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Here's a chord-melody arragement of a classic Coltrane tune.

If you find any mistakes, please post or email.

Naima by John Coltrane

harmonized by Bo Parker (bo_parker@fbpmac.msfc.nasa.gov)

(ballad)

Bbm9 Ebm9 B13b9 A13b9 Abmaj7

e|--8----6----11----------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------6-------9------7------4-----7-----4-------|
G|--6---------------6-------8------6------------------5-------|
D|--6---------------4-------7------5------------------5-------|
A|------------------6-----------------------------------------|
E|--6--------------(6)------8------6------------------4-------|

repeat, then

Bmaj7 Bb13 Bmaj7 Bb13

e|--6----6----6--------------------6----6----6----------------|
B|--7---------------8----6---------7--------------8----6------|
G|--8---------------7---------8----8--------------7---------8-|
D|--8---------------6--------------8--------------6-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7---------------6--------------7--------------6-----------|

Bb pedal...................................................

E13 (#11) Bmaj7 Fm9 Gb13

e|--9----6----9-----6---------6-----------------------------|
B|--7---------------7--------------8---------8----4---------|
G|--7---------------8----8---------8----8---------3---------|
D|--6---------------8--------------6--------------2---------|
A|--------------------------------(8)-----------------------|
E|--0--6------------7--------------6--------------2---------|

Bb pedal..............................

Bbm9 Ebm9 B13b9 A13b9 Abmaj7

e|--8----6----11--------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------------6-------9------7----4----7----4---------|
G|--6---------------6-------8------6--------------5---------|
D|--6---------------4-------7------5--------------5---------|
A|------------------6---------------------------------------|
E|--6--------------(6)------8------6--------------4---------|

Fine

Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7

e|-----------3--------4--------6--------8-------11-|
B|--6--------4--------6--------4--------9-------13-|
G|--5--------5--------5--------5-------10-------12-|
D|--6--------6-----------------5-------11-------13-|
A|--4-----------------4----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

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