Midnight Blue

Kenny Burrell
Midnight Blue 1963
Music by Kenny Burrell
Fm Gm A C7  9 Gm7(  5) C7  5  9 Fm B7
4 10 8 9 7

B  m9 A  m9 C7alt D7 B  m7 Fm7 B  /C Fm9

6 4 9 6 6 6 6

Standard tuning
= 150

( = )

A
Intro
Fm Gm Gm Fm Gm
1 2 3
jz.guit.

1 3 4 3 1 3
1 3 5 3 1 3
3 5 6 5 3 5

C7  9
A
A Fm Gm A Gm
4 sl. 5 sl. 6 sl.

sl. sl. sl.

4 4
5 3 8
6 2 6 8 10 8 8 6 8 10
3 6 8 8 8 6 8 8

Fm Gm H P sl. A Gm Fm Gm
sl.
3 sl.
7 8 9

H P sl. sl. sl.

8 10 8
(10) 8 9 8 6 8 6 8 10 8
8 6 8 6 8 8 8 6

A Gm Fm Gm H P sl. A Gm Gm7(  5)
sl. 3
10 11 12

sl. H P sl.
11
11
8 8 10 8 10 10
8 6 8 10 (10) 8 9 8 6 8 11 11
8 8 8 6 8

1/10
 C7  5  9
B
Fm B7
13 14 15

(11) 9 11 9 (9) 8 9
(11) 9 (9) 9 (9) 9
(10) 9 (9) 10 (10) 10 7
(11) 8 (8) 10 (10) 8

B  m9 A  m9 C7alt
16 17 18

8 (8) 6 8 6 (6) 4 6 4
6 6 (6) 4 (4) 4
6 6 (6) 4 (4) 3
2

1.
19 20
C7alt

let ring
(4)
(4) 6 4 4 6 6 4
(3) 5 3
(2) 2 2
3 6

A
2.
Fm Gm
21 Solo 22

4 6 4
X 6 6 3 4
3 5
5 6

Fm sl. Gm A

23 24

sl.
7 6 4
6 4 6 6 3 4
5 3 5
3 6

2/10
 Fm Gm A
25 26

11 13 11
13 9 3 4
10 3 5
5 6

Fm Gm A Fm
27 28 29

3
4 4 6
6 4 1 3 4 6
5 3 1 1 3 5 5
3 3 3 5 6

C7  9
B
Gm7(  5) Fm
sl.
30 31 32

3
sl.
11 9 8 8
11 9 8 8 11 11 (11) 9 11 9 11
10 8 9
11 9 10

B7
Lay Back...Almost straight quavers. Back to swung quavers

33 34 35

3
8 9 10 11 9
9 9 8 9 11 8 9 8 9 11 12 11
10 10
10

D7
36

9 9
11 10 10
11 9 10

C7  5  9
A
sl.
Fm Gm A
37 38

sl.

9 11 9 11 9 11 13 1 3 4
1 3 5
3 5 6

3/10
 Fm Gm A
39 40

11 13 11
13 9 1 3 4
10 1 3 5
3 5 6

A
sl.
Fm Gm
41 42

sl.
7 6 4
6 4 6 1 3 4
5 1 3 5
3 5 6

Fm Gm A
43 3 3 44

3
4
6 4 1 3 4
5 3 1 1 3 5
3 1 1 3 3 5 6
3

C7  5  9
B
Gm7(  5)
45 46 47 sl.

