In a Sentimental Mood
by Duke Ellington
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Ellington's most romantic composition, famously recorded with John Coltrane. The melody in F rises from minor to major with yearning chromatic movement, creating one of the most beautiful chord-melody pieces for guitar.
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B|---1----2----4----6----6----6---4---1-----------|
G|---1----1----5----5----5----5---5---2-----------|
D|---3----3----4----5----6----5---4---3-----------|
A|---1----1----4----5----4----5---4---1-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---1----4----6----8----6----5----4---1----------|
B|---2----4----6----9----6----6----4---1----------|
G|---1----5----5----8----5----5----5---2----------|
D|---3----4----6----8----6----5----4---3----------|
A|---1----4----4----8----4----5----4---1----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|