Monk Thelonious - Round Midnight Chords & Tabs

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From: Howard Wright (Hman) 
Subject: m/thelonious_monk/round_midnight.crd
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:34:22 +0100 (BST)




                        Round Midnight  -   Thelonious Monk
                 -----------------------------------------------


                                   arranged by Howard Wright
                                   H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk





I worked out these chords by listening to two versions of the song
I've got - one with Monk playing solo at the piano, and another with
him and drums, bass, horns etc.


The two versions aren't exactly the same - but I've tried to find
the common ground between them to get a 'basic' arrangement.

You can play around with the chords, jazzing them up a bit, but the ones
I'll give at the start are the 'basics'.

Within the versions I've got, there's a lot of variation in the chords.
Especially Monk's playing at the piano - he seems to love adding flat
5ths to every other chord !!!

In fact, if you want to increase the 'Monk factor', instead of playing
straight 7ths, play 7-5 chords instead.

E.g in the intro chords instead of :  Am7-5   D7    Gm7-5   C7  etc

You could play :  Am7-5   D7-5    Gm7-5   C7-5   








Intro :
--------


   Am7-5               D7            Gm7-5             C7    

E---------8------8-------------------------6------6------------
B---4-6-8----8-6----8-6-7------------2-4-6----6-4---6-4-5------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------



   Fm7-5              Bb7

E--------4------4------------------------------------------------
B--0-2-4----4-2----4-2-3-----------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------



Verse 1 :
----------


 Ebm  Ebm/D  Ebm/Db   Cm6  Abm7  Db7   Ebm6               Bm7  E7  Bbm7  Eb7  
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/monk_thelonious/round_midnight_crd.html ]
E----------6-----------------6--------------6--9--8------------------------
B--------6---7--------------------9-------7----------------10---9---9----8-
G------8---------------8----------------8---------------8------------------
D----8--------------8--------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------



  Abm7            Db9      Ebm*   Ab7-5  Cm7-5  F7   Bb7-5

E--------11---14---13---------------------------------------------
B-----12---------------14---11------------------------------------
G--13--------------------------------------11---10----8h9---------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------





Verse 2 :
----------

Almost exactly the same - but play Gbmaj7 in the 3rd line
instead of Ebm*



Ebm  Ebm/D  Ebm/Db   Cm6    Abm7  Db7

Ebm6      Bm7  E7  Bbm7  Eb7  

Abm7   Db9  Gbmaj7   Ab7-5  

Cm7-5   F7   Bb7-5







One small variation you can try is on the second line of chords.
Instead of staying on Ebm6 then going to Bm7, you could try this :


Ebm6   Ab7   Bm7 E7 Bbm7 Eb7




The rest of the song repeats these chord changes - but breaks them up a bit
and varies them as the solos go over the top.




Chord Shapes :
--------------


These are just suggested shapes - you could try others.

Note - I've included two alternatives for these chords : Bm7, Bbm7, E7, Eb7


  EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
  5x554x    x5453x    3x332x    x3231x    1x110x    6x676x

   Am7-5      D7        Gm7-5     C7       Fm7-5     Bb7



  E  A D G B E    E  A D G B E    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    
  11 9 8 x x x    10 9 8 x x x    998xxx    8x78xx    464444

    Ebm               Ebm/D       Ebm/Db     Cm6       Abm7



  EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
  x4342x    x6x576    757xxx    056xxx    646xxx    x6564x

    Db7      Ebm6      Bm7        E7       Bbm7      Eb7



  EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
  x43444    x68876    4x453x    8x887x    x8786x    6x675x

    Db9      Ebm*      Ab7-5    Cm7-5      F7        Bb7-5



  EADGBE    EADGBE      EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
  2x332x    4x454x      797777    076750    686666    x6564x

   Gbmaj7     Ab7        Bm7        E7       Bbm7      Eb7