C7

bC #

F# 7

b
b # # n

&

14

D m7

G7

G m7

C7

B b7

# b n b
&

19

23

&

A b7

n b

b J

#
J

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

G m7

C7

# j J

b
b

#
D m7

& b

31

A7

G7

b b b #

b
& # n b b b

27

D m7

D m7

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G7

G7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Eb Pob

By Fats Navarro and Leo Parker (based on I Got Rhythm)

Fats Navarro and His Thin Men, 29 Jan 1947, Savoy

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

& 44

J
#
G m7

&

&

C7

&

D m7

G m7

13

G7
#

# #
# n #

&
#

#
3
3
D 7 (b5)
G 7 (b5)
21
# n b
n #

J
&
#
# #
J
&
C

D m7

25

G m7

& b

29

C7

G7

j # #
C

D m7

G7

b
b n
D m7

b b
b
#
3

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A 7 b5

E m7

G7

E7

D m7

D m7

# #
# n
J
J
B m7

17

C
# .

G7

G7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Fat Girl

By Fats Navarro (based on I Got Rhythm with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)

Fats Navarro and His Thin Men, 29 Jan 1947, Savoy

Bb

Bb

C m7
F7

#
# n
b
j j
j

& b 44 #
3
C m7

B b7

b
& b b

F7

F m7

Eb

Bb

Bb

n b b b
Bb

# n
b b b n

G7

C7

F7

b # b # n
b b

&

13

&

bb

F m7

b
&b

17

F m7

C m7

B b7

Eb

F7

J
#
J
C m7

B b7

.
J

Eb

C m7

F7

F7

Bb

n b

bb n n b
j
b

&
b

b b
J
3
F7
Bb
b

B
C m7
C m7
F7
n b
25

# n
b
J
J

&b
3
21

G m7

C7

B b7

C m7

Eb

F7

n b #

b
J
& b n b b

29

F m7

C m7

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F7

Bb

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Goin' to Minton's
By Fats Navarro (based on I Got Rhythm)
Fats Navarro and HisThin Men, 29 Jan 1947, Savoy

# n # n

& 44 #
5

&

G m7

D m7

C7

&

D m7

#
G m7

C7

13

&

D7

G7

D m7

G7

!
G7

D m7 G 7
b C
# n
b

E7

&

21

# n #
& n #

17

G7

# n b b

A7

b # n

D m7

G7

D m7
G7
C
D m7
G7

#
# n
b
&

25

& b # n

29

G m7

C7

A b7

b b D 7
b
&

33

F #7

# #

C7

B7

E7

D7

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b
C

A7

b n b n b

&
#

37

G7

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&

A b7

F #7

D 7
b

b
b
n

# #
n # # n # n
# #
B7

E7

F# 7

A7

D7

#
&
# n
3

45

C7

& # #
E7

49

57

&

&

61

A m7

&

53

# n
D7

b
C7

E m7

# n

J

D m7

G7

G7

D m7

# n

b
3

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G7

b
J
3

A7

D m7

G 73

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Ice Freezes Red

By Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron (based on Indiana)

Fats Navarro and His Thin Men, 29 Jan 1947, Savoy

Bb

G7
C7
b
n

b

b 4
b
& 4 J

B b7

Eb

n
J

b n
n b b
n b
b

&
b b b n

A b7
Bb
C7

10

n
b b
n
b
!

&

5

C m7

F7

F m7

Bb

C7
G 7 n

# n n
J J
n b

D 7 (b 9)
Gm

# n

b b b
b
&

15

C m7

b
&b

20

F7

()

A m7 b 5

D 7 (b 9) .

