--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take the “A” Train – Duke Ellington --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Nike-Man Email: Nike-Man@comcast.net Tuning: Standard Here is Take the A Train. I put my version of the chords in, but everything else is Please rate! [A] [A] [B] [A] form A section for melody e|----------------|-0----------------|-----0------------|-----------------| B|----------------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|-0--------------|-------0----------|------------1-----|-(1)-------------| D|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| (*) e|----------------|-------0----------|------------------|-----------------| B|----------------|-----0---------2--|--1---------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|-2-3-----0--------|------------------|-----------------| D|----------------|-----------4-3----|-------2----------|--(2)------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| B Section for melody e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------| B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)---------| D|----------------|-----3------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| e|----------------|--0---------------|---0--------------|-----------------| B|---------1------|--------------1---|------------------|-----------------| G|--2-------------|----------2-------|-----------2------|-----(2)-----1---| D|----------------|-----4------------|------------------|-----------------| A|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| (*)= Coda/outro e|------------------|-----------------| B|--1---------------|---------0--1----| G|------------------|---0--2----------| D|------2--3--4-----|-----------------| A|------------------|--------------3--| E|------------------|-----------------| Chords Stuff A section Chords | C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F| | C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | G-9/F C9 | B Section Chords | Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | Fmaj7/A |Fmaj/A | D9 | D9 | D-7 | G13/F G13b9/F| A Section Chords | C6 | C6 | D7b5 | D7b5 | D-7 | G13/F | C6 | D-7 G13/F| Coda\Outro | C6 N.C. | / / / Cmaj7| N.C.= No Chords / / / = 3 quarter rests C6 D7b5 D-7 G13/F G-9/F Fmaj7/A C9 G13b9/F D9 Cmaj7 e|---5---5-----5----5------5-------0------3----4------5----7--| B|---5---6-----3----5------3-------1------3----5------5----5--| G|---5---6-----5----4------3-------2------3----4------5----5--| D|---5---5-----3----3------3-------3------2----3------4----5--| A|--(3)-(5)---(5)-----------------(0)----(3)---------(5)---3--| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Notes in Parenthesis are optional depending on whether you have a bass or not. I never roots.