Well You Needn't
by Thelonious Monk
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
A 1947 Monk composition built on a repeated rhythmic motif that toggles between F and Gb major. The playful, insistent melody creates tension through semitone displacement, a hallmark of Monk's compositional wit.
e|---1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--2--2-----|
B|---1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--2--2-----|
G|---2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3-----|
D|---3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4-----|
A|---3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--4--4-----|
E|---1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--2--2-----|
e|---1--1--2--2--1--1--2--2--1--------------------|
B|---1--1--2--2--1--1--2--2--1--------------------|
G|---2--2--3--3--2--2--3--3--2--------------------|
D|---3--3--4--4--3--3--4--4--3--------------------|
A|---3--3--4--4--3--3--4--4--3--------------------|
E|---1--1--2--2--1--1--2--2--1--------------------|