Take the Coltrane

John McLaughlin solo

from "After the Rain" CD
Transcribed by Tony Dean - Dec 2013

b b 2
VIII III

b b F 7 23 -- 23
1 4 1 1 4 1 2

b n b n
2 - 2

4 F7 J
3 3

J
1 Bf7
&4
3 - 3

b 1 b 2 3 b b 2 3
VIII III VIII

b
b F7
1 4 1 4 1 1 4 1

2 2 - 2 2 - 2

J J
3

J
Bf -9

b n b n
3 - 3 3 - 3 G13
&
5 7

III

b b F7 b
1 4 1 3 2

(G7) (C7) . F 7
2 2 -2 2 -2 2 -2

+9 3

J b n b n b n .
C7 3 -3 (D7 ) 3 - 3 3 -3

&
10

IV III IV III IV III

b n b Bf 7 b F7b . # D 7b 2 1 4! - 4 1
1
2 1 2 2 4 2! 1 1!
1! 4! 1! - 1 4! 1! 2 3 4 1! 2 1!

& # n b
16

J
II I II I

1 1! 1!

b b # n F7 b
2 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 2! 1 1!

b
2 1 2 4 2 2 3 1 1

& # b n # # b n b
G7 2 3 3 1 3 1 3
21 C7

b
1 1 o 1 o 1 2 2 1 4 3 1

# # n b
3 3

& b w b
25 F7 Bf7

II III IV

# b C 7 b
2 1 4! - 4 2! 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2!
4! - 4 2! 1 4! 1!

& # n . b J b # n
3 4 2 1 2 1
31 F7 D7 G7

V IV III

b b n b n 4 # 4! - 4 # 3 n2 3 1 b 2 b1! 2 F1!7 2
1 1! 2 1 1

#
4! - 4 1 1

F7

4 2

&
35

IV III IV V VI

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1 2 3 4 1! 4! 4! - 4 1 4! 1! 2 4 2 1 4! - 4 2! 1
Bf7 4 3 1

J #
4 2 1!

b n b
2! 1 4! - 4

&
40 D7

b # n b 3 b n b 3
VII VIII IX VIII

7 b b
# n
2 1 4 1! 1! 2 1

b
2 1 2 4 2 4 3 2

b n #
2 4! - 4 2! 1 3 1 2 1 4! - 4 1! 2 3 4

b
G7
n b F
&
45 C7
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VII VIII VII VI VII VI
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b
3 1 1! 4 1! 1! 2 1 1!

b b
3 2 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 4 1! 3 2 2 1

b b b b b # b b
F7 2 3 1 - 1! 4

&
49

b # # . n # 2 . n 1 # 2 . n 1 # 2 3
VIII

b
V VI 1 o 2 3 4 2! 1

1 o 4

J J
Bf 2

b
7

& b
1! o 3 F7 C7
53 1! 4 D7 G7

# 3 n 4! - 4 2!
b b b 4! 1! 4! F7b1! 4! 1! 4! 1! o 4! b 1! 4! 1! 4! 1! 4!
2 1 IX VIII
1 2 1! 4! 1!

b b
59 F7

&
#
VIII

b 4! #- 4 n # b n b b 3 1! 1 4
IX 1 4 1 1! IX VIII VII
1! 2 1 2 2 Bf7 2 1 1-1 1

1! 4! 1 2 4! - 4 2 -2 3 3 1

&
63

F7 b n b #
VI V VI VII VIII

G7 C7
1 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 1! 1 1! 2 1! 2 2
2 1
1! 2 4 1! 1 2 2 1 2 2

b #
2

D7 F7
&
67

3 4 # 4! # 4 4 4 o # 4 41 o #
4 4 4
4 4 o
b n
X XI

b
1! 2

F7

Bf7

&
72

# 4 o 4 4 b 1 # #
VIII VII

b
3 2 3 2
2!

b
3 2 1

b
F7 D7
3 C7 32 4 2 3 1 - 1 1

&
78 G7

VIII

b b # b b b b
2 1 1 1! 2! 4 1! 2! o 4

b n
2 3 2 4! 2! - 2 2! 1! 2! F7
& b n
83 F7 4 3 4

b b # 4 1! 7 b 1 2! 1 2 1! 2 1! 2 1 4 1 3
VI

b b
V IV III

b # # b b
VII IV 1!

4 V 1! 2! 1 34! 1! 2
2! 1! 4 1! 2

b
Bf
&
87 4

2 1

b j j
2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

& b b n b b n b b n b b n b b n
1 2 3 4 D7 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4
91 F7 4 G7 C7

1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4

& b b n b b b b b b b
95 F7 F7

IV VI

b b b
4 1! 2! 4 o 1! 2! 4 o 2

Bf7
1 2 1 4 1 4 4

b
& b b b b b n b
2 2 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 3
99
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b b
XIII XVI
1! o 4 1 4 1!

&
103 F7 D7 G7 C7 F7

b 1 b 3 b 1 b3 XIII b 2
b b b b 2 b 4 2 - 2 3 - 3 3 1 3 1 2
1! 4 1 2 4 1 XII XIII

b b

F7
&
108

XI X VIII

b2 4 2 1 2 3 1 b2 4 2 4 b 2 b b # b 2 3 2
XII
F7 2 1 1! 1! 1!!
Bf 1!
7 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2

b n
4 D7
&
113

b b n
4 2 1 1!

VII VIII

1 3

#
3 2 1! 3! 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 4

b b n
3 1 3 4 3 4 VII

b J
3 1 2 1

& b b # n #
117 G7 C 7 F 7

F7 2 1
b b b b n # b Bf7 b b2 4 n
4 1 1!
2 1 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 4! 1! 2! 4 2 1 1 2 3

&
121

1 2 1 2 3 4 3 2

# # n
VI

# b b
4 3 4 4 1 2 2 1

G7
2 2 1 3

4 2 1 2 4 3!

b b
2 1 2 4 F7

D7 C7
&
126

III
iV II

b b 3
1! 1 1 1

b b
1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

b b b
F7 2 2 F7
b
3! 3!

&
131

F7 b b b
iV V VI
2 1 1 2 1

b
1!

Bf7 1 2 4 2

b b n
2 1 4! 1! 1 2 4

b b b n
2 1 2 4 4 1! 4! 1! 2 4 1 - 1 2 4

&
136

4! -# 4!
4! b 4! 4! b
4!
-#
D #
2 3 4 -4
b
4! -n 4 4! 4

7 G7 C7 F7 F7
&
140

b b . b 2 1 3 1 4 b b b b
V IV III
3!! 2 1 2 1! 2 1! 4 2 4 2 4 2 4

b
Bf7
& J
146

b b b 3 1 b
V III IV III IV

b b
1 4 2 4 1 4 4 4 4 1! 1

2 4 2 1 1! 1 1!! 1 4! 4! - 4 2 1
F
b J
7 D7 G7 F7
&
151 C7

I
4!! 1! 4!

&
1! 1!

b b j
4! 1! 4!

b w
156 F7
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