West Coast Blues
Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
This is one of my favorite jazz songs. This is only the melody (or, in jazz slang,
or "lead"), so it doesn't include any of the solos found on the record.
6/4 time (Do not repeat first bar)
Bb7 / / / / / Ab7 / / / / /
e|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-------|-6/7-6/7---------------|-4/5-4/5----------------|
D|---5-8-|---------8--6-8----3-6-|---------6--4-6-----5-8-|
A|--8----|-----------8------6----|-----------6-------8----|
E|-------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb7 / / / / / Bm7 / / E7 / / Eb7 / / / / /
e|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|----7-------------------|------------------------|
G|-6/7-6/7---------|-7-9-9-7----------------|-5/6-5/6----------------|
D|---------8--6-8--|------------10/11-9~-9~-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|
A|-----------8-----|---------8/9------------|-----------8-------8----|
E|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / /
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
G|-5/6-5/6----------------|-6/7-6/7----------------|-6/7-6/7---------7|
D|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|---------8--6-8---|
A|-----------8-------8----|-----------8-------8----|-----------8------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
F7 / / / / / Eb7 / / / / / Bb7 / / / / /
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B|-6-8-6-------------|--4-6-4-----------|------------------------|
G|------7/8------7---|-5-----5/6-----5--|-6/7-6/7----------------|
D|--------------8-10-|--------------6-8-|---------8--6-8-----5-8-|
A|----------8-10-----|-----------6-8----|-----------8-------8----|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
/ / / F7#9#5/ /
e|------------99--99--9-9-|
B|------------99--99--9-9-|
G|-7~~~~------88--88--8-8-|
D|------------77--77--7-7-|
A|------------88--88--8-8-|
E|------------------------|
Enjoy.