All Blues - Miles Davis - From "Kind of Blue" - 1959

abc-all-blues-HEAD

X: 1
T: All Blues (4bar vamp between solos and melody) 
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
V: 1
%pad=leonwool%
|: "A7" "Bass"\
D2(3E1/2^F1/2E1/2 G2(3E1/2^F1/2E1/2\
|"A7"  "repeat" D2E F2E\
|"A7" "Over" D2E F2E\
|"A7" "12-bars" D2E F2E:|
V: 2
|:"Sax" E2^F G2^F|"continue" E2^F G2^F\
|"Through" E2^F G2^d|"V chord" E2^F G2^F:|
T: Head - Piano Topline over Tenor Sax
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1
|"A7 Piano" B3-B2-B1/2D1/2\
|"A7" B1/2c1/2 B2-B2 -B1/2D1/2\
|"A7" B3 -B2 c|"A7" B3 -B2 D|
V:2
|"Sax" ^c3-c2-c1/2E1/2|^c1/2d1/2-c2-c2 E\
|^c3-c2-d|^c3-c2-E|
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1 
|"D7" A3 _B c2 d\
| "D7" e2 _B A2 D\
|"A7" B6|"A7" -B3 -B2 D|
V:2 
|"Sax" B3 c d2 e|d2 c B2 E|^c6| -c3 -c2 E|
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1
|"E7(#9)" A3 -A3\
|"F7(#9)" _B3 "E7(#9)"-B3\
|"A7" A3 =B3\
|"A7" A3 G2 D:|
V:2
|B3 -B3|c3 -c3 \
|B3 ^c3 | B3 A2 E:|
K:C
M: 6/8

abc-all-blues-flute-choruses-1-2

X: 1
T: All Blues - CONCERT - 1st & 2nd Choruses
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
%pad=flute%
|"1st Chorus" G2G2z2z4zD|G2G2z2z2c2z2|BGGFG2z2zE FA|
|GGz2z2z2zG _Bd|e3ge2-e4 ed|e3g e2-e4ed|(3cdc-c3_B (3A_BA -A4|
|BGz2GG G2 z2z2|z2FF F2Fz z2z2|z=Bzd2_e4f2|
|_g4gf _e3^c d=c|BGG2z2 FG-G2|G4 GE z4 z2|
|"2nd Chorus" z2B4-B4Bc|(3BGz z2z2 z4 z2|zD GDBDc4-cd|
|(3BGzz2z2z4z2|z_B{g}a3a (3=b2c a3g|(faf f3e|
|(ded d3 E B6-|Bdd4BAG4-|-G6 G6|G2z2 z _B _A_G-G4|
| z2 F3DB6|-B6F2z2z2\
| z2 GF GG| GGz2z2 z4z2|

abc-all-blues-flute-choruses-3-4

X: 1
T: All Blues - Flute 3rd & 4th Choruses
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
%pad=flute%
|"3rd Chorus" GG z2z2 z2z2 zF|GAz2z2 z2GFGF|GGz2z2z2G2z2|
|GGz2 z2 z2 GEA2|{d}c6-c4 A2|E4{^d}E2z2z {F}GFz2|
|GGz2z2 zcBz z2|BG DD z2 z4|fcf4-f4_E2|
|_g4-gf{d}_e3 _B =GF \
| GGz2z2z2 (3FEF-FF1/2F1/2|F1/2F1/2F1/2F1/2Fz z2 e|
| "4th Chorus" g4 e2 z4 z D\
| (3FGG z4 ze|g6 e4-eB|
| GG3 z2 z4z2 \
| e c2 E c2cA2AD\ 
| ADD4-D2z2z2|
| ge e4 e4-ed1/2c1/2 \
| B2G4z2z^c d_e|-e4-ed_e3d ed|
| _e4-ed _e4 ed1/2c1/2\
| B2G4z2 z^c d_e\
| -e4-ed _e3d ed|
_e4 _ed =e6\
| BGz2 FF z4| zF GFGFGc|

abc-all-blues-tenor-for-cannonball-2-choruses

X: 1
T: All Blues - Tenor Sax for Coltrane
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: INACTIVE   
K: D
%pad=unfinished%
|a2-a z z2 z9|z2 z c (3aca ba2e dB| 
|"To finish" "To DO" ||