3
sl.
8 11 10 9 8
8 9 11 11
10 11 9 8 8
10 11 10 10
13 11

Fm
48 49

8 15 (15) 13 8
8 8 9 11 13
9 10

B  m7 P P H P P H P P D7
P

50 51 52

P P H P P H P P
P
9 11 9 8 9 11 9 8 9 11 9 8
11 9 8 8 11 (11) 9 11 9
10 9 10 10
11 9 10

4/10
C7alt
53

11 9 11 9
10

A
Fm7 Gm A C7alt
54 55

8 8 4 1 4 1
6 6 4 1 4
8 8 X 3 1 3

Fm7 Gm A C7alt
56 57

8 1 4 4 1 11
6 4 4 1 9 6
8 3 3 1 9
2 2 1 8

Fm7 Gm A C7alt
58 59

8 8 4 1 4 1
6 6 4 1 4
8 8 3 1 3
2
3

Fm7 sl. C7alt Fm7

60 61

sl.
7 8 8 8 4 1 1 3 4
5 6 6 6 4 1 1
7 8 8 8 3 3 1 1
2
3

C7  5  9
B
C7alt B  /C C9
62 63

11 9 11 9 8
9 9 6 5
9 9 7 7
8 8 8

5/10
Fm9(no5) B  13
64 65

6
8 8 8 8 6 8 5 6 8 9
8 8 8 8 7
6 6 6 6 6
8 8 8 8

B  m9 A  m9 A  m6 /9
66 67

8 8 6 6 (6) 4 6 4 11
6 6 6 4 (4) 4 4
6 6 6 4 (4) 4 4
6 6 6 4 4 3

D  13 C7alt
sl.
68 69

3
¼
sl.
9
11 9 9 (9) 11
9 8 8 10 10 10
11 10

A
Fm
P

70 71

3
P
13 13 13 16 13 16
13 11 12 11
13 10 (10)

72 73

3 3
18 16 13 13
18 16 13 13
17 15 13 13
15 15

P P

74 75

3 3
P P

16 13 16 18
15 13 13 15 13 17 15 16 15 13 15 13
15

6/10
76

13
15 13 13 15 15 15
15

A
Fm P P
P P P sl.
77 78

P P P P P sl.
9 8
11 9 8
10 9 7
10 9 8 7 6 7
10 8 7 5 8 8 5
10 8 7 6

P H P H P H P
79 sl. 80

sl. P H P H P H P

5 8 10 8 10 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 9 8
6 4 5 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
8

sl.
81 82

sl.

9 9 11 9 11 9 11 12
7 10 10

D  13 C7  5 Fm
83 84

11 9 11 9 6
10 8 8 10 10 9 8
10 9 8 6

C7  9
A
Fm Gm A
P P P P P

85 86

3 3 3
P P P P P
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 3 4
3 5
5 6

7/10
 A
sl.
sl. Fm Gm
87 88

sl. sl.
7 6 4 1 4 1 1
7 6 4 1 4 1 1 3 4
3 5
5 6

P P P P P Fm Gm A
89 90

3 3 3
P P P P P
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 3 4
3 5
5 6

A
sl.
sl. Fm Gm
91 92

sl. sl.
7 6 4 1 4 1 1
7 6 4 1 4 1 1 3 4
3 5
5 6

C7  5  9
B
Gm7(  5)
93 94

8 11 9 11 9
8 9 11 11 9
10 10 9
10 11 8

Fm9 B7
95 96

8 9 8 9 8 8 8
8 8 8 6 9
8 8 8 7
6 6 6 8

B  m9 A  m9
97 98

8 6 8 6
6 8 9 6 6 6 4
5 6 6 6 4
6 6 6 4

8/10
 C7alt
99 100

(6) 4 6 4 (4)
(4) 4 4 4 (4) 6 4 4 6 6
(4) 4 4 3 (3) 5
(4) 4 4 2 (2)

101
C7alt sl. 102 sl.

sl. sl.
4
4
3
2 6 8 10 8
3 6 8 8 8 6

H P sl.

sl. 3
103 104

sl. H P sl.

8 8 10
8 6 8 10 (10) 8 9 8 6
8 8 8 6

105 sl. 106 sl.

sl. sl.

8
8 6 8 10 8
8 6 8 8 8 6

H P sl.

sl. 3
107 108

sl. H P sl.

8 8 10
8 6 8 10 (10) 8 9 8 6
8 8 8 6

C7  5  9
B
Gm7(  5)
109 110

11 (11) 9 11 9
11 (11) 9
8 10 10 (10) 9
8 11 11 (11) 8
8

9/10
 Fm9 B7
111 112

(9) 8 9 8
(9) 8 (8) 9
(9) 8 (8) 10 7
(8) 6 (6) 8

B  m9 A  m9
113 114

8 (8) 6 8 6
6 6 (6) 4
6 6 (6) 4
6 4

C7alt
115 116

(6) 4 6 4 (4)
(4) 4 (4) 6 4 4 6
(4) 3 (3) 5
2 (2)

A
Fade
Fm Gm Gm
117 118
7x

1 3 4 3
1 3 5 3
3 5 6 5

10/10