Midnight Blue---Kenny Burrell

**pierre richard** · 11-07-2008, 10:27 AM

Been looking for a transcription of this tune...any help from anyone....this is the only one I can't find but the most desireable to me...Pierre

**Little Jay** · 11-09-2008, 10:09 AM

I found some guitartabs on the net, but they were not accurate to my taste. So I adjusted one, it was made a while ago, I'm not sure if it's completely accurate, but then it can well serve as a basis for further study I guess!

**funnyval** · 11-09-2008, 12:05 PM

Here's a transcription of the Midnight Blue head I did a while ago. Sorry the scan is kind of light.

**funnyval** · 11-09-2008, 12:44 PM

Here's what I hear as a basic outline of the entire tune form:

Intro:
F-7 G-7 | Ab G-7 | F-7 G-7 | Ab G-7 |
F-7 G-7 | Ab G-7 | F-7 G-7 | Ab G-7 |

Head:
F-7 G-7 | Ab C7 | F-7 G-7 | Ab C7 |
F-7 G-7 | Ab C7 | C7 Bb7 | F-7 |
Db7 | C7 | F-7 | Bb7 |
Bb-7 | Db7 | C7 | F-7 C7 | ...repeat... |

Solo:
F-7 G-7 | Ab | F-7 G-7 | Ab |
F-7 G-7 | Ab | F-7 G-7 | Ab |
G-7b5 | C7 | F-7 | F-7 |
Bb-7 | Bb-7 | Db7 | C7 | ...repeat... |

F-7 | F-7 C7 | F-7 | F-7 C7 |
F-7 G-7 | Ab Bb-7 | Db7 C7 | F-7 |
Db7 | C7 | F-7 | Bb7 |
Bb-7 | Ab-7 | G-7b5 | C7 |

F-7 G-7 | Ab Bb-7 | Db7 C7 | F-7 C7 |
F-7 G-7 | Ab Bb-7 | Db7 C7 | F-7 |
F-7 | F-7 C7 | F-7 | G-7b5 C7 |
F-7 G-7 | Ab Bb-7 | Db7 C7 | F-7 |

F-7 G-7 | Ab | F-7 G-7 | Ab |
F-7 G-7 | Ab | F-7 G-7 | Ab |
Db7 | C7 | F-7 | Bb7 |
Bb-7 | Ab-7 | C7 | F-7 C7 |

Head (except bar 16):
Outro: (same chords as Intro, repeat and fade)

**pierre richard** · 11-11-2008, 09:54 AM

Little Jay...funnyval...a million thanks....man I love this site...I have learned so much in so little time...I have to come back daily because I can't remember all in one day....pierre...

**mangotango** · 11-11-2008, 11:48 AM

Brilliant stuff guys!!! I am in the process of putting together a group and this was one of the first tunes that we were looking at doing, so this couldn't be better timed or more helpful.

**pierre richard** · 11-11-2008, 01:52 PM

Hey mango...try Chitlens Con Carne too..and an easy Saturday Night Out...from the same album (yea I have the LP)...play on man...pierre

**funnyval** · 11-11-2008, 04:50 PM

You're welcome guys, have fun. If you haven't checked them out yet, Matt's lessons on Minor Blues chords and scales on this site are great for this tune.

**jseaberry** · 11-19-2008, 06:38 PM

Not all the links work as this site is now gone:
Musical Transcriptions
But there is some Burrell.

**tommymeboy** · 06-18-2009, 10:28 PM

This is why I joined- I was looking for a trans. of Midnight Blue- I made one, but can't find it ( a touch of C.R.S. as I get older) Thanks, Funnyval!
And thanks, Little Jay, though yours came out w/o staff lines-!

**flatfive** · 06-19-2009, 02:08 AM

I love this tune! Thanks for the charts guys. They really helped me get a bead on this one.

**Little Jay** · 06-22-2009, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by tommymeboy

This is why I joined- I was looking for a trans. of Midnight Blue- I made one, but can't find it ( a touch of C.R.S. as I get older) Thanks, Funnyval!
And thanks, Little Jay, though yours came out w/o staff lines-!

??? Does it? When I click on it, it looks fine......

**tommymeboy** · 06-22-2009, 12:14 PM

Problem solved, Little Jay- I had opened it in Preview (I have a Mac) and that's usually OK, but I tried it again w/ Adobe, and that did the trick.

**swallow** · 02-10-2010, 06:37 PM

Thanks Little Jay and Funnyval for Midnite Blue....Harry

**davidvandaham** · 01-05-2011, 02:08 PM

I know the Thread is a little old. But could someone still help me get a full "Leadsheet" (chords and maybe notation of the notes in the Head)
Thanks for the stuff above, really helped me a lot, but i cant find a whole Leadsheet anywhere.
Thanks in Advance!

**Little Jay** · 01-05-2011, 03:04 PM

Let me see if I can put in Sibelius for and make a proper "Real-book-style" leadsheet!

I'll get back to you!

**Little Jay** · 01-21-2011, 04:38 PM

Better late than never...

**Cjazz** · 03-07-2011, 08:42 AM

Fantastic Guys, I got a decent Guitar Pro Tab but learning to sight read so was very helpful to get some of the notation by itself, an amazing tune, and his tone...

**Me!bourne** · 04-18-2011, 01:09 AM

For anyone who's interested, here's a little handout I did up for one of my students - basic head with TAB and some simplified blowing changes.

The bass player mixes it up on the B section in the original recording, playing some substitutions but these changes are a good starting place.

Might come in handy for any teachers out there...

**MortenFaerestrand** · 04-20-2011, 04:10 PM

I've been looking for this too for my students, strange that it's not in the real books, I love that album!

Morten Faerestrand,
the "practice blog": Morten Faerestrands «Practice Blog»

**doubleGABRIbass** · 05-10-2011, 06:23 PM

hi guys i'm new that's my first post, may be i've got my answer in the URL, but i'll try i'm looking for a partiture or just a smooth way of playng MIDNIGHT BLUES on my double bass but i just can't figure it out, hope someone's gonna help me, CHEERS MATES

**randalljazz** · 05-10-2011, 07:22 PM

melody, bass line, and changes to midnight blue (and chitlins con carne) are in this:

Amazon.com: The All-Jazz Real Book (C Version) (9781883217143): Chuck Sher: Books

The All-Jazz Real Book | Sher Music Co.

**Hammerbox** · 06-15-2011, 01:28 AM

Haha oops... I wish I had found this before I transcribed this the other day. Fortunately this gave me a chance to check my work. Thanks guys! There's another tune on that album I like, I think its called Kenny's Sound. Anyone have a lead sheet to that before I write that one down?

**Dazz** · 06-15-2011, 06:29 AM

Joerg Heuser sells transcriptions of all of that album and gives the one for Soul Lament away free
KENNY BURRELL - Soul Lament
He sells a set of transcriptions of the whole album for 13 euro or 20 dollars.
The Pat Martino transcription site & the Grand Central homepage
No I am not his agent or business manager.