David’s Guitar Notebook

BLUE MONK

Thelonious Monk • Photo-Based Changes & Position-Locked Comping
Use Left / Right Arrow Keys to step through progression

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From your supplied Real Book photo · B♭ · 4/4 · Medium blues. B♭ and E♭ remain major triads; B♭7 and F7 remain sevenths. Four-voice triads double one chord tone; compact triads use 1–3–5, while seventh-chord shells use 1–3–♭7. No melody reproduced. Voicings are generated practice suggestions, not printed fingerings.

Unique Chords in Tune (4)

12-bar chart · click any chord

Printed changes, carried through unmarked bars. In m.4, B♭ continues for beat 1; B♭7 is read as entering on beat 2 from its placement after the triplet. That timing is an interpretation of the handwritten spacing. No extra turnaround added.

1. Neck Position Lock (Minimize Hand Movement) Locked to Frets 1–4

2. Voicing Density (Within Selected Position)

Bb

Pos I
Choose a chord or use the arrow keys
Formula: 1 - 3 - 5
Root (1)
3rd (Guide Tone)
6th / 7th (Guide Tone)
5th
9th / 11th