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Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington
Tab
4.1(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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From: longmire@mcs.com (Bob Longmire)

This is arranged mainly for the thumb & index finger, and states

the outline of the tune. Ad libs are optional.

Where it looked necessary, I've added > marks for the beats in the

4/4 rhythym. The double bars & *'s mark the places to begin & end

repeats. (These came straight from the Bucket 'O Tab Windows soft-

ware, credited below.)

Enjoy ...

Mood Indigo

Composed: Duke Ellington

Arranged: Bob Longmire

 E||---0--------0--|--0-----------|--3-----------|--0-----------|
 B||------1--4-----|--------2-----|-----0--4-----|-----1--------|
 G||*--------------|-----2-----2--|-----0--------|--------0-----|
 D||*-----2--------|-----2-----2--|-----0--------|-----2-----0--|
 A||---3-----2--1--|--0-----0-----|-----------3--|--3--------2--|
 E||---------------|--------------|--3-----1-----|--------3-----|

|~~3~~|

 E |0--------0--|--0-----------|--------------|------------------|
 B |---1--4-----|--------2-----|--4--4--3--1--|--0------1--2--3--|
 G |------------|-----2-----2--|--------------|-----0---2--3--4--|
 D |---2--------|-----2-----2--|--------------|-----0------------|
 A |3-----2--1--|--0-----0-----|-----3-----3--|------------------|
 E |------------|--------------|--1-----1-----|--3---------------|

C III C I Ab (C IV)

 E|-------------|---------5--3--|--1-----1--1--|---------------|
 B|-1-----1--0--|-----1---------|-----1--------|---4-----------|
 G|----0--------|--3------------|-----2--------|------------5--|
 D|----2-----2--|-----2---------|--------------|------6--6-----|
 A|-3-----3-----|--3------3-----|-----------3--|------6-----6--|
 E|-------------|------------3--|--1-----1-----|---4-----4-----|
 E|-0--------0--|--0-----------|--3-----------|---------------||
 B|----1--4-----|--------2-----|--------4-----|--1--------0---||
 G|-------------|-----2-----2--|-----0-----2--|-----0--0-----*||
 D|----2--------|-----2-----2--|-----0--------|-----2--------*||
 A|-3-----2--1--|--0-----0-----|-----------3--|--3--------2---||
 E|-------------|--------------|--3-----1-----|--------3------||

> > > > > > > >

 E||-----------------------|-----0---------------------|
 B||--1--------------------|--------4--3------------3--|
 G||*----0--1--2--0--------|---------------------5-----|
 D||*-------------------2--|/-4---------------4--------|
 A||--3--------3-----3-----|---------------5-----------|
 E||-----------------------|---------------------------|

C I

> > > >

 E|-------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
 B|-4--3--1--------0--|--1-----------|--1--------------------|
 G|----------2--0-----|-----0--0-----|-----0--1--2--0--------|
 D|----------------0--|-----2-----0--|--------------------2--|
 A|-------3-----------|--3--------2--|--3--------3-----3-----|
 E|-1-----------3-----|--------3-----|-----------------------|

> > > > C I

 E|------0---------------------|---------------------|
 B|---------4--3------------3--|---4--1--4--1--4--4--|
 G|----------------------5-----|---------------------|
 D|-/-4---------------4--------|---------------------|
 A|----------------5-----------|---------------3-----|
 E|----------------------------|---1-----1--------1--|

> > > > > > > >

 E|----------------------|------------------------------|
 B|--4\3-----------------|------1---3----------1--3--1--|
 G|-----------0----------|-------------0----------------|
 D|--------0-------------|----------2-------------2-----|
 A|---------------2------|---3-------------3------------|
 E|--3----------------3--|------------------------------|

> > > > C I Alt 1

 E|-3--0-----0---------|--------------------------|---------------|
 B|-------4-----1------|-----1--3--1--4--1--3--1--|---4-----4-----|
 G|-----------------3--|--------------------------|------5-----5--|
 D|-----------------2--|--------------------------|---------------|
 A|-3-----3-----3------|--------3-----------3-----|------6-----6--|
 E|--------------------|--1-----------1-----------|---4-----4-----|

Alt 2 |~~3~~|

> > > >

 E|------5--6--7--8----|-----------------------|
 B|------4--5--6--7----|--1--------------------|
 G|------5--6--7--8----|-----0--1--2--0--------|
 D|------4--5--6--7----|--------------------2--|
 A|--------------------|--3--------3-----3-----|
 E|--------------------|-----------------------|

> > > >

 E|-----0---------------------|--------------------|
 B|--------4--3------------3--|--4--3--1--------0--|
 G|---------------------5-----|-----------2--0-----|
 D|-/4---------------4--------|-----------------0--|
 A|---------------5-----------|--------3-----------|
 E|---------------------------|--1-----------3-----|

Alt 1 - Turnaround Alt 2 - End

 E|--------------||      |----------8----|--8--------8--|-----|
 B|-1------------||      |---1------6----|--7--------8--|-----|
 G|----0--0-----*||      |----------7----|--8--------9--|--0--|
 D|----2-----0--*||      |---------------|--------------|--2--|
 A|-3--------2---||      |---3-----------|--------------|--3--|
 E|-------3------||      |---------------|--------------|-----|

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== Created with the a shareware version of the BUCKET 'O TAB ==

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> ** Some ASCII Editing added **

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