David’s Guitar Notebook

BLUE MONK

Thelonious Monk • Photo-Based Changes & Position-Locked Comping
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From your supplied Real Book photo · B♭ · 4/4 · Medium blues. Photo-approved grips only. Printed B♭ and E♭ remain unchanged; dominant-7 shells are recommended for I and IV in this 12-bar blues. Major-6, maj7 and 6/9 are labeled alternatives. This is a comping interpretation, not melody analysis. No melody reproduced.

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

Eight-fret view · shifts only when needed. Position settings constrain grip choices, not the displayed view.

2. Voicing Density (Within Selected Position)

Bb

Pos I
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Formula: 1 - 3 - 5

Root (1)
3rd (Guide Tone)
6th / 7th (Guide Tone)
5th
9th / 11th