West Coast Blues
Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
This is one of my favorite jazz songs. This is only the melody (or, in jazz slang,
or "lead"), so it doesn't include any of the solos found on the record.
6/4 time (Do not repeat first bar)
Bb7 / / / / / Ab7 / / / / /
e|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-------|-6/7-6/7---------------|-4/5-4/5----------------|
D|---5-8-|---------8--6-8----3-6-|---------6--4-6-----5-8-|
A|--8----|-----------8------6----|-----------6-------8----|
E|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb7 / / / / / Bm7 / / E7 / / Eb7 / / / / /
e|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|----7-------------------|------------------------|
G|-6/7-6/7---------|-7-9-9-7----------------|-5/6-5/6----------------|
D|---------8--6-8--|------------10/11-9~-9~-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|
A|-----------8-----|---------8/9------------|-----------8-------8----|
E|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / /
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
G|-5/6-5/6----------------|-6/7-6/7----------------|-6/7-6/7---------7|
D|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|---------8--6-8---|
A|-----------8-------8----|-----------8-------8----|-----------8------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
F7 / / / / / Eb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / /
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B|-6-8-6-------------|--4-6-4-----------|------------------------|
G|------7/8------7---|-5-----5/6-----5--|-6/7-6/7----------------|
D|--------------8-10-|--------------6-8-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|
A|----------8-10-----|-----------6-8----|-----------8-------8----|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
/ / / F7#9#5/ /
e|------------99--99--9-9-|
B|------------99--99--9-9-|
G|-7~~~~------88--88--8-8-|
D|------------77--77--7-7-|
A|------------88--88--8-8-|
E|------------------------|
For any questions, e-mail me at [email protected]
Enjoy.
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