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Take the "A" Train

Billy Strayhorn (1939)

The signature tune of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Features the characteristic #IV chord.

Form: 32 bars (AABA)Style: SwingTempo: 140 BPM

Key

Changes

CΔ7

CΔ7

D7

D7

Dm7

G7

CΔ7

CΔ7

Drop 2 Voice Leading

Pattern 1

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 2

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 3

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 4

F

C

G

D

A

E

Drop 3 Voice Leading

Pattern 1

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 2

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 3

F

C

G

D

A

E

Pattern 4

F

C

G

D

A

E

Backing Tracks

Take the A Train (140 BPM)