25

b
J J J
&b
Gm

Bb

C7
# G m n n
m7
G7
# n D
b n # n
J J

Bb

b # n n b
n b # J .
b

&

J
J
C7
C m7
F m7
b F7
35

b n. J
!

n b b
&b
30

C m7

B b7

F7

C m7

Eb

F7

A b7

G7

Bb

b n b
b n b # n

n b # #
C7
C m7
F7

45

b n
b
b
&
b
&b

40

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Dameronia (alt.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on Well You Needen't with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)
Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

& b 44 J
F

&b

G b 13
F
G b 13
b b
3
b
b b b
b J b b

J
J
n
F

G b 13

j
j
b
b.

b b

G b 13

b b

& n
F

&b

13

&b

21

j j
b
F7

n
# n
D m7

& b j J

29

b
b b
b
()

G 7 b5

G b 13

G b 13

# j J
Bb

j
b.

j b b

C7

G b 13

b b

b
J J
& J

25

G b 13

b
&b

17

C m7

G m7

b b
b

J

()

b b n b

C 7 b5

G b 13

b
J

b b

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Dameronia (mst.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on Well You Needen't with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)
Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

G b 13

G b 13

j b b
J b b
j
4

b
& 4
J
J
b

J
J
J

F

&b

&b

&b

13

G b 13

b b n
b b b b
n
3
G b 13

G b 13

G m7

b
J

b J
F

G b 13

C7

b b
b b

F7
B
3
3
b

b
b

&

b n b n b
3
b5)
b5)
(
(
m7
7
7
D
G
C
3
21

b
J #
& b # J

17

C m7

b
&
J

25

G b 13

G b 13

b b
n
J
b b
J

b
& b b b

29

G b 13

n
J
F

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Our Delight (alt.)

By Tadd Dameron (variant of Perdido with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)

Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

b
& b b b 44
B b7

B b7

Ab

n
n n # n b J J
J
J
#
A7

E b7

Ab

F7

B b7

b b n b n b n b n
j
n # n n # #
&bb
n # n J
n

B b7

b b n n b
b
n b n
& b

A7

B b7

n n

E b m7

bb
&bb

17

A b7

B b7

Ab

B7

b J

# n b
3

b
& b bb n b n b n b n n # n

13

A7

A7

F7

Ab

Db

n b n b n
Eb

bb
b J n n # n # J n b n # n n
b

&
b
J
J
J
J

21

F m7

B b7

bb
& b b n b

25

B b7

C m7

A7

# n n
n n

Ab

Ab

b
& b bb n b n b n b n n # n n b

29

A7

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F7

A7

n #

F7

B b7

B7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Our Delight (mst.)

By Tadd Dameron (variant of Perdido with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)

Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

B b7

Ab

n #
n n # n b b J
J J
#

b
& b b b 44

A7

B b7

Ab

F7

B b7

b b n b n b n b n n b n n b n
&bb
# n n n n
#
3

A7

B b7

bb

& b b n n
b
& b bb

13

B b7

Ab

A7

E b m7

Ab

A7

A b7

A7

Db

bb
n b
n
& b b b

17

B b7

bb
b n n
b

&
b

21

25

&

F m7

B b7

bbbb .

B b7

A7

n n # n

Eb

B7

n

b
F7

n # b
n
b
3

b
n

n # # J n b J J n J
Ab

Ab

C m7

n
J
F7

B b7

F7

n
n # #
& b b b n b n b n b n # J n #

29

A7

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A7

B7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

The Squirrel (alt.)

By Tadd Dameron (blues in F concert)
Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

# 4
& 4
G

A m7

&

&

#
b
C7

( )

D m7

b b n

A m7

&

# n b n
b
D7

n b n # n

D m7
G7

n
# n
J J J

3

G7

E7

13

b b
n

D7

b n

A m7
D7
G
E 7 (b 9)
A m7
D7
3
3
21
n
# n b n # n
b

b n b

&

C 7 # 11

#
& b

17

b.

25

&

29

&

# b n
C7

#
&

33

A m7

A m7

D7

# n

()

D7 b9

n
b

D m7

B m7

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G7

E7

j j

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

The Squirrel (mst.)

