JAZZ TUNES ARRANGED FOR
SOLO GUITAR
Matt Craun
2003
This document is made freely available by the author for educational purposes and is not
to be resold. The music in this document represents the author s interpretation of tunes to
illustrate principals of arrangement for jazz guitar.
To the player: The arrangements in this folio are designed to be  vanilla , that is free
from embellishment and ornamentation in order to outline a chord-melody arrangement
as simply as possible. The tunes are intended to be played with additional embellishment
and personal expression as desired by the artist. The use of easy chord forms is meant to
illustrate a minimalist approach to jazz guitar arrangement, leaving room for further
improvisation and variations.
Enjoy!
Jordu
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Duke Jordan
3 3 6
3 4 6 4 7 6 4 3 4 6 10 9 8
T
5 5 4 3 5 8 7 7
A
5 3 5 5 6 8
B
5 3 8 6
3 6
3
1.
3
3 4 6 4 7 6 4 4 6 4 4 3
T
5 5 4 3 5 5 3 5 4
A
5 3 5 4 3
B
5 3
3 4 3
3
2.
Fine
3
3 4 6 4 4 3 10 10 9 9
T
5 5 4 5 10 10 9 9
A
5 4 3 5 9 9 8 8
B
3 10 9
4 3 3 9 8
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Jordu - Duke Jordan
8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 7
T
8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 7
A
7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 6
B
8 7 6 5 4 3 4 7
7 6 5 4
3 3 2 2
4 4 3 3 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4
T
2 2 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4
A
3 6 2 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3
B
2 6 5 4 3 4
6 5 4 3 2
3
3 4 6 4
T
5
A
5
B
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Nardis
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Miles Davis
12 12 11
12 8 10 13 12 9 8
T
9 7 9 8 9 8 8 9
A
9 9 10 10 9 7 9
B
7 8
7 8
3
1.
7 5 5 4 5 4 1 0 12
5 8 5 1 0 12
T
5 5 2 0 9
A
5 3 3 4 9
B
2
5 0 0
3
2.
7 7 7 3 7 7
5 5 5 5 5
T
5 5 4 5 5 5
A
5 3 5 3
B
5 5
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Nardis - Miles Davis
3.
12 10 12 10 7 7 12
10 13 12 8 5 12
T
10 10 9 5 9
A
10 10 3 9
B
10
10 8
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Killer Joe
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Benny Golsen
T
A
B
3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
3 1 3 1
1 0 3 Sl
3 3 5 5 3
T
3 1 3 5 3
A
Sl
B
3 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
3 1 3 1
1 0 3 2 3 3 2 1
3 3 2 3 3 2 1
T
3 1 2 3 3 2 1
A
1 2 2 1 0
B
3 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
3 1 3 1
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Killer Joe - Benny Golsen
3.
3 5 6 8 9 11 12
3 5 6 8 9 11 12
T
3 5 6 8 9 11 12
A
2 4 5 7 8 10 11
B
3 5 6 8 9 11 12
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All the Things You Are
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Kern/Hammerstein
9 8
9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6
T
8 10 6 6 8 5
A
10 8 5 6 6
B
8 6 4
5
7 4
6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
T
7 4 3 5 1 1
A
5 5 5 3 0
B
3 3 1
0
3 10
3 3 3 4 3 8 8
T
3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 7 7
A
1 5 5 4 6
B
7
4 5 3
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All the Things You Are - Kern/Hammerstein
10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5
8 8 7 7 8 5 5
T
8 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 5
A
7 7 8 5 4 4 4
B
5 5 4 4 9
4 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
T
4 4 5 4 4 8 10 6 6
A
5 2 3 10 8 5
B
8 6
5
8 11 9
8 8 6 5 6 9 8
T
8 5 4 5 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
A
6 6 5 6 9 8 8 7
B
4 3 4 8
9 8 8
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All the Things You Are - Kern/Hammerstein
13
6 9 13 9
T
6 6 12 12 8
A
6 11 11 10
B
11
6 11
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Green Dolphin Street
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Kaper/Washington
3
Sl
3 8 7 6 5
3 8 8 8 5
T
2 7 9 8 5
A
2 7 8 4
B
3 5
8 8
3
3
1.
