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For the one or two of you out there who just can't get enough John Coltrane, here's a more difficult one. If I were playing this for real, I probably wouldn't harmonize as many notes as I did here, but doing the tab this way gives me a reference for the chord positions, and thus a "road map" for improvising a solo. There's a lot of cool stuff that can be done with this besides what I tabbed out here. This is just a jump-off point for anybody who wants to learn the tune.

Man, this tablature stuff is definitely not an arranger's medium. I'll correct mistakes as I discover them, or somone points them out to me.

And what about soloing over this?..... Well, ask me in about three years.......
Again, this is for standard C6, D on top.

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Moment's Notice John Coltrane

Em7 A7 Fm7 Bb7 EbMaj7 Abm7 Db7 Dm7 G7 Ebm7 Ab7
1.---------|----------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
2.---------|----------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
3.-7--7----|-8(K)-8(k)-8(k)-|--------10-|-11(K)------|-5--5----|-6(K)-6(K)-6(K)-|
4.---------|----------------|--10-11----|------11----|---------|----------------|
5.-7--7(5)-|-8----8(5)-8(5)-|--10-------|-11---11(5)-|-5--5(5)-|-6----6(5)-6(5)-|
6.-7--7----|-8----8----8----|--10-------|-11---11----|-5--5----|-6----6----6----|
7.-7--7----|-8----8----8----|--10-------|-11---11----|-5--5----|-6----6----6----|
8.---------|----------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
9.---------|----------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
10.--------|----------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
_____________
|1st ending
DbMaj7 Dm7 G7 Cm7 (B7) Bbm7 Eb7 AbMaj7 Abm7 Db7|Gm7 C7 Abm7 Db7
1.-------|-----------|-------|----------|--------|---------|-------|-------------|
2.-------|-----------|-------|----------|--------|---------|-------|-------------|
3.-----8-|-8(K)-5----|-3-----|-13(K)----|--------|---------|-------|-11(K)-11----|
4.-8-9---|------5----|-------|----------|--------|----8----|-10----|-------------|
5.-------|-8(5)-5(5)-|-3-----|-13~~~(5)-|-8(7)-8-|-8--8(5)-|----11-|-11----11(5)-|
6.-8-----|-8----5----|-3-----|-13-------|-8------|-8--8----|-10----|-11----11----|
7.-8-----|-8---------|-------|-13-------|-8------|-8--8----|-10----|-11----11----|
8.-------|-----------|-3-----|----------|-8------|-8-------|-10----|-------------|
9.-8-----|-----------|-------|----------|--------|---------|-------|-------------|
10.------|-----------|-------|----------|--------|---------|-------|-------------|
______________
|2nd ending
Gb6 Fm7 Bb7 |Gm7 C7 Fm7 Bb7
1.--------------------|--------repeat,---:| | |------|-3---3---3---|
2.--------------------|--------to second-:| | |-3----|-----------3-|
3.-11(7)--------------|--------ending----:| | |----3-|---3---3-----|
4.-11(7)-11(7)--------|----8-------------:| | |------|-------------|
5.-11---------11---11-|-8--8-(5)---------:| | |------|-------------|
6.-11-----------11----|-8--8-------------:| | |------|-------------|
7.--------------------|-8--8-------------:| | |------|-------------|
8.--------------------|-8----------------:| | |------|-------------|
9.--------------------|------------------:| | |------|-------------|
10.-------------------|------------------:| | |------|-------------|

Eb6 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 Eb6 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 Eb6
1.------|------|--------|---------|---------------|-----| |
2.----3-|------|--------|---------|---------------|-----| |
3.-3----|----8-|-----10-|----8(K)-|-3-------------|-3---| |
4.-3----|-8----|-10-----|-8-------|-3---8---10--8-|-3---| |
5.-3----|------|--------|---------|-3---8---10--8-|-3---| |
6.-3----|-8----|-10-----|-8-------|-3---8---10--8-|-3---| |
7.------|-8----|-10-----|-8-------|-----8---10--8-|-----| |
8.------|-8----|-10-----|-8-------|---------------|-----| |
9.------|------|--------|---------|---------------|-----| |
10.-----|------|--------|---------|---------------|-----| |
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jerry Gleason on 21 June 2001 at 12:25 AM.]</p></FONT>

Thanks a bunch there, Jerry. I really liked the Naima tab too.
I could listen to 'Trane all day.
...now if only I could play half as well as he could!