Ornithology tab

Ornithology

Charlie Parker,Ornithology.
 Tabbed by Greg Buchak,[email protected].
  
ok i doubt anyone will ever read this tab. 1st of all
this is a rock site and this is a jazz song.  second,
this song was written for saxaphone (it can be played
on guitar, though.) Thirdly, if your learning this song for guitar, you proabaly have to read the music
beause that is where the challenge is.  Lastly, the 
note reading of this song and the rhythm of this song
and the tempo of this song (quarter note = 250) when most of the song is eighth notes and sixteenth notes (at full speed you'll be playing notes at a rate of
1000 per minute) make this song really, really,
really hard. if you can play it, i am impressed

(for the really complex rhythm, consult the recording
or the sheet music) Actually getting the sheet music and learning the entire song from that is college level stuff.

here goes. remember, this is a swing type song so
for now, play the rhythm as swing eighth notes to get
a feel for it.

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - - - - -
G - - - - 4 5 7 4 5 7 - - - - - - 5 7 - - - - - - - -
D - - 5 7 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 7 8 - - - - 5 7 8 - - -
A - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
G 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
D - - 7 - 8 6h7 - - 6 5 - - 5 - - - - - - 
A - - - 8 - - - 8 - - - 8 7 - 8 - 8 6 5 - 
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - 

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G 6 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - - 8 7 - 8 5 7 5 4 - - 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - 8 5 6 5 - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - 7 4 5 7 4 5 6 7 4 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Thats the head. now for the solo.

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - 7 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 5 - -
D - 7 4 - - - 5 - - - - - - 4 7 4 5 7 8 - 8 7 5 - 5 -
A - - - - - - - 7 6 5 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - - - - 7 8 7 - - - - - - - - 5 6 - - 5 - - - - - -
A -/8 - 8 - - -10 8 - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - - - -
E - - 8 - - - - - - 9 8 6 5 8 - - - - 8 - - - - - - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - 6 - 8 7 5 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - 5 8 - - - - - - - 8 7 5 4 7 - - - - - - - - - - -
A 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 6 5 - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 8 - - 6 3 5 8 5 6

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - 7 8 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A 5 - - 9 6 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

this next part is the most diffucalt part of the song
due to the rhythm, but just the notes are pretty hard
too

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D 7 4 6 - - 5 - - 9 8 7 6 5 - - - 5 - - - 4 - - - - -
A - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - 7 - - - 6 - - - 5 - - 7 8
E - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - 8 5 - - 7 4 - - 7 3 - -

E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A 5 - - 7 7/8 5 - - - 7 8 5 - - - 7 - - - - - - - - -
E - 7 3 - - - - 6 5 3 - - - 6 5 3 - - - - - - - - - -

well thats enought for now. thought that was easy? learn the rhythm and play it at the right tempo. have fun. if you are really interested in this song email
me and i'll do my best to finish the rest and write 
out the rhythm for you 
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