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Help! anyone know Caravan

Posted: 14 Oct 1999 8:07 am
by Jimmy T. Vaughn
Can anyone tell where I can find tab for the old tune CARAVAN.

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Posted: 14 Oct 1999 9:35 am
by David Mullis
The old Van Morrison tune?

Posted: 14 Oct 1999 10:31 am
by John Steele
I'd be more willing to bet it's the old Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol tune.
Written originally in F minor, you just gotta be hip to 7b9 chords to play this tune, or the melody makes no logical sense.
Here's the chords, anyway, jtvon:
<font size="3" face="monospace"><pre>
|C7b9 | | | |
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|F- | | | |
(repeat)
|F7 | | | |
|Bb7 | | | |
|Eb7 | | | |
|Ab | |Gh.d.| |

|C7b9 | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|F- | | | |
</pre></font>
h.d. means Half-diminished. (which is also commonly called "minor 7th flat 5")
jtvon, Are you wanting to play it on E9 or C6 ?
Hope this gets you started. This tune is a great example of why people said Ellington was generations ahead of his time, harmonically. It's the 100th anniversary of Duke's birth this year (1899). Some of us still haven't caught up to him Image

Posted: 15 Oct 1999 3:57 am
by Jimmy T. Vaughn
Thanks, John Steele you
are right, Duke Ellington was the one I was thinking of. Sorry David I don't guess I ever knew of a Van Morrison. Thanks again for your help guy's.

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Posted: 15 Oct 1999 5:56 pm
by Steve England
Buddy Emmons has a great tab of Caravan for C6 in "We're Steel Swinging". It is good stuff

Posted: 16 Oct 1999 1:32 am
by Ernie Renn
jtvon;
Here's a direct link to Buddy's course:
We're Steel Swingin'
Steve is right, it is good stuff!

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My best,
Ernie
The Official Buddy Emmons Website
www.buddyemmons.com


Posted: 16 Oct 1999 2:48 am
by Martin Johannesson
Hi

Tablature for "Caravan" (E9th version)
will be up on http://home.swipnet.se/SwedishSteel
before the end of next week !

Just surf in and grab !

Posted: 16 Oct 1999 8:10 am
by Jimmy T. Vaughn
Thanks, guys for all the help I'll try the Emmons since it is in C6.

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Posted: 21 Oct 1999 10:13 pm
by Al Bates
I put a chord arrangement of Caravan on my BIAB and the Soloist does a knocked out job on it but I am having a hard time figureing it out on my U12...I'll be waiting for your tab on the E9 Martin and will send for the Emmomns C6 Ernie....Thanks..Al

Posted: 21 Oct 1999 10:16 pm
by Al Bates
Emmons....sorry..Cant spell Sierra either and I own one...

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 7:22 am
by b0b
I've never tabbed it out, but this is the chart I give to the band. It's a very popular instrumental, especially if you throw in a drum solo!

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Posted: 21 Jul 2016 1:39 pm
by John Bresler
Herb Steiner has an excellent version.

8) 8)

Posted: 21 Jul 2016 1:50 pm
by Erv Niehaus
I have "Caravan" for E9th for $2 + postage.