By Tadd Dameron (blues in F concert)
Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

# 4
& 4
G

&

#
b
C7

A m7

D7

D m7

n j

A m7

A m7

D7

# b

&

B m7

A m7

b b
J
E 7 (b 9)

G7

n
D7

n n b #

n
b
C7
G
B m7
E 7 (b 9)
17

#
# n # b

&
G

13

&

&

21

A m7

A m7

#
3

D7

D7

b n

D m7

G7

G
D m7
G7
A m7 D 7
3

#
n

b #
&
3
C7
G
E 7 (b 9)
29
# n

#
#

&

A m7
D 7 (b 9)
G
E7
A m7
D7
3
33
#

# n

b
n b
#

&

3
25

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

The Chase (alt.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on I Got Rhythm with Lady Be Good bridge)

Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

Bb

Bb

# n n b

n b

b
& b 44 J J
C m7

b
&b

F m7

Bb

b
b
&

B b7

F7

Eb

J
B b7

G7
F7

b # C m7
n
#
J
J
C m7
Bb
b # n n F7 b
J
#
J

F7

Eb

F7

Bb

C m7

C m7

Bb

B b7

# n n
b

b
n

b
&

13

&b

17

F m7

Eb

E b m7

b
#

.
bb
J
&

21

Bb

b
&b

29

F m7

Bb

Bb

n b # n
n b
J

C7

b

&b J
J

25

B b7

C m7

Eb

# n #

# n

# n

F7

Bb

F7

F m7

Bb

E 7

# n n F7 b
#
C m7

B
C m7
F7
C m7 F7

b
n b # n


# n n
&b

33

B b7

&

37

F m7

Eb

Bb

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J
C m7

F7

Bb

Bb

b
& b # n

41

C m7

F7

C m7

F7

&b

45

49

&

bb

&b

53

F m7

Eb

B b7

Eb

Bb

Eb m

Bb

B b7

J J n b b # n
b #
#

F m7

# n n

n
J
G7

b n b # n n b
C7

# n

C m7

F7

F7
Bb
C m7
F7
C m7

b
n b
# n

# n n
&b

57

Bb

B b7

Eb

b J
b
&
J

61

F m7

Bb

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b
3

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

The Chase (mst.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on I Got Rhythm with Lady Be Good bridge)

Tadd Dameron Sextet, 26 Sept 1947, Blue Note

Bb

B
C m7
F7
C m7 F7

b
J J
J
#
& b 44
B b7

Eb

b

&b
F m7

Bb

b
b

&
J

B b7

Bb

n n

C m7

Bb

F7

Eb

G7

Bb

b J

C m7

F7

# n n b
#

C m7

F7

B b7

# n n
b n b n b

b
&
F m7

13

&b

17

Eb

b
&b
b
&b

C7

Bb

C m7

B b7

Eb

F7

F m7

Bb

F7

b
&b

37

m7

F m7

B b7

Eb

n J

Bb

Bb

G7

F7

m7

# n
n
J
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C m7

C
F
B
C
3

b
# n

b
&

33

G7

C m7
F7
Bb # n

# n n b
J

b
&b
# n

29

b #

n b

Bb

b b
# b n n

21

25

E b m7

F m7

F7

#
# n

C m7

F7

&b

41

Bb

C m7

B b7

b
& b J

45

F m7

Eb

Eb

b
& b .

53

C7

Bb

b
b
&

57

Bb

F m7

F7

B b7

F m7

# J

Bb
G 7 (b 9)
# b n n n
b n
J
J J
b # j
J
J

n b n
3

Bb

F7

Eb

F7

C m7

n b

Bb

b # n
b
&

61

J
C m7

Eb m

C m7

J
J
B b7

# n
J

bb # J b J
&

49

Bb

F7

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F7

# n

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Barry's Bop (alt.)

