AUTUMN LEAVES
As recorded by Tal Farlow
(From the 1955 Album THE INTERPRETATIONS OF TAL FARLOW)
Music by Joseph Kosma
Arranged by Tal Farlow
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tal Farlow - Electric Guitar (A string one octave down)'
freely Q=146
N.C. Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. - A string one octave down)
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------:-8------------:----------------:----------------:
|----5--7--8--:----5S=7---8--:--9-------------:-12------8--10--:
|-------------:----6S=7---9--:--8------9--11--:-----11--9--11--:
|-------------:----5S=7--10--:-10--12---------:-----12---------:
|-------------:--------------:----------------:-10-------------:
|-------------:-5------------:-10-------------:----------------:
Cmaj7+11 F#m7b5 B7 Em/maj7
|---3---|
Q Q E E Q H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-7--------------:------------:--------------:--------------:
|-7----------10--:--------10--:-10-----------:-8-----3s=4s5-:
|-9------7-9-----:---------9--:--8-----6--8--:-8-----4------:
|-9--10----------:----10--10--:--7--9--------:-9-----4------:
|----------------:-9----------:--------------:-7-----2------:
|-8--------------:------------:--7-----------:--------------:
E Am7 D7b9 Gmaj7
|-3-|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------:-8------------:----------------:-----------------:
|-5----5-7-8-:----5--7---8--:--9-------------:-12------8--10---:
|-4----------:----6--7---9--:--8------9--11--:-----11--9--11---:
|-6----------:----------10--:-10--12---------:-----12----------:
|-7----------:--------------:----------------:-10--------------:
|------------:-5------------:-10-------------:-----------------:
Cmaj7+11 F#m7b5 B7 Em Bm E
|---3---|
Q Q E E Q H H H E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q E E
|-7--------------:------------:----------------:-------------|---------------||
|-7----------10--:--------10--:-10---7s=10s=8s=:=5-----3-----|-5-------------||
|-9------7-9-----:---------9--:--8-------------:-------4-----|-4-------8-9---||
|-9--10----------:----10--10--:--7-------------:-------4-----|-6-------------||
|----------------:-9----------:----------------:-------2-----|-7-------------||
|-8--------------:------------:----------------:-------------|---------------||
F#m7b5 B7 Em7 A7 D9sus4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E
|-------------:-------------:----------3--:-------2--3--:-5------10--------:
|-7--------7--:----5-----7--:-------3-----:-------2--3--:-5---3---8------8-:
|-------------:-------------:----4--------:----4--------:-5-------9------9-:
|----9--7-----:-5-----4-----:-2-----------:-------------:-5---4---9-----10-:
|-------------:-------------:-------------:-------------:-5----------------:
|-------------:-------------:-------------:-5-----------:------------10----:
Gmaj7 F#7b5 Eb7b5 C7b5
W H Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--7--------:----------7--:-8---8---5--5---:-2--2--------8-10-:
|--7--------:------10-----:----10------7---:----4---3---10-12-:
|--7--------:-------------:-----9------6---:----3---2---------:
|--9--------:-------------:-----8------5---:----2---1---------:
|-10--------:-------------:-9-------6------:-3------2---------:
|-----------:-------------:----------------:------------------:
Em7 A13D13+9 C#7+9/Ab F#7+9 Bm7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q H S S S E E E E E E E E S S S E E E
|-^7--7--7-----:-^7--------------5-:---5p3-2-------------5-:
|-^8--7--6-----:-^5----------------:---3---3---------------:
|-^7--6--5-----:-^4----4h5p4-3-4---:---3---2---4h5p4-3-4---:
|-^9--5--4-----:-^3----------------:---2---4---------------:
|-^7-----5-----:-^4----------------:-------2---------------:
|-----5--------:-^4----------------:-2---------------------:
F#7+9 Bm7 Em/BBm7 Em/BBm7 Em/BBm7 Em/B
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E
|---5p3-2-------3-2-:--------2---------:--------2------------||
|---3---3-----------:-^5--^3---^5--^3--:-^5--^3---^5--5-7-8--||
|---3---2-----------:-^4--^2---^4--^2--:-^4--^2---^4---------||
