With this series of tunes, one can hear herbie hancock going through a methodic and yet highly creative process of building new pieces on different elements of the original watermelon man first the groove with blind man, then the form with cantaloupe island, and finally the chord. So, cantaloupe island is only three chords, f d and db7. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock empyrean isles arpeggios. However, first problem is we usually associate tritone subs with alt scales. This chart includes written solos for tenor sax and. The jazz standards progressions book vol i book summary. For every chord type there is a printable guitar chord chart and jazz guitar comping exercises to get you going in the practice room. You can add passing chords, and add more complexity to each chord by adding more notes. Shop and buy effective etudes for jazz eb baritone saxophone book with cd sheet music. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock samples, covers and. Small jazz ensemble arrangement of herbie hancocks cantaloupe island. While you can learn the chord progression, melody, and check out soloing on this tune, many guitarists skip the main riff of the tune. Guitar tabs for the album cantaloupe island of herbie hancock at ultimatetabs. Make the transition from playing scales and chords.
In cantaloupe island by herbie hancock, the first measure is said to be fm7. Print and download cantaloupe island sheet music composed by herbie hancock arranged for bass clef instrument or trombone or double bass or cello or bassoon or baritone horn. Download and print cantaloupe island sheet music for voice, piano or guitar by herbie hancock. Cantaloupe island, the herbie hancock composition from his 1964 album empyrean isles has a great chord progression for modal improvisation. Bill evans, fly me to the moon, cantaloupe island herbie hancock and so what miles davis. Herbie hancock, wayne shorter, omar hakim, stanley clarke. Fm7 fm7 d 7 dm7 intro tema 1 cantaloupe island herbie hancock. How to improvise over cantaloupe island by herbie hancock. One of the most popular tunes at jam sessions and pick up gigs is the herbie hancock classic cantaloupe island. Learn to play the rhythm part for cantaloupe island by herbie hancock this tune can be found in the following books.
For db7, we can use db mixolydian, or ab minor pentatonic or ab dorian. Cantaloupe island by lost soul was written by herbie hancock and was first recorded and released by herbie hancock in 1964. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Sheet music is available for piano, alto saxophone, baritone horn and 15 others with 7 scorings in 7 genres.
New lesson cantaloupe island playing some easy changes. Arranger mike kamuf scored this hip, funky latinrock tune for yo. Cantaloupe island sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf or midi print and download in pdf or midi cantaloupe island. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock on the f minor chord we play the f dorian scale esentially a minor scale with a natural 6th on the db7 chord we play the dominant sharp4 scale lydian dominant and on the dmin7 chord we play d dorian.
From watermelon man to cantaloupe island and beyond. Bass tablature for canteloupe island by herbie hancock. Igor leads cantaloupe systems saas development and qa teams. Paolo december 8, 2019 bass lab plus membership, blog, song analyse. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock herbie hancock digital. Is the g in this dm7 a transcription mistake, and if not, for people who know cantaloupe island, should it be played. Jeanluc ponty plays the music of frank zappa and jeanluc ponty experience with the george duke trio, both recorded in 1969 for the world pacific label. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. Fm for 4 bars db7 for 4 bars dm for 4 bars fm for 4 bars listen to the recording, count measures and try to identify where the chords change with your ears. Im still at the start of curve on transcription, trying to recognize chords and play the lines not so much to notate yet. He is responsible for the continuing improvement of seed web and mobile ecosystem as well as the strategic direction of cantaloupe software technology. Herbie hancock cantaloupe island sheet music cello. Discussion in string theory started by mark wein, mar 8, 2011.
While you can learn the chord progression, melody, and check out soloing on this. Cantaloupe island is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock and recorded for his 1964 album empyrean isles during his early years as one of the members of miles davis 1960s quintet. F minor vamp for 4 bars before the form and then the form starts. The melody has five notes and there are three different chords. Cantaloup island chord progression jazz backing track.
Lost soul released it on the album live at pec too in 2012. Cantaloupe island is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock and recorded. Or some of the other notes might be squeezed into the chord name. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock and work song by nat adderley. The goal is to get it solid, starting with the melody, learn the chord changes. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus.
Download and print cantaloupe island sheet music for piano solo by herbie hancock. If you just played an fm7 chord repeatedly, it wouldnt feel like cantaloupe island because it. Id add that the other current answers seem to be assuming that this is a student project for the sake of being able to. Tranposable music notes for piano solo sheet music by herbie hancock herbie hancock. Its a special twoparter solo analysis this week as peter and adam check out a performance of cantaloupe island. In music classes at university, we used solfege and the more i thought about it, solfege seems pretty useful in learning melodies especially simple ones. What is the best music software for harmonic progression. Print and download cantaloupe island sheet music by herbie hancock in f minor transposable. Click on each standard to learn more about them and hear listen to great. Knowing the melody is fundamental to knowing how to solo over a song.
Question this is from herbie hancocks cantaloupe island, its the 3rd chord in the series. A simple stepbystep guide to jazz piano learn jazz piano chords, improvisation, famous jazz classics and much more. Buy the bundle and get 3 ebooks for the price of 2. Our backing tracks for cantaloupe island have been produced in the following key. Pdf the bb jazz standards progressions book reharmonized. Is the g in this dm7 a transcription mistake, and if not. This episode, its an analysis of herbie hancocks solo. Zycopolis productions were a tv production company, created in 2002 with a unique goal filming live shows and musical documentaries. Would not have purchased as i have not had much luck the quality of imports. If you get asked to perform cantaloupe island theres also a good chance youll also get asked to play. Tunes like watermelon man, driftin, and cantaloupe island are all based on the blues form one way or another, but with a twist.
Many harmonic patterns reoccur frequently in the jazz repertoire. These are all the jazz standards that has lent their chord progressions to the solos in the books jazzld solos vol. Mster awesome job on the transcription, i would love to be able to do that. The bass lab plus is complete program for the beginner to intermediate bass player. Cantaloupe island guitar tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player. The movement from i7 to a bvi isnt so uncommon, the dominant flat six sound also being associated with bernies tune and functionally being a tritone sub into the v chord.
In our jazz guitar chords section, you will learn