By Fats Navarro (based on What Is This Thing Called Love)

Fats Navarro and His Band, 5 Dec 1947, Savoy

b #
## 4 b b n
n

n n b
& 4
n # b
3
A m7b5

&

##

##

A m7b5

&

Gm

E m7

D7

J
D7

A7

# n
13
##

&
E m7

&

21

&

b # n
#

G7

B b7

## b

..

b b n
n # n

#
n
b n

D m7

## n

b J n
Gm

A7

17

# b
J

b n b

n #
J
J

A7

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

&

D7

A m7b5

Gm

25

## .

E m7

29

&

A7

n b n
3
##

n b b n n b n #
&

3
D7

A m7b5

Gm

33

37

&

##

E m7

A7

n
#
b
3

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&

##

A m7b5

~~~
~
J

D7

Gm

## #
&
#
E m7

A7

45

n
b n
##

n b
n

#
&
D m7

G7

49

53

&

##

B b7

b b n

A m7b5

##
&

57

E m7

D7

n b
#

A7

Gm

J # n n n

## #
# n
&

61

A7

b j

n b

3

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b n n
3

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Fats Blows
By Fats Navarro (based on Lady Be Good)
Fats Navarro and His Band, 5 Dec 1947, Savoy

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3

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# n
&

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#

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3

b n

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D7

C
G
E7

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J n J #
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29

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D7

# #

&
A m7

37

D7

# n #

J
&
A m7

#
n #
3
G7

3
#

# #

3

25

C# 7

A7

b n b b
b

D7

17

21

# n

A m7

b
J

# n
D7

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A m7

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45

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49

53

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b

E7

b b b n J
J

G7

C# 7

n #
#

b b
n

n b

A7

# #
3

E7

A m7

D7

3
# n b b
&

n n b
3

C7

E7

57

61

&

A m7

#

D7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Nostalgia (mst.)
By Fats Navarro (based on Out of Nowhere)
Fats Navarro and His Band, 5 Dec 1947, Savoy

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&
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5

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13

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F7
n n
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b b n

n
A
C # m7
F #7 (b 9)
n
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3
B m7
C # m7 (b 5) F #7 (b 9)
Bm
n

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F7

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&

21

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25

Bm

C # m7

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29

C # m7

F
E7
n

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

C m7

C7

###
&
J J

C7

j

n n

J J

C m7

F7

F #7 (b 9)

C # m7

n
# n #
3
3
B
C # m7 (b 5)
F #7 (b 9)
D m7
G7
m

n
J
J

n n J b
F

E7

n
J

n # n
n b n b n
3
A
C # m7
F #7 (b 9)
37
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j

&

J
#

#
#
b
b
Bm
C m7 ( 5)
F 7 ( 9)
Bm
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# #
C m7
F7
C # m7
C7
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3
45
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n j n n b
b n
b

&
n

n n b
n
33

n b
C m7

F7

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Trumpet in B b

Anthropology

By Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (based on I Got Rhythm)

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 28 Aug 1948 (WMCA broadcast from Royal Roost), Sneaker and Fresh Sound

&

j
#

13

&

D m7

G7

D m7

G7

b n b
#
G m7

C7

D m7

G7

D m7
G7
C
D m7
G7

# b #

n b #

&

& 44

b n
#

C7

#
G m7

# # # # #
#

&
# n #
b # n

#
3

17

B m7

E7

E m7

A7

G7
# n D m7
#

# n
# n b #

& #
A m7

21

D7

#
b b # n #
&

25

D m7

b
& #

29

G m7

37

&

