How High the Moon
by Morgan Lewis
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
A bebop essential whose changes became the basis for Charlie Parker's "Ornithology." The melody in G major moves through descending key centers, making it a great vehicle for learning jazz movement across the fretboard.
e|---3---3--5--7---7---5--3---2---3---5---7------|
B|---3---3--5--7---8---5--3---3---3---5---8------|
G|---4---4--5--7---7---5--4---2---4---5---7------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---10---8--7--5---3---5--7---8---7---5---3-----|
B|---10---8--7--5---3---5--7---8---7---5---3-----|
G|---9----7--7--5---4---5--7---7---7---5---4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|