Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

SCORE

4
&4

Chorus 1

D maj7

&

#
? #
A min7

&

?4
4

Piano

13

D sus

.
J #

D7

.
J
J

# #

G maj7

Transcribed by Jorn Swart

F7

B maj7

Abdim - D

# #

thirds going down

b b b n # b
#

13
D7alt

E min9

D sus

#
& # # # #

13

j j
#

Em7

the lick

D triad

& #

17

# # #

?
J

E triad

D maj7

chromatic
# F## pentatonic

b # n #

#
J J

# J

# J

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

A min7

mirrored pattern

& # #

21

D7

Dalt

G maj7

F7

F7alt

b b b b b

b
b
#
b
J

B maj7

E min9

&

25
b # # b
..

?
# . J

b
A min7 ( 5)
D7
D7alt
double
a.n.
b
b # Gmin(maj7)

# b # b
b

&

29

()

G min7

b
J

# J

# J

C7

b
& b b b b b n # b n b b b # b
b
3
33

#
b

#
b

J
J
J
() 7
b7
C7alt

F min

& b

octatonic cliche

b b n b n

37

typical Fmin outline
b
?

E9

# b # ....

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

E maj

& # b b #

41

13

&

45

D maj7

&

49

? #

#
J

# #
# #

7
A min

A min

/D

#
#

#
6 beats

D7

G maj7

#
#

5,5 beats

F7

#
#

var.

# #
# #

.
.

repeated 6 beat figure

b
b J
b

D sus

7 (b 5)

5 beats

# #
#
# J

#
3 beats

B maj7

b b b
b b

b # b #
3
53
D7oct/F7oct
6ths

? J J

J J
J
J
& J

E
min9

( )
&

#
?

57

13

Chorus 2 D sus

imitation starting on differents beats

...
.

j


J

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

& .

61

? J J

&

...
#

? # .

65

D maj7

B maj7

?
J

..

# ....
#

A min7

# #

#
J J
D7

G maj7

F7

b b b b b n b b

a7alt
D7alt
b b n
.
#

n
#

..
#
J J
J
J b J b J

&
b

69

F7alt

E min9

#
Bmin7

# J

J
A

# b

#
# b n
& #
13

D sus

73

Amin outline

b b # # #
#
#
&
D maj7

77

? #
J

J # J

# J J # J

repeated figure on differnt parts of scale

A min

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

G maj

B maj

b b b

&
b b #
81
thirds going up the scales
F7alt

? J

b

J
E min9

&

13

D sus

# # # # n groups of 5 beats

?

85

&

89

& j b b

b b b

93

B maj7

& n

97
b

7 ( 5)
A min

A min7

j

9
E min

D7

#.

Cmin mel outline

G maj7

D7

F7

j
# b

b b
Ab

b b

b b

b b n b #

&

101

D maj7

b bb

D7alt

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

G(
min)

b b b

&

105

C7

Amin7 pent

7)
F(min

& b b

109

E(
maj7
)

& b.

113

j

.
.

7
D(maj
)

j
& .
.
121
7
7
A min

bD #
( )
#
&
125

j
j .
.
b

13

& .
.
117

b b n # # # # # #
E7 Bmin6

Emin
Bb7alt
A sus

dotted quarters

D(
sus)

#
#
J

. #
. # J
G maj7

F7

repeated 4 beat pattern

9

(
)
&
E min

129

C7alt

b7

j
.
.

. #
. # J

#.
.. # .
J
b

B maj7

.
.

13

j
.
.

Chorus 3 D sus

. #
. # J

D7sus(add10)

j
.
.

.
.

#
#
J
E/D

# .

# .

J

J J

Emin

# # #
#

& # #

133
A9
Amin7 -

D maj7

D triad

E triad

Bmin7

&

137

# #
# #

down the scale

b Dmaj7(#11)
7

B maj

&

141

13

D sus

&

145

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

#
#

A min

G maj

E min9

j j

Dmin pent

#
# j

j #
# j J

repeated 3 beat pattern developed into 4 beat patters

7

D maj

j
b n n
b

& # J # # # # # # b

149
Emaj7(#11)
7

A min

&

153

#
9

E min

&

157

G
7

F#min pent

F7

G maj

B maj7

b b b
7 (b 5)

Dmin pent

A min

b b b b
# #

#
#
D7alt 3
A7alt
7

G min
(D)
j

&
b b
#
J b # n
161

F min7
C7

&
b n
165

b7

B()

7 (b 5)

A min() /D

& J

173

(
) #
#
&

7,5

177

(
# ) n
# n
&

181

3,5

B maj7

Bb7oct

n n

&

185

Dmin

b J

b
b
J

rhythm pattern starting with varying lenght

13

#
#

D sus

#
#
5

D maj
J

#
n
#
n
J
3,5

7
Ebmaj

b n #
b n #

& b

169

Yes Or No (Kenny Kirkland Solo)

#
#
6

A min7

#
#

n
n J

D7

G maj7

F7

E min9

b b