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~~~~

&

33

C7

G m7

C7

D m7

b
J

G7

G7

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G7

G 7
#
D m7

#

F

D m7

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G7

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b
J

D m7

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45

49

&

G m7

C7

#
B m7

G7

b b

# #

D m7

G7

n # #
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E7

E m7

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# n
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b

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53

57

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61

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#

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D7

D m7

#
D m7

G7

b b

G7

D m7

G7

b b
# n
b #
#
3
G m7

C7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Fats Blows (Rifftide)

By Fats Navarro (based on Lady Be Good; Rifftide and Hackensack by Hawkins and Monk are simiar)
Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 28 Aug 1948 (WMCA broadcast from Royal Roost), Sneaker and Fresh Sound

# 4

# n b # n
& 4
G

&

A m7

#

&
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13

&

17

&

29

&

33

&

37

&

E7

A m7

D7

#
b # j b b
D7

#

C

# #
&
&

n #
b
b #

D7

A m7

A7

21

25

E7

#
G

#
#
#

A m7

A m7

o
C# 7

n b b
b
b #

A m7

j b #

C .
J

D7

n
J

n b n
#

D7

b
J

E7

b
J
3

# b
b

3
D7

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A m7

D7

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n b #
b

D7
G
b

#
# n b

b n n
&

3
3
3
A m7

45

49

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53

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57

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61

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C

# #
A7

#
#

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b.

#
3

n
3

3

#

D7

n # n b n

b #

A m7

D7

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A7

D7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Stealin' Apples
By Fats Waller, arr. Mary Lou Williams
Benny Goodman Septet, 9 Sept 1948, Capitol
B b7

j
.
b

J
F
D7
G m7
C7
F
D 7 (b 9)
G m7
C7
5

# n

b b # b # b b n
&b

b
& b 44 b n

B b7

&b

&b

13

D 7

B b m7

B b m7

&b

21

G m7

C7

E b7

E b7

Ab

b b b b b
3

C m7

C7

B b7

b j
j
.
J

b J

&

F

F7

j b b
b

b b
b

b n
G m7

b.
& b #

25

b b
J b

b b
&b

17

j j
.

j
#

D7

G m7

C7

29

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G m7

C7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Jahbero (alt.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on All the Things You Are)

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept 1948, Blue Note

A7
Ab
B b m7 E m7

bb 4
b n
n

n b
& b 4 J
3
F m7

Db

bb
n
& b b n n n n

D m7

G7

n n
n n n
C

nn

j
.
n
b

E
A

b b n n # n
n n
#

b
b
n

&

#

C m7

F m7

B m7

bb
&bb

17

bb
&bb

21

n n #

3
#
n n nn # n
n n # n

n n n
3
A m7 (b 5)
D 7(# 9)
G
3

j
j

n. n n
#
n b n J J
# n n
J

F # m7 (b 5)
B 7(# 9)
E Maj7
C 7(# 5)
3
b
b n
3

n # # n n n #
n # n #
n

n
J
#
#
3

b
& b bb n n

14

E7

A m7

D7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Jahbero (mst.)

By Tadd Dameron (based on All the Things You Are)

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept 1948, Blue Note

A7
Ab
B b m7 E m7

bb 4
n # n n b
b

& b 4 J
n n b b
F m7

Db

bb
n n
&bb

D m7

G7

n
n

F
B
E
E

b b n
n # n

# n n j
b
b
&
# n

C m7

m7

m7

Ab

G
n A m7
n # D7

b

n n # n n
J

& b bb
# n n

3
A m7 (b 5)
D 7(# 9)
G
17
# . n J n n n
b b n
n

b
n b n
& b
# n n
n
F # m7 (b 5)
B 7(# 9)
E Maj7
C 7(# 5)
21
3
b
n
3
bb b n
n

n # n #
& b J # # n n n n # n # n
# n
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# J

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Ladybird (alt.)