|---2---4-----4-----:-^5--^4---^5--^4--:-^5--^4---^5---------||
|-------2-----------:-^2--^2---^2--^2--:-^2--^2---^2---------||
|-2-----------------:------------------:---------------------||
Am7 Am7b5D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7+11 F#m7b5
|-3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q Q Q E E E E +H H
|-10--8--------:---------------:--7----------:-7-----10-7------:---------------:
|--8--8-----4--:-3-------------:--7-------7--:-7----------8-10-:-(10)----10----:
|--9--9-----5--:-5--------9-11-:--7-------7--:-9---------------:----------9----:
|--9--7-----5--:-4-----12------:--9-------9--:-9---------------:---------10----:
|-----------5--:-5-------------:-10----------:-----------------:----------9----:
|-----------5--:-5-------------:-------------:-8---------------:---------------:
B7 Em Em7 Am7
Q E E E E E E +H H Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
|---------7-------:-------------:------------7--:-8--10--------:
|-10--------8-----:-------------:-5--7--8-10----:-8---------8--:
|--8----------8-6-:-(6)---------:-4-----7-------:-9------9-----:
|--7----9---------:-------------:-5-----9-------:-7------------:
|-----------------:-------------:-------7-------:--------------:
|--7--------------:-------------:---------------:--------------:
D7b9 G6adCmaj7+11 F#m7b5
H Q Q Q Q E E E S S Q Q Q Q
|--------13--11--:-10--7--------------:---------------:
|-^-7------------:-10--7--10-8-7-8h10-:----10-----10--:
|-^-8------------:--9--9--------------:-----9--9------:
|-^10------------:--9--9--------------:----10-----10--:
|----------------:-10-----------------:-9-------------:
|-^10------------:-----8--------------:---------------:
B7 Em7
Q Q Q E E H H H Q Q
|--------------:-----------:------------||
|-------8------:-5----5----:-5----------||
|-------8--8---:-7----5----:-4----8--9--||
|----7---------:-5----5----:-5----------||
|--------------:-----------:------------||
|-7------------:-----------:------------||
F#m7b5 B7 Em7 A7 Am7 D7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------:-------------:----------3--:--------2--3--:-5-----------:
|-7--------7--:----5-----7--:-------3-----:------2----3--:-5-----3-----:
|-------------:-------------:----4--------:----4---------:-6-----5-----:
|----9--7-----:-5-----4-----:-2-----------:--------------:-5-----4-----:
|-------------:-------------:-------------:--------------:-------5-----:
|-------------:-------------:-------------:-5------------:-------------:
Gmaj7
H Q Q W +H Q Q
|-------10--8--:--7--------|--(7)--------7--:
|--------8--8--:--7--------|--(7)----10-----:
|--------9--9--:--7--------|--(7)-----------:
|--------9--9--:--9--------|--(9)-----------:
|--------------:-10--------|-(10)-----------:
|-10-----------:-----------|----------------:
F#7b5 Eb7b5 C7b5 B7+9
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-8---8---5--5---:-2--2--------8-10-:
|----10------7---:----4---3---10-12-:
|-----9------6---:----3---2---------:
|-----8------5---:----2---1---------:
|-9-------6------:-3------2---------:
|----------------:------------------:
Em A13D13+9 C#7+9/Ab F#7 B7+9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q H S S S E E E E E E E E S S S E E E
|-^7--7--7-----:-^7--------------5-:---5p3-2-------------5-:
|-^8--7--6-----:-^5----------------:---3---3---------------:
|-^9--6--5-----:-^4----4h5p4-3-4---:---3---2---4h5p4-3-4---:
|-^9--5--4-----:-^3----------------:---2---1---------------:
|-^7-----5-----:-^4----------------:-------2---------------:
|-----5--------:-^4----------------:-2---------------------:
F#7 Bm Em Bm E
|-3-| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q +E E E E E Q H
|---5-3-2-------3-2-:------------------:-------------*|
|---3---3-----------:-5-----3--(3)s4s5-:-5-----------*|
|---3---4-----4-----:-------4----------:-4-----------*|
|---2---4-----------:-------4----------:-6-----------*|
|-------2-----------:-------2----------:-7-----------*|
|-2-----------------:------------------:-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths