A Long Look At The Blues (Part 2)

By

Tim Price
By now Part 1 should be getting settled into your ears and fingers. On Part 2
we are going to take three sections of Charlie Parkers solo on Buzzy and open it up
through the keys.
I chose
(1) The first four bars of his last chorus on Buzzy via four bar phrases through twelve
keys.
(2) The second four bars of his last chorus on Buzzy via four bar phrases through
twelve keys.
(3) The last four bars of his first chorus on Buzzy via four bar phrases through twelve
keys.
Listen to the phrase shape through the four bars. Bird was a perfect phraser.
Beautiful! Listen to the note choice, rhythmic twists, tension and release. This is the
ultimate in blues playing! It dont get better than this. Its nasty and dirty low-down and
hip all at once. Listen how these three phrases work.
Now memorize, sing, and study it again and again, as to get it internalized into
your subconscious mind/ear.
I hope this opened up your private playing
Work hard
Tim Price

Buzzy--1st 4 Bars, Bird's last chorus

G7

&c

C7

D-

G7

b
b b
b b #

D7

&

G7

G7

D7

A-

b
b b # #

D7

b b

A7

D7

A7

E-

b #

b # #
&

A7

# n b

E7

A7

E7

B-

# n # n
&
#
n # #

E7

# n b
#

13

B7

E7

B7

F# -

B7

# n # #

n # # # # n #
#

&
17

F# 7

B7

#
&

F# 7

C# -

F# 7

#n # #
#
# n n # # # # # n n

21
ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

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Buzzy--1st 4 Bars, Bird's last chorus--p.2

#C 7
&

Db 7

Ab 7

Eb -

Ab 7

C 7
G C 7
# n #F7#
# n
# #
n # # # # # # n n

25

Ab 7

b
&

b n b b
b b
b
b

b b b n b b
n

29

Eb 7

Ab 7

Eb 7

Bb -

Eb 7

b b b b b b b
&

b b b # b b n
33
Bb 7

b
&

Eb 7

Bb 7

F-

Bb 7

b b
b b
b

b b b # b b b n

37

F7

Bb 7

&

F7

C-

F7

b b

b b b b # b b b #

41

C7

&

C7
GC7
b b F7

b b
b b
#

45

ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

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Buzzy--2nd 4 Bars, Bird's last chorus

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C7

G7

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b .

& c b b n J
G7

G7

j
#

D7

# b

J
b
D7

b n J
&

j
#

# b

J

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J
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A7
j
#

# # b
J

A7

A7

E7

# # J .
&

E7
j
#

# # b
J
#

13

E7

E7

B7

#

#

J .
&
#

B7
j
#

17

B7

B7

F #7

F #7

. # j # #
# # # #
J
#

J
&
21
ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

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Buzzy--2nd 4 Bars, Bird's last chorus--p.2

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C #7

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J
&
# #
J
25
C #7

# # #

C7
#

&

G #7

G #7

. j #
J

J # # #

29

A b7

A b7

E b7

E b7

b . j b
& b b b n b b b J
J b b
33
E b7

E b7

B7
b B7. j b
b
b b
J # b b b
J

&
b n

B b7

B b7

F7

37

b .
& b b b n b J
41
F7

F7

C7

b .
b b b n J

&
45

ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

F7

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#
b b b
J
C7

# b
J
b

Buzzy--Last 4 Bars, Bird's 1st chorus

A-

D7

G7

&c

A-

D7

b
#
#
J

E-

A7 #

&

D7

#
#

E-

A7

# # J

B-

E7

A7

&

B-

E7

# #
#
#

#
J

F #-

B7

# #
&

F#-

E7

13

B7

j
# # #

# #

C #-

F #7

&

# # #

C #-

B7

# # #

# #

F #7

# # J

17

G#-

C #7

& #
21
ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

F #7

# # # #

# # #

G#-

C #7

j
#

# # #
# # #

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Buzzy--Last 4 Bars, Bird's 1st chorus--p.2

D #-

G #7#

# #

&

# # # #

C #7

D #-

G #7

# # ## ## # # # # #
J

25

B b-

E b7

A b7

b b

b b
&

b b b

B b-

E b7

b
b b b b n b J

29

F-

B b7

E b7

b
& b b

33

b b

b b b

F-

B b7

b
n

C-

F7

&

B b7

C-

F7

b
b
b b
n b J

37

G-

C7

& b

41

F7

G-

C7

j
b
b
b

D-

G7

&

45

ZZZVD[RQWKHZHEQHW

C7

D-

G7

n J

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