By Tadd Dameron

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept 1948, Blue Note

#
& # 44

&

&

13

&

##

Bb

## n
##

G m7

C # m7

F #7

b b n # n b n
n #

b
n

n
3

C m7

F7

B m7

E7

n b # n

Bb

Eb

3
n
n

n
n b

A7

j
.

##

&

21

C7

E m7

# j
& #

17

3
b

n b # b n b

Bb

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J
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b
J
G m7

C # m7

C7

F #7

# # #

b
b n

F n

n

C m7

# # n # n b n

b b n n n b n # # . J

& b

25

B m7

E7

Bb

Eb

#
j
j
n b
b n b
& #
#

29

E m7

A7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Ladybird (mst.)
By Tadd Dameron

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept 1948, Blue Note

#
& # 44

&

&

13

&

3
# n b

n b # b b

G m7

C # m7

# # n

. # n
J

##
##

b n n # # # n
j
n

n

n
3

##

Bb

E m7

B m7

##

n b b

J
3
C m7

F7

E7

Bb

Eb

n b
n

n b
A7

# b

& #
&

F #7

17

21

C7

b
3

Bb

G m7

C # m7

b n n

C7

F #7

n b
n b

# j # n # n # b n #

C m7

F7

#
j
b n b n
& # n b n b b n
#

25

29

&

##

E m7

B m7

A7

E7

Bb

Eb

n b n b

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Symphonette (1st take)

By Tadd Dameron (based on I Got Rhythm with Honeysuckle Rose variation on bridge)
Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept, 1948, Blue Note

G7
C
D m7
G7
D m7

b b n b #
& 44
C

G m7

B b7

b n #

C7

& b n .
C
D m7 G 7
9

#
&
5

G m7

C7

&

13

b n

D m7

G7

b #

D m7

G7
D m7
b n

# n
# n bn
B b7

# n b # # #
&
# #
C7

j b

E b m7

b
b
F m7

17

A b7

G7

G m7

B b7

b b #
#
b
b

b b #

& J
n b b

21

E7

A7

D m7

G7

&
b b n n
b b n

25

D m7

G m7

C7

&

29

G7

B 7

D m7

G7

# b
b n b n b
b

D m7

G7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Symphonette (2nd take)

By Tadd Dameron (based on I Got Rhythm with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 13 Sept, 1948, Blue Note

()
b
j
4
#

J b # b j n n # b
&4 J

3
3
C

D m7

G7

A7 b9

E m7
3

G m7

&
G m7

&

13

17

&

25

&

E7

G m7

&

29

D m7

b G m7
b n

&

21

J
C7

B b7

b #
3

C7

G7

J b b

# b n

C7

&

D m7

D m7

G7

G7

B 7

# b

# b #
# #
C7

D m7

b b n .

b
b n

D m7

G7

b
j
b

F m7

E b m7

G7

A b7

B b7

n
# n b b b b # n . # j # # #

D m7
G7
E m7
A 7 (b 9)
D m7
G7

b b
b #


#

F

A7

B b7

# n b
J
J
D m7

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D m7

G7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Double Talk (alt.)

By Howard McGhee and Fats Navarro (based on Lady Be Good)

McGhee-Navarro Boptet, 11 Oct 1948, Blue Note

n b

#
& 44 # #
3

&

&

G m7

&
&

# .

C7

E7

A m7

# b

A m7

D7

D7

# D 7
n # n# n

C7

# b
b n.
#

b b

b n

A m7

B b7

Eb

j
b n n b

b b

G m7

17

b # b #
G m7

13

F m7

A b m7

D b7

n b

E m7

F # m7

B b7

b n
b b
j j b n #

Eb
D 7 (b 9)
G
25
#
n b
# n
b b

& .

3
21

&

F m7

n b b

# b
b
G m7

29

&

33

&

#
J
&
G

67

G m7

C7

A m7

n

J
J

F m7

31

# #
J b J
G m7

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C7

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&

A m7

&

79

&

A m7

75

D7

G m7

# n
D7

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b # n b
E7

A m7

D7

C7

b b
b

n
3

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Double Talk (mst.)

By Howard McGhee and Fats Navarro (based on Lady Be Good)

McGhee-Navarro Boptet, 11 Oct 1948, Blue Note

3
# 4
n b

& 4 #

# .

G m7

&

# b

#
& J
G

13

&

&

21

&

25

&
&

33

&

C7

B b7

#
#

b
#
n b b

Eb

D b7

n
b

D7

Eb

Ab

n b # n

D7

b b n b # j

G m7

E m7

F # m7

F m7

b n b

Ab

B b7

n
b

b b b b #

# b
#

A b m7

F m7

Ab

A m7

# b
b
b n n b b
F m7

D7

E7

Ab

C7

#
# J
J J
&

68

G m7

G m7

29

A m7

()
A m7
D 7 (b 9)
j n

b
# #
#
E7 b9

G m7

17

C7

A m7

D7

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G m7.

C7 b
J J J

A m7

D7

A m7

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G
b n
