Ornithology Chords & Tabs
ORNITHOLOGY - CHARLIE PARKER - TRANSCRIBED BY SOT (JESSE G.)
This version was first recorded on 3/28/46 for the dial record company
and is the same version played on all subsequent recordings.
BPM=221
| G | | Gm7 |
e:----------------10-------10----------------------------10-12-13--
b:-------10-12-13----12h13----12----------------10-11-13-----------
g:----12-------------------------12----------12--------------------
d:-12------------------------------------12------------------------
a:-----------------------------------------------------------------
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
| C7 | F | |
e:---------------10---------------------------------------
b:-----10-11----------13-10-----11-9-10------------8/9----
g:--12-----------------------10---------10----------------
d:--------------------------------------------------------
a:--------------------------------------------------------
e:--------------------------------------------------------
| Fm7 | Bb7 | Eb7 |
e:------------------------------9--8-6/5-8-6------
b:----8------8-------------------------------8----
g:------10p9---10----10--8-7----------------------
d:----------------10------------------------------
a:------------------------------------------------
e:------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/parker_charlie/ornithology_tab.html ]
1.
|Am7b5 D7 | Gm7 | D7 | Bm7 | E7 |
e:--5----------------5-----------------12-13-15-----------------------13---12-----
b:------8-7------------8-----6--------------------12------------12-15---------13--
g:----------------7------7-----8-7---------------------14 12h13--------------------
d:-------------------------8------------------------------------------------------
a:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Am7 | D7
e:----------------------------11----10-------
b:-------10-------------10-13----------------
g:-------------12-10h11----------------------*
d:--------------------------------------12---*
a:-------------------------------------------
e:-------------------------------------------
2.
| G | D7 | Bm7 Bbm7 | Am7 Ab7 |
e:--5------------------------------------14----13----------------12----11-----------
b:----8-----6--4-3--------------------15----15----14----------13----13----13--------
g:------7-4---------------------15-16----------------15-13-14----------------13-11--
d:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Begin Alto solo
| G | Am7 D7 | G
e:-------------------------------------------------10-8/7-----------------------
b:-----------------------------------------10p7-10--------8--------------7-10---
g:--12------------------------------------------------------9-8p7------7--------
d:----------------------------------------------------------------10-9----------
a:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can figure the rest of the solo out for yourself.
| Gmaj7 | // | Gm7 C7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 | // |
| Fm7 | Bb7 | Eb7 | D7 | 1. Gm | Cm7b5 D7 | Bm7 |
| E7 | Am7 | D7 |:
|2. G | Am7 D7 | G/B Bb7 | Am7 Ab7 | Gmaj7 | Am7 D7 |:
