Donna Lee
by Charlie Parker
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★★
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
A blistering contrafact on Indiana's changes, attributed to Parker though likely composed by Miles Davis. The serpentine Ab major melody twists through rapid-fire eighth notes with dizzying chromatic bebop lines at breakneck speed.
e|---4--6--8--11--8--6--4---6--4--3--1--4--6--8---|
B|---4--6--8--11--8--6--4---6--4--4--1--4--6--8---|
G|---5--5--8--10--8--5--5---5--5--3--1--5--5--8---|
D|---6--6--8--11--8--6--6---6--6--5--3--6--6--8---|
A|---4--6--8--11--8--6--4---6--4--3--1--4--6--8---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---11--8--6--4---3--1--4--6--8--11--8--4--------|
B|---11--8--6--4---4--1--4--6--8--11--8--4--------|
G|---10--8--5--5---3--1--5--5--8--10--8--5--------|
D|---11--8--6--6---5--3--6--6--8--11--8--6--------|
A|---11--8--6--4---3--1--4--6--8--11--8--4--------|
E|------------------------------------------------|