Satin Doll


This is my tab for the jazz standard "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington Tuning: Standard EADGBE Beginning I fingerpick the whole song but it can be done nicely with a pick P=pinky Dm7 p G7 Gmag9 Dm7 G6 G13 e----5--------5-----3------5------------5------3-----5----------------------| a----6-----8--------3------3------------6------5-----5----------------------| d----5--------------4------4------------5------4-----4----------------------| g----7--------------3------3------------7------3-----3----------------------| b----5--------------5------5----6-5-----5------------x----------------------| e-------------------3------3-------------------------3----------------------| Em7 p A6 A13 A13 A+ D D7 e---7---------7----5-----7----7------5----7---------10---8----10------------| a---8-----10-------7-----7----7------6----6----------7---7-----9------------| d---7--------------6-----6----6------6----6----------7---7-----8------------| g---9--------------5-----5----5------5----5----0-----7---7-----7------------| b---7--------------------x--------------------------------------------------| e------------------------5--------------------------------------------------| C#13 C#9 C#13 C6+9 repeat Substitute this second time for C6+9 e----6-----4----6------3--------------3-------3-----3-----------------------| a----4-----4----4------3--------------2-------1-----0-----------------------| d----4-----4----4------2--------------3-------2-----2-----------------------| g----3-----3----3------2--------------2-------0-----3-----------------------| b-4--4-----4----4------3----------------------------x-----------------------| e---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| Chorus C7sus C e-----------------------------R--O------------------------------------------| a----1------------------------E--N------------------------------------------| d----3------3-2----0---2-3----P--C------------------------------------------| g----3-------------2----------E--E------------------------------------------| b----x-------------3----------A---------------------------------------------| e----3------------------------T---------------------------------------------| Then play: e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------| d---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------| g---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------| b---x----x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------| e---1----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------| Then: D7sus D7sus D/F C#6+9 e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a-------3------------------5--------------------------3-3-3-3-------4-------| d-------5---5-4-2-4-5------5-----5-4--2---4-5---------2-2-2-2-------3-------| g-------5------------------5--------------------------0-0-0-0-------3-------| b-------x------------------x--------------------------x-x-x-x-------4-------| e-------5------------------5----------2---------------1-1-1-1---------------| BACK TO BEGINNING You can end on just a C chord or play: C6+9 C e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a-----3-----1---------------------------------------------------------------| d-----2-----0---------------------------------------------------------------| g-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------------------| b-----3-----3---------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Thats it Hope you enjoy this tab.