4 1 3 3
4 2 3 6 3 5 6 8 9 11 8
T
3 2 5 5 9 7
A
3 2 7 9 7
B
4 3 5 5 8
8
3
6 6 7 9 6 3
9 6 8 9 7 8 5
T
8 7 7 7 4
A
6 6 8 3
B
8 6
6 3
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Green Dolphin Street - Kaper/Washington
2.
3 12 10 8 7 5 3
6 3 5 6 8 9 8 8 4 3 3
T
5 7 7 9 9 5 7 5 4 4
A
7 7 7 5 4 2 2
B
5 8 5
7 5
3 3 3
6 6 3
T
5 4 2
A
3 2
B
5 3
3
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Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Mingus
1 4 1 4 6 4 1 4 1 1 4 4 7 6 4
1 3 6 6 4 2 4 2 1 6 6 6 4
T
2 4 3 2 6 4
A
1 1 5
B
4 2 6 4
1 2
3
3 3
3
4 8 11 6 4 4 8 13 11 8
6 6 4 6 6 9 6 6 11 11 9 9
T
6 8 6 10 4 10 10 9 9
A
5 7 6 8 11
B
6 8 8 4 10
8 7 6 8
3 3 3 3
3 3
4 7 7 3 4 1 7 6 4 1 6 4 7 6
5 6 5 4 2 4 1 3 6 4 6 9 6 9 6
T
5 4 4 3 2 1 3 6 8 4
A
4 3 3 0 7
B
4 2 1 3 6 8 4
3 2
3 3
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Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Mingus
3
3
8 6 4
6 6 4
T
6 5
A
4 3
B
3 3
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Naima
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
John Coltrane
3
3
3
3
3.
9 7 12 7 7 7 7
7 7 10 8 5 8 5 8 9 7
T
7 7 9 7 6 9 8 9
A
7 9 8 6 6
B
7 7 7 7 0
0 0 0 0 7 7
3
3
3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3
3
7 7 7 7 7 7 10 7 10 7 7 7
8 9 8 8 8 9 9 5
T
9 8 8 9 9 9 7
A
7
B
7 7 7 7 7 0
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
3.
10 8 5 8 5 10 8 5 8 5 10 8 5 8
T
9 7 6 9 7 6 9 7
A
8 6 6 8 6 6 8 6
B
7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3
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Naima - John Coltrane
4 5 7 9 12
5 7 5 7 7 7 12
T
6 6 6 6 6 7 11
A
6 7 7 7 7 11
B
0 5 5 0
5 5
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Lady Bird
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Tadd Dameron
3
3 3 3 3 3 3
5 3 3 11 9 8 5
T
4 2 2 8 8 7 7
A
5 2 2 10 10 6 6
B
3 3 3 8
6 6
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 8 6 8 7
5 3 3 6 6 6
T
4 2 2 6 6 6
A
5 2 2 6
B
3 3 3 6
6
3
6 5 4 6 5 4 7 6 5 7 6 5
6 5 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
T
5 4 3 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5
A
6 5 3 6 5 3 5 5 5 4
B
5 5
4 4 4 5
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Lady Bird - Tadd Dameron
8 5 3 6
6 6 5 2 3 5 8 4 4
T
5 4 4 7 5 4
A
7 3 5 8 5 5
B
5 3 6 4
3 4
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Blue Monk
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Thelonius Monk
6 6 6 6 11 11 11 11 6
3 4 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 6 6 8 6 5 4 3
T
7 6 7 7 6 5 6 3
A
6 5 3
B
6
6
11 11 11 11 6 7 8 9
2 1 7 8 9 10 11 6 5 6 7 8 8 6 8 6 5 4 3
T
2 1 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 6 3
A
0 6 5 3
B
1 6 6
6
6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 5 4 3 6 8 6 5 4
T
7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 6 3 7 7 6 5
A
6 6 7 3 3
B
8 8
6 6
