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So What

Original recording (1959)

This tune is from the Miles Davis album 'Kind of Blue'.
It's one of the most famous

and popular jazz

recordings of all time.
 

MilesDavisKindofBlue.jpg
Miles Davis
MilesDavis.jpg

Paul Chambers

The main tune is played on the double bass by Paul Chambers.
The trumpet (Miles Davis) and saxophones (Julian Adderley and John Coltrane)
play a simple riff in between. That's the bit we're going to learn:

Our version
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Miles Davis (1926 -1991)

There are 3 trumpet parts and 2 trombone parts.

Each part has 3 lines. There are only 2 notes in each.

We play the 1st line 8 times, the 2nd line 4 times and the 3rd line 4 times.

The 2nd line is a semitone (half-step) higher than the 1st line.
The 3rd line is the same as the 1st line.

1st line:  x8
2nd line: x4
3rd line: x4
Trumpet 1
TRUMPET 1
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 1

So what - Trumpet 1 - letters.png
x4.png
4 beat rest
2 beat rest
x4.png

1st & 3rd line

2nd line

TRUMPET 1
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 1

So what - no letters - Trumpet 1.png
x4.png
x4.png
Trp 1
Trumpet 2
TRUMPET 2
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 2

So what - Trumpet 2 - letters.png
x4.png
x4.png
4 beat rest
2 beat rest

1st & 3rd line

2nd line

TRUMPET 2
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 2

So what - no letters - Trumpet 2.png
x4.png
x4.png
Trp 2
Trumpet 3

1st & 3rd line

2nd line

TRUMPET 3
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 3

So what - Trumpet 3 - letters.png
x4.png
x4.png
4 beat rest
2 beat rest
TRUMPET 3
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trumpet 3

So what - no letters - Trumpet 3.png
x4.png
x4.png
Trp 3
Trombone 1

1st & 3rd line

2nd line

TROMBONE 1
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trombone 1

So what - Trombone 1 - letters.png
x4.png
4 beat rest
2 beat rest
x4.png
TROMBONE 1
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trombone 1

So what - no letters - Trombone 1.png
x4.png
x4.png
trb 1
TROMBONE 2
ACCOMPANIMENT

Trombone 2

So what - Trombone 2 - letters.png
x4.png
x4.png
Trombone 2
4 beat rest
2 beat rest

1st & 3rd line

2nd line

trb 2

Trombone 2

TROMBONE 2
ACCOMPANIMENT
So what - no letters - Trombone 2.png
x4.png
x4.png
IMPROVISE

Improvise

'ENDLESS' ACCOMPANIMENT

Play these notes over the 1st and 3rd lines.

So What scales.png

Play these notes over the 2nd line - listen for when the chord changes.

So What scales.png
PDFs to print

PDFs to print

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