Watermelon Man
by Herbie Hancock
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Hancock's first hit from Takin' Off, blending blues and jazz with a funky groove. The signature riff in F uses a bluesy call-and-response pattern over a 16-bar blues form that defined hard bop's funky side.
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