b

n b
# n b

&

D7

A m7

72

b b #
G m7

76

&

80

&

D7

C7

b # n b
b
3

A m7

n b #
b b

A m7

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D7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

The Skunk (mst.)

By Howard McGhee (blues in D b concert)

McGhee-Navarro Boptet, 11 Oct 1948, Blue Note

Eb

bb 4 n . . ^
& b 4

A b7

b
& b b b

b
& b b n b

F m7

Eb

b
&bb

13

F m7

A b7

B b7

B b7

Eb

B b m7

b n

#
Eb
G m7 (b 5)
C 7 (b 9)

n

# n

Eb

G b7

E9

#
n b

^
b

b
b

&

21

F m7

F m7

E7

B b m7
E b7
# n n b

b
#
J
J

J
n j
3

Eb

& b b b n # b

17

E b7

B b7

F m7

Eb

()
C 7 (b 9)
3
j b
n
G m7 b 5

B b7

# n n ^

F m7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Good Bait

By Tadd Dameron (based on I Got Rhythm in B b with bridge in E b)

Tadd Dameron Orchestra, 23 Oct 1948 (WCMA broadcast live from Royal Roost), Jazz View and Fresh Sound
E m7
A m7
# n G 7b
# n
# b b
!
# n n

D m7

A m7

& 44

3
C7
F
B b7
b
b

b
b n

b b #
& # n
E
E b7
D m7
D b 73
C
m7
7
# n
#

&

4

D m7

G7

32

&

G m7

J J
C

A m7

D m7

J
J 3

G7

E m7

B b7

A m7

D m7

E b7

G7

D b7

b # n b # n
&

3
C
G 7 (b5)
C
A m7 D m7 G 7
E m7
A m7
D m7
G7

48

# n #

# # n b n

&
45

G m7

G m7

C7

C7

& b

53

B b7

E m7

D m7
3

G m7
F 7
b E 7 D m7 D 7 C
b

#
# b
J

E m7

b #
n # n b

# n # b
b bn # n
&

3
3
G m7
C7
C m7
F7
Bb
E b7
A m7 A b 7 G m7 F # 7

60

b
b

# b
& #
3
3
b
b
b
(
)
(
)
7
5
m7
m7
7
7
9
F
D
C
A
D
G
C
A
D m7
G7
64
b

# # n # n
#
#

& # n

57

D m7

C7

A m7

D7

G m7

C7

& b

69

G m7

B b7

E b7

D m7 D b 7

b
# j
#
F

E m7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Move

Denzil Best (based on Lady Be Good with Honeysuckle Rose bridge)

Fats Navarro Quintet (Earl Coleman session), 29 Nov 1948, Dial

j
j b
& 44 j #
J

D m7

&

G7

b #
&

&J

13

D m7

j
.

A7

# n # G 7

D m7

b
F

.
J

G7

.
J
C

. #
J
A7

C7
F
b

# b # b
b n

&

17

G m7

& b # #

21

D7

#
&

25

b D m7
J
&

29

.
J

G 7# n

b
G7

b
J
C

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j

3

A7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Yardbird Suite
by Charlie Parker (variant of Rosetta)

Earl Coleman and His All Stars, 29 Nov 1948, Dial

A b7

4
j b b b
&4
(Cup mute)

D7

& #

#
&

A7

j
#

C Maj7

G7

A b7

&

E b7

~

# b #

A7

j
#

C #7

# n b
# # # n n b #
D m7

D7

& b # n #

15

(Bb7)

3
n

b b

b b b b n n

12

C Maj7

# n
#

# n

D m7

"

()

B7 b9

(Bb7)

# n
#. #

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G7

Em

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Bouncing with Bud (mst.)

By Bud Powell

Bud Powell's Modernists, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

()
j
# n
#

4

&4
#
3
3
E 7 (b 9)
A 7 (# 11)
D 9(#11)
D m7
5
n #

#
j
#
#
&
#

J
3
3
3
G 7 (# 11)
C
D m7
E m7
A7
9

#
#

b #
&
3
3
B m7 (b 5)
E 7 (b 9)
Am
D7
D m7
C #7
13
# n
# n# n

# # #
& #
J 3
#
3
C

E7

&

17

B m7 b 5

Am

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

52nd Street Theme

By Thelonious Monk (based on I Got Rhythm, with different bridge)

Bud Powell's Modernists, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

#
b
& # 44
n b # b n

&

&

##

A m7

##

E m7

n b

D7

A7

E m7

G# 7

A7

E m7

A7

#
n b

#
E m7

A7

G# 7

E m7

A7

## n
b

n #
&

A m7

D7

13

b # n

b
b n

#
& # n

A m7

17

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21

&

D7

E m7

n b

3
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# n
n b n
J
J
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A7

E m7

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25

29

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D7

G# 7

j
j
n b

b n b

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Dance of the Infidels (alt.)

By Bud Powell (blues similar to Sippin' at Bells)
Bud Powell's Modernists, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

#
& 44 J
4

&

A b m7

G m7

D b7

