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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Now's The Time - Charlie Parker
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Tabbed by: Blakeg14
Email: blakeg14@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
The other version of this song was not correct at all.
key of F
1 Flat, That's a Bb
The melody:
Count off is 1 2 3 4
First note starts on the + of 4
(4)+ 1 + a 2 a 3 4
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------.----|--------------------.-----|
G|----10-10-11-12-----10----|----10-10-11-12-----10----|
D|-10--------------10-------|-10--------------10-------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
(4)+ 1 + a 2 a 3 + a 4 a 1 + a 2 a 3
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------.-----|
G|----10-10-11-12-----10-10-11-12-|---10-10-11-12-----10----|
D|-10--------------10-------------|-10--------------10------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
(4)+ 1 + a 2 a 3 + 1 + a 2 a 3 +
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----10-10-11-12----10---|-----10-10-11-12----10---|
D|--10-------------10----8-|--10-------------10----9-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(4)+ 1 + a 2 a 3 + a 4 a 1 + a 2 a 3
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------.-----|
G|----10-10-11-12-----10-10-11-12-|---10-10-11-12-----10----|
D|-10--------------10-------------|-10--------------10------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
(4)+
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-10-----10--12-10-12-10-\8------------8------|
D|--------12----------------------10--10------(10)|last note is played
A|------------------------------------------------|first time only
E|------------------------------------------------|
(listen to the song to figure out this part; there's
a triplet I didn't tab)
Now you can either play the melody again, or head to a solo in the
key of F.
Key Of F = F G A Bb C D E F
You can find these notes all over the guitar. As long as you
play these notes, you can solo. You need to learn pentatonic
scales first, then more lateral/horizontal scales.
Solo chords (mainly for two guitarists or a band; one plays chords
while the other solos over them)
F7 Bb7 Bdim F7 F7 Bb7 Bb7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F7 Amin7 D7 Gmin C7 Amin7 D7 Gmin7 C7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
^The / don't mean slide here, they are count markers.
If there is one chord above the measure, it means that chord
is played 4 times or held the entire measure; if the measure
has two chords above it, then each chord receives half the
measure.
Chords used:
F7 - xx3210
Bb7 - x13131
Bdim - xx2343
Amin7 - x02010
D7 - xx0212
Gmin - 355333
Gmin7 - 353333
C7 - x32310
You can use these, or find a chord chart for more bassy chords.
That's all.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| . Staccato (short) NOT Palm mute
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