Ornithology
by Charlie Parker
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★★
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Co-written with trumpeter Benny Harris, this 1946 contrafact on How High the Moon in G is one of Parker's most performed compositions. The soaring melody takes flight with dazzling arpeggiated lines and chromatic bebop enclosures.
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B|---3--5--8--10--8--5--3---5--8--10--12--10--8----|
G|---4--5--7--10--7--5--4---5--7--10--12--10--7----|
D|---5--5--7--10--7--5--5---5--7--10--12--10--7----|
A|---3--5--7--10--7--5--3---5--7--10--12--10--7----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
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D|---5--5--0---5--5--7--10--7--5--5--0--5---------|
A|---5--3--0---3--5--7--10--7--5--3--0--3---------|
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