abc-all-blues-tenor-for-coltrane

X: 1
T: All Blues - Tenor Sax x2 Cannonball => Alt to Tenor
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: A
ga||"1" bbz2d' BB z2 =G2|"2"EEz2 G2EEz2 cA\
|"3"DC A=G-G2-G2z2f_e|
|"4"EB (3=GEB DA -A2 BF =c|"5"f4e3/2=c1/2 BB B4\
|"6"z e-e2 =cB (3GGG G2 FE|
|"7" BGz2dBz2_EBDB|"8" CA z2 z2 z2 (3GAB (3GAB\
|"9"=G G1/2B1/2d1/2g1/2 g2-g1/2=f3/2 f2 z ^g|
|"10" ^g2 z =c g z =g_b d'g gf|_a=fz2 dB=cE|"12"BGz2z2z2 _B=B d2|
|"2nd Chorus" fB z2z2z2d2cz|"2" A=Gz2z2z_B=BFEF|"3" A3 B1/2=c1/2^c1/2d1/2 (5e1/2f1/2=g1/2a1/2_b1/2 =bg eB _e1/2g1/2_e1/2B1/2 |
|"4" d1/2e1/2d1/2B1/2 ca -a2 -a2 c1/2a1/2b1/2a1/2 c1/2a1/2b1/2a1/2 |"5" (3b=c'f -f-f -f-f f4 z2|"6"A4 (3baa (3baa |
|"7" (3bc'f -f-f fe| z8|(3=gab f=g ae2-ez _e1/2=e1/2=f1/2^f1/2 e1/2f1/2=g1/2a1/2|
| _b1/2=b1/2 (3d'1/2^c'1/2=c'1/2 b1/2=g1/2e1/2B1/2 d1/2B1/2c1/2a1/2 f1/2g1/2(3b1/2d'1/2^f'1/2 a4|"12" z GG z F=F A_A||

abc-all-blues-HEAD

X: 1
T: All Blues (4bar vamp between solos and melody) 
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
V: 1
%pad=leonwool%
|: "A7" "Bass"\
D2(3E1/2^F1/2E1/2 G2(3E1/2^F1/2E1/2\
|"A7"  "repeat" D2E F2E\
|"A7" "Over" D2E F2E\
|"A7" "12-bars" D2E F2E:|
V: 2
|:"Sax" E2^F G2^F|"continue" E2^F G2^F\
|"Through" E2^F G2^d|"V chord" E2^F G2^F:|
T: Head - Piano Topline over Tenor Sax
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1
|"A7 Piano" B3-B2-B1/2D1/2\
|"A7" B1/2c1/2 B2-B2 -B1/2D1/2\
|"A7" B3 -B2 c|"A7" B3 -B2 D|
V:2
|"Sax" ^c3-c2-c1/2E1/2|^c1/2d1/2-c2-c2 E\
|^c3-c2-d|^c3-c2-E|
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1 
|"D7" A3 _B c2 d\
| "D7" e2 _B A2 D\
|"A7" B6|"A7" -B3 -B2 D|
V:2 
|"Sax" B3 c d2 e|d2 c B2 E|^c6| -c3 -c2 E|
K:C
M: 6/8
V:1
|"E7(#9)" A3 -A3\
|"F7(#9)" _B3 "E7(#9)"-B3\
|"A7" A3 =B3\
|"A7" A3 G2 D:|
V:2
|B3 -B3|c3 -c3 \
|B3 ^c3 | B3 A2 E:|
K:C
M: 6/8

abc-all-blues-flute-choruses-1-2

X: 1
T: All Blues - CONCERT - 1st & 2nd Choruses
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
%pad=flute%
|"1st Chorus" G2G2z2z4zD|G2G2z2z2c2z2|BGGFG2z2zE FA|
|GGz2z2z2zG _Bd|e3ge2-e4 ed|e3g e2-e4ed|(3cdc-c3_B (3A_BA -A4|
|BGz2GG G2 z2z2|z2FF F2Fz z2z2|z=Bzd2_e4f2|
|_g4gf _e3^c d=c|BGG2z2 FG-G2|G4 GE z4 z2|
|"2nd Chorus" z2B4-B4Bc|(3BGz z2z2 z4 z2|zD GDBDc4-cd|
|(3BGzz2z2z4z2|z_B{g}a3a (3=b2c a3g|(faf f3e|
|(ded d3 E B6-|Bdd4BAG4-|-G6 G6|G2z2 z _B _A_G-G4|
| z2 F3DB6|-B6F2z2z2\
| z2 GF GG| GGz2z2 z4z2|

