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The original sheetmusic edition of take the a train was published by tempo music, the company ellington established to control his musical s. Leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. Does not contain lyrics this product is available worldwide available at a discount in the digital sheet music collection. Print and download sheet music for take the a train by duke ellington. Take theatrain sheet music for piano download free in pdf.
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Sheet music arranged for easy piano in g major transposable. Upon the pay pal notification, you will get instant download link by email. At a swinging 152 bpm, the key is f and the vocal range is a below middle c to 3rd space c, treble clef. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city. This is a fun riff tune based on the changes toyou guessed it take the a train.
A lead sheet is a form of music notation that specifies the essential elements of a song. Set in an uptempo swing style, it is a good chart to learn and blow over the changes to this ellington classic. Billy strayhorn take the a train sheet music pdf notes, chords. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Pdf digital sheet music to download and printsoftware, which makes for a very readable lead sheet. Take the a train download free sheet music and scores scorser. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train billy strayhorn.
The melody is written in modern western music notation, the lyric is written as text below the staff and the harmony is specified with chord symbols above the staff. I met him around 1985 and he mentioned that he liked one of my recordings and my arrangements of puerto rican dances. Also, feel free to leave a comment and rating in the comment. The song has a variety of covers, including ella fitzgerald, who recorded the song many times, and the rolling stones who used it as an introduction to their 1982 album still life. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. Paypal or your credit card will take care of the rateexchange from your currency. Here you can find the sheet music of my own arrangements in. Members who joined in march and april will renew in april of succeeding years, and so on. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson arrangement. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Download your take the a train chord melody, solo, and more pdf. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano.
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