Donna Lee - Playing the Changes Part A

Here is what Charlie Parker played over the first 4 bars of Donna Lee. (Head and Solo section)

The chord changes are | Ab | F7 | Bb7 | Bb7 |




You can tranpose this lick and use over other songs including : - Indiana - Exactly like You - Girl from Inpanema - Lulo Swing other suggestions??


All Part A Played Together



Lick A1 (head)



Lick A2 (head)



Lick A3



Lick A4



Lick A5



Lick A6



Lick A7



Lick A8

Donna Lee - Playing the Changes Introduction

Donna Lee is a very popular bebop / jam standard. 

It was written and recorded by Charlie Parker, although some believe that Miles Davis actually wrote the head. 

It is in the key of Ab.  Good practice for that key!  Many of licks also works over progressions in its relative minor - F minor.


Here is a chart for the chord changes

http://myrealbook.com/displayTune.htn?uniqueId=fa131cbe-a12b-4020-96b0-4f72e7953fb5&transpose=0

Here is the original recording

HAPPY 2012 !

This Year will feature more entries about playing jazz changes for the Guitar :)

It will be me learning to play a few more jazz changes / solos and sharing it with you all.

Hopefully we can all learn together!


Henry