abc-all-blues-flute-choruses-3-4

X: 1
T: All Blues - Flute 3rd & 4th Choruses
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: C
%pad=flute%
|"3rd Chorus" GG z2z2 z2z2 zF|GAz2z2 z2GFGF|GGz2z2z2G2z2|
|GGz2 z2 z2 GEA2|{d}c6-c4 A2|E4{^d}E2z2z {F}GFz2|
|GGz2z2 zcBz z2|BG DD z2 z4|fcf4-f4_E2|
|_g4-gf{d}_e3 _B =GF \
| GGz2z2z2 (3FEF-FF1/2F1/2|F1/2F1/2F1/2F1/2Fz z2 e|
| "4th Chorus" g4 e2 z4 z D\
| (3FGG z4 ze|g6 e4-eB|
| GG3 z2 z4z2 \
| e c2 E c2cA2AD\ 
| ADD4-D2z2z2|
| ge e4 e4-ed1/2c1/2 \
| B2G4z2z^c d_e|-e4-ed_e3d ed|
| _e4-ed _e4 ed1/2c1/2\
| B2G4z2 z^c d_e\
| -e4-ed _e3d ed|
_e4 _ed =e6\
| BGz2 FF z4| zF GFGFGc|

abc-all-blues-tenor-for-cannonball-2-choruses

X: 1
T: All Blues - Tenor Sax for Coltrane
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: INACTIVE   
K: D
%pad=unfinished%
|a2-a z z2 z9|z2 z c (3aca ba2e dB| 
|"To finish" "To DO" ||

abc-all-blues-tenor-for-coltrane

X: 1
T: All Blues - Tenor Sax x2 Cannonball => Alt to Tenor
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:  
K: A
ga||"1" bbz2d' BB z2 =G2|"2"EEz2 G2EEz2 cA\
|"3"DC A=G-G2-G2z2f_e|
|"4"EB (3=GEB DA -A2 BF =c|"5"f4e3/2=c1/2 BB B4\
|"6"z e-e2 =cB (3GGG G2 FE|
|"7" BGz2dBz2_EBDB|"8" CA z2 z2 z2 (3GAB (3GAB\
|"9"=G G1/2B1/2d1/2g1/2 g2-g1/2=f3/2 f2 z ^g|
|"10" ^g2 z =c g z =g_b d'g gf|_a=fz2 dB=cE|"12"BGz2z2z2 _B=B d2|
|"2nd Chorus" fB z2z2z2d2cz|"2" A=Gz2z2z_B=BFEF|"3" A3 B1/2=c1/2^c1/2d1/2 (5e1/2f1/2=g1/2a1/2_b1/2 =bg eB _e1/2g1/2_e1/2B1/2 |
|"4" d1/2e1/2d1/2B1/2 ca -a2 -a2 c1/2a1/2b1/2a1/2 c1/2a1/2b1/2a1/2 |"5" (3b=c'f -f-f -f-f f4 z2|"6"A4 (3baa (3baa |
|"7" (3bc'f -f-f fe| z8|(3=gab f=g ae2-ez _e1/2=e1/2=f1/2^f1/2 e1/2f1/2=g1/2a1/2|
| _b1/2=b1/2 (3d'1/2^c'1/2=c'1/2 b1/2=g1/2e1/2B1/2 d1/2B1/2c1/2a1/2 f1/2g1/2(3b1/2d'1/2^f'1/2 a4|"12" z GG z F=F A_A||

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Notes on the Geography and Structure

12-bar blues

There is a transcription at the bottom of this page, which you might find useful, but bear in mind that the correct time signature is 6/8 unless you want to have a 24-bar blues instead of a 12-bar blues.

Solo hand overs

After each solo, and as an intro, there is a four bar vamp based on the 1st 4 bars of each cycle.

The 12-bar choruses repeat over each solo, with the 4-bars used to space out each soloist.

This is unusual in 12-bar blues where typically the 12-bar sequence is repeated without any extra filling vamps.

Further down there is a Youtube backing track with bass and guitar with brushes on drums

Kind of Blue was originally jacked up a semi-tone too high. The album was later re-released at the original speed.

Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham et al.

This is a version of All Blues (of which there are so many!) with a very prominent bass part, and melody on flute.

B-Flat transcription

Trumpet solo and intro written for B-flat instruments. Check the Alto solo transcription. Is is written for E-flat Alto?

Concert Key Transcription

Pentatonics for solos

Each solo is "spaced out" with a 4 bar vamp which is the first 4 bars repeated

X: 1
T: D minor Pentatonic
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
R:  
K: C
| D F G A c|