'Fly Me To The Moon' (Bart Howard)

Improvised solo by Doug Mckenzie

This is a transcription of a live played improvisation. It is difficul, especially in rubato passages , to notate the rhythm
accurately. Best to look at this youtube video to see the original video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXzFX_PcmY
or on my website http://www.bushgrafts.com

E m7 A m

A m A m(b6)

4
& 4 j
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4

E m7
A m(b6)

Am
A m(b6)

E m7

j
j
j
j
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Even eighth notes

Ostinato-like figure on Am is the 4 bar introduction

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A bm

A bm(b6)

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&

J
J
J

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b

Am

A m(b6)

Melody harmonised with diatonic 6ths

G7

Left hand figure moves minimally to account for changing harmony

Chord roots move in whole or half steps

E 7( b 9)/G #

D/F #

&

#
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#
# j j

#
n
#
Am

A m/G F maj7

More 6ths harmonise melody

11

A b dim

& b.
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Am

A m7/G

D/F #

j
#

j .
#

n #

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14

&

16

A 7alt

&

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> J.

D m7add9

&

b #

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C maj7

C 7alt

n ...

F maj7

b # n
J

#
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E 7( b 9)
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#

B b 13 ( b 9)

bb

G 7( #11)
G 7( b13)/F

G 7sus

A m6
21

D m7

&

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F/C

24

& # # ..
n n .
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19

E m11

F9

#
J

b ....

G7

# . n

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

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J
j

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E 7alt

& # a a
n
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27

30

&

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33

G 7/F

G/F

B
36

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n .
3 n .. # #
J

b
n # n

j C maj7

b #
E 7alt

J #

J
j
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G7

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...
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# b

b

# b n j j
#
n
J
j .

# #

F/C

n ...

J # J

C maj7

A7

A m7

D m7

A 7/G

G 7sus

39

A m/G #

Am

D m7

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#

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J
n

D m7

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b # n b # n
J
n
J J

b b
b b b

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41

&
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F maj7

b
b
J
b

E 7alt

& # b
J

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43

45

D m7add9

&

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E m7

&

47

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b n
8

Am

# #

n ...

b n n

A 7alt

## nn

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A 7alt

# #b
J

J
#
b

G/F

# # n
b

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D m7

G 7sus

49

&

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#

C maj7

51

&

C7

&

# n
J

G 13

#
&

?
j

b #
J

j
b b .
..

C maj7

55

b
3

D m7add9

A m7

53

n
J

A b dim

n
b
b

b
j .
b
J

J
3

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F maj7

&

57

..
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Am

E 7alt

A 7alt

& # n # #

#
? J
J
#

59

b
J

# n b #
3
#

#
& #

?
#
#
D7

61

D m7/F

D m7

&

j
# b n
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j
j

67

&

3
?

A7

64

F/C

E m7

G 7sus

# n

J
. # b n J

E 7( b 9)

A3m7

# n #
#
#
.
J J

D m7

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G7

70

& b
b

b
J

&

b
b

75

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& b b
b
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E m7

j j .

A 7alt

n n # b
#

J
#
J

80

A m7

G/F

77

b
#

#
#

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. . .
3

D m7

b
J
b

b n

B b 7( #11)/E

& # # .

? .

C maj7

F maj7
73

F #7

J

#

D m7add9

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G 7sus

82

&
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84

j j

G 7sus

C maj7

D m7add9

A 7alt

& #
#
?

86

J

G 7( b 9)/F C 69

& b

?

b
G 13 ( b 9)

b
..

C
( b 9)
G 13

C9

6
9

j
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