b b n n
n b b

B b m7

#
b

&
G

A b7

E b m7

C7

b
b
E b7

b b b
J

B m7

C m7

A m7

F7

A m7

J
D7

b n
# b

b n b b #
b n
&

10

A m7

D7

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Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Dance of the Infidels (mst.)

By Bud Powell (blues based on Sippin' at Bells)
Bud Powell's Modernists, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

#
& 44
G

A b m7

G m7

D b7

3
# n b
b n b b
&

&

E b m7

A b7

# b n b
b
&

10

B m7

A m7

C7

b #
B b m7

b

E b7

b b

A m7

A m7

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D7

# n

D7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Wail (alt.)
By Bud Powell (based on I Got Rhythm)
Bud Powell's Moderninsts, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

^
& b 44

G m7

C7

G m7

C7

B
F
G m7
C7
F7

n j
&b

#
J

C m7

b
n

&

G m7

C7

Bb

G m7
C7

# n

# # n
n b
& b n

13

C m7

F7

D7
# n # #
#
n n
&b
#

17

A7

b
n

& # n

21

&b

25

G7

C7

b #

G m7

Bb

b
b #
#
n

C7

&b

29

C m7

F7

G m7

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G m7

j
#

C7

C7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Wail (mst.)
By Bud Powell (based on I Got Rhythm)
Bud Powell's Modernists, 8 Aug 1949, Blue Note

^
& b 44

G m7

C7

C m7

&

G m7

C m7

A7

&b

17

Bb

b
&b

13

C7

F7

G m7

^
n b

C7

G m7

C7

B
F
b F7

&b

G m7

C7

n
b
J # n # n # n # n

# #
# 3

3
D7

# #

n
n # n n
b
&b
# n
3

21

G7

C7

G m7

&

25

C m7

& b n

29

F7

Bb

# n b n n b b

C7

G m7

F
#

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j
#

C7

Fats Navarro's improvised solo

Trumpet in B b

Ornithology

By Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (based on How High the Moon)
Navarro, Parker, and the Bud Powell Trio, 15-16 May 1950, Bird Box and RLR

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F #7

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F
n n
b

n
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b
b
b

n b n

n n

n n

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&
A

31

C # m7

E7

21

C7

n n

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16

D7

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C # m7 F # 7

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n

D7
G
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3

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& #

36

41

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46

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F #7

n n #

Am

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C # m7

J
J
3
A

b n n b n

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n

b n

b n b
#
n
&

A m7

51

D7

G m7

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&
n n n n b n n
C7

56

C # m7

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&

61

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76

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81

G m7

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b
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C # m7

91

&

96

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3

A m7

n n
n
B m7

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n b

n b

G
n n n D7
b n n b

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G m7

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n
# n # b n b n

D7

#
n

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&

86

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n b
n
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J

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n
&

71

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66

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n
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# n n n n b n #

D m7

G7

b
b
3
3

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B m7

E7