This is my tab for the jazz standard "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Beginning I fingerpick the whole song but it can be done nicely with a pick
P=pinky
Dm7 p G7 Gmag9 Dm7 G6 G13
e----5--------5-----3------5------------5------3-----5----------------------|
a----6-----8--------3------3------------6------5-----5----------------------|
d----5--------------4------4------------5------4-----4----------------------|
g----7--------------3------3------------7------3-----3----------------------|
b----5--------------5------5----6-5-----5------------x----------------------|
e-------------------3------3-------------------------3----------------------|
Em7 p A6 A13 A13 A+ D D7
e---7---------7----5-----7----7------5----7---------10---8----10------------|
a---8-----10-------7-----7----7------6----6----------7---7-----9------------|
d---7--------------6-----6----6------6----6----------7---7-----8------------|
g---9--------------5-----5----5------5----5----0-----7---7-----7------------|
b---7--------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
C#13 C#9 C#13 C6+9 repeat Substitute this second time for C6+9
e----6-----4----6------3--------------3-------3-----3-----------------------|
a----4-----4----4------3--------------2-------1-----0-----------------------|
d----4-----4----4------2--------------3-------2-----2-----------------------|
g----3-----3----3------2--------------2-------0-----3-----------------------|
b-4--4-----4----4------3----------------------------x-----------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/duke_ellington/satin_doll_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus
C7sus C
e-----------------------------R--O------------------------------------------|
a----1------------------------E--N------------------------------------------|
d----3------3-2----0---2-3----P--C------------------------------------------|
g----3-------------2----------E--E------------------------------------------|
b----x-------------3----------A---------------------------------------------|
e----3------------------------T---------------------------------------------|
Then play:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
g---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
b---x----x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------|
e---1----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
Then:
D7sus D7sus D/F C#6+9
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------3------------------5--------------------------3-3-3-3-------4-------|
d-------5---5-4-2-4-5------5-----5-4--2---4-5---------2-2-2-2-------3-------|
g-------5------------------5--------------------------0-0-0-0-------3-------|
b-------x------------------x--------------------------x-x-x-x-------4-------|
e-------5------------------5----------2---------------1-1-1-1---------------|
BACK TO BEGINNING
You can end on just a C chord or play:
C6+9 C
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----3-----1---------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----2-----0---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----3-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thats it Hope you enjoy this tab.