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Blue Monk - Thelonius Monk
3
T
6 3
A
B
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Tune Up
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Miles Davis
10 8 4 5 7 8 6 2 3 5
T
7 6 6 5 4 4
A
9 5 7 7 3 5
B
7 5 5 3
5 3
10 10 10 8
4 4 4 4 6 8 10 8 11 10 10
T
3 5 10 8 7
A
5 3 8 8 9
B
3 7
5 5 5
10 10 6 7
T
9 7 6 7 4
A
10 5 7 5 5 4
B
8 7 6 7 5
6 5 5
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Tune Up - Miles Davis
10 10
4 4 4 4 6 8 10
T
5 2 3 5 10
A
5 3 3 2 5 3 8
B
5 4 5 3 3
3
10 8 5 5 5 5 5
8 11 8 7 5
T
8 7 6 4
A
8 5 4
B
7 5
5
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Blue in Green
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Miles Davis / Bill Evans
5 3
T
7 7 5 3 5 3 2
A
7 5 7 7 5 3 1 7 7
B
5 8 3 7 5 4 5 8
6 5 9 1 6
12 10 8 6
6 10 10 6 6
T
5 5 5 4 5 10 10 6 6
A
5 7 5 6 6 5 7 7 8 8 5 5
B
5 8 7 5
5 0 5
5 10 5 8 5 3 8 4
6 8 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 8
T
5 5 3 8 7 7 6 7 6 5 7
A
7 7 5 7 7 5 6
B
5 5 3 8 5 7
6 0
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Blue in Green - Miles Davis / Bill Evans
7 5 12 12 10 8 6 5
5 10 10 10 6 6 5
T
5 10 10 10 6 6 5
A
5 10 8 8 5 5 7
B
0 5
10
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Con Alma
Guit. Arr. M. Craun
Dizzy Gillespie
6 7 6 4
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7
T
8 6 9 8 7 7 6
A
9 7 9 7 6 8 9 8 6 8
B
7 6 6 6
0 9 7 6
3.
Fine
3 4 3
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 4 3 4
T
5 3 6 5 4 4 8 3
A
6 4 6 4 3 5 6 5 3 5 8 4
B
4 3 3 3
6 4 3 8
3
1 2 4 5 4 2 1 2 4 5 7 6 6
5 2 7 9 8
T
6 2 6 8 7
A
4 1 6 6
B
2 7 8
0 6
3
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A Child is Born
arr by Matthew Craun
Thad Jones
1.
6 6 6 10 8
6 6 6 8 7
T
7 8 7 8 7 8 8 5
A
7 8 7 8 7 8 7
B
5
6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 8 10
3 4 6 3 4 6 3 8 8 6
T
3 5 3 5 3 9 8 8
A
3 4 3 4 3 8 8 7
B
5 5
3 3 3 8 8 7
2.
6 10 13 11 6 8
6 13 11 6 3 8
T
7 5 12 11 7 8 3 9
A
7 4 13 11 7 8 5 8
B
5 11 8 9 10
6 11 3 8
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A Child is Born - Thad Jones
10
8 6 6
T
8 8 7
A
8 8 7
B
8
8 6
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Lazy Bird
Guit Arr. M. Craun
John Coltrane
7 5 10 8 6 6 8 5 8
5 8 11 6 8 9 8 8 8 5
T
5 8 8 5 7 9 5
A
5 8 10 6 8 7 5
B
8 6 5
5 8 6
3
Fine
10
10 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 6 5
T
9 4 4 7 7 6 7 9 6 6 6 5
A
9 4 3 7 6 9 6 6 5 5
B
10 4 7 6
4 7 5 6 5
3
3
5 5 3 4 4
T
5 4 5 7 4 4 4
A
4 7 4 4 3
B
5 4
3 4
3
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Beautiful Love
Arranged by M. Craun
Victor Young
5 8 6
5 6 10 8 6 5 6 6 8 6
T
7 7 6 5 7
A
8 5 7 5
B
7 5
5
5 3 5 5 7 9 12 10
5 5 10 10 13 11 5
T
3 5 10 10 7
A
3 10 12 12 6
B
3 10
10 6
1. 2.
5
5 6 8 6 2 3 5 6 5 6
T
6 5 7 4 4 7 6 5
A
5 7 3 5 6 5 7
B
5 4 5
5 3 6 5
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