Birdland

Swing
q = 180

Music by Joe Zawinul

Arranged by Jeremy James Kong

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Intro

1.2.

Alto Sax

& 4
#4

Electric Guitar

3.

#4

& 4
#4
& 4

Piano

?# 4

?# 4

Bass

J w

b
J
(w/Harmonics)

(ride)

Drum Set

>

V V V V V V V
J

1.2.

q = 180

4 (Simile)
/ 4

V V V V V V V V

V V V V

3.

(Crash on accents)

G7

1.

2.

A. Sax.

#
&

E. Gtr.

#
&

&

b
J

b
J

Pno.

?#

Bass

j
w

< >
?# <b> b

b b

b J

(w/Harmonics)

1.

Dr.

(ride)

2.

(Simile)

V V V V
V

V V

V V V

>

V V
J

(Crash on accents)

13

G7
1.

A. Sax.

E. Gtr.

# <b> b
&

#
&

b b

# <b> b j n
&

{
Bass

?#

Dr.

V V

V V

V V

> 2.

V V V
J

1.
(Simile)

(Crash on accents)

b
J

b
(Top note voicings)
J

j b

J

b b j n n j

Pno.

?#

2.

b
J

j
b

>

J J

18

G F/G

F/B

E/B

D7

F/C

C7

F/B

#
& <b>

A. Sax.

E. Gtr.

#<b>
&

# <b>
& n

nj

nj

?#

b j

j
j

Pno.

?#

>

J J

Bass

Dr.

b j

j j j

(hi-hat choke)

(Crash on accents)

>j

j

J J

>

J J

F/B

22

G6

G/C

F/E

G/C

F/C

j # .

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J

#
A. Sax.

b
J

b
J

#
& <n>

j
b

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E. Gtr.

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.
j
#
#

j j b j nj j

Pno.

{
Bass

Dr.

?#

>
>

J
J

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j
j
j

(hi-hat choke)

(Crash on accents)

>

G7

26

G7

G7(4)

#
& w

A. Sax.

E. Gtr.

#w
& w

. n . . . n . .

J
J
J
J

#
Pno.

& w
w
?# w
w

j w

?#

Bass

(Simile)

Dr.

V V V V V V V V

n . .
. n . .
. J
J J
J

> + +
+ + (Simile)

V VV V

(Crash on accents)

VVVV

34

G7/B

G7(4)/C
1.2.

3.

A. Sax.

#
&

.
.
J n . J . J n . n
J

E. Gtr.

#
.
&

#
&

j n . . j . j n . . j n

w
w
w
w

Pno.

?# w

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Bass

Dr.

?# w

1.2.
(Simile)

V V V V

V V V

V V V V

>
+

J
3.

(Crash on accents)

G7

39

C/E

G7/D

G7

G7

C/E

G7/B

B
A. Sax.

#
&

n

J

E. Gtr.

&

#
&

. .
J
. .
J

w
w

Pno.

?#

.
?# w
Bass

Dr.

J n
J

>



V V
(Crash on accents)

V V

V V

>
> >j >

G7

45

#<n> w

G7

A. Sax.

# w

VVV J

E. Gtr.

&

&

(Piano fill)

# w
& w

w
w

w
w

VVVV V +

VVVV VVVV

Pno.

?#

V+

(Bass fill)

Bass

Dr.

?# w

VVVV VV VV

VVVV VVVV

+ +
> + + + (Simile)
(Tom Fill)
(3 bar fill)

VVVV
VVVV VVVV VVVV VVV
V VVV V VVV VVVV

>

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C
A. Sax.

%G
#
&

E. Gtr.

#
&

57

G/B

G/B

C7

C7(b5)

j j
J

#
&

?#

Pno.

{
Bass

Dr.

?#

B7

E7

J
j

A G/B

V
V

J J J

J

J

>j

j

J J J

j j j

j j

C/D

#J

J

C6

(Crash on accents)

(hi-hat choke)

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G/B

#
&

j
J
J

nj

61

A. Sax.

C6

C7(b5) G/D

.
#
E. Gtr.

B7

E7

G/C A7

E7

C/D

Pno.

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.
#

J
j #

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j
j
j

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j

J J J

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Bass

V
V

J J

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#
&

Dr.

G/C

(Crash on accents)

(hi-hat choke)

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1.

G B

#
&

65

A. Sax.

G/D

C7(b5) C7

B7

E7

A G/B

C6

C/D

j j
J

2.
A G/B

C6

C/D

j j j

To Coda

E. Gtr.

#
&

?#

. .
b #
J
J
# n j J

?#

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V V

1.
j j
V V V V
J J
(Crash on accents)

Pno.

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Bass

#
&

J J J

j j

j
J

j j

J J
J

j j

j
J

j j

J
To Coda

Dr.

V V V V

V V

(hi-hat choke)

>j

2.
j j

J J

>j

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Piano solo
G7

70

A. Sax.

& w

E. Gtr.

#w
& w

#w
& w

V V V V

V V V V

V V V V

Pno.

?#

?#
Bass

V V V V

V V V V

4
Dr.

V V V V

V V V V

V V V V

V V V V

V V V V

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78

G7
1.2.

A. Sax.

#
&

3.

nJ

(Top note voicings)

E. Gtr.

#
& #

#
&

b
b J

j
n

Pno.

?# #

4
Bass

?#

1.2.

>

J

3.

4
Dr.

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Sax solo
G7(b9) G7(b9)

F7(b9) E7(b9)

E7(b9) D7(b9)

D7(b9) C7(b9) G7(b9)

G7(b9) G7(b9)

F7(b9) E7(b9)

E7(b9) D7(b9) D7(b9) C7(b9) G7(b9)

83

A. Sax.

# <n>
&

b n V

repeat 4x
(Top note voicings)

E. Gtr.

Pno.

# <b>
&

b n

# b
& <n> b b
?#
b n

{
Bass

?# b n

Dr.

>

V
V

/ V

(Crash on accents)

b
b

b b
b

b nb
n

n b

b n n
b

V
V

b n n

>


V

b n

b b nn b

b b

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G7(b9) G7(b9) F7(b9) E7(b9) E7(b9) D7(b9) D7(b9) C7(b9) G7(b9) G7

87

#
A. Sax.

&

V V

V V

V V

V V V V

V V V V

V V V J
D.S. al Coda

#<b> b n
E. Gtr.

Pno.

b b

&

w
w

# b
& <n> b nb b b n w
w
n b
?#

j w

{
Bass

?# b n n b b

V V V V

V V V V

V V V j

D.S. al Coda

2
Dr.

>

V V V
J

(Tom Fill)

(Simile)
V V V V
V V V V

V V V V

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Outro

93

#
A. Sax.

&

G/B

F(9)

A G/B

C6

C/D

j j j

Fine

E. Gtr.

#
&

#
& V

VJ V
j

Pno.

?#

?#
Bass

Dr.

n
J n

VJ V
j
n

V V V V

j
n

VJ
j

>
>

V V V V

>
j

V V V V

w
w

j j

w
w

j
J

j j

j j
J J

J J
J

(Crash on accents)
(Hi-hat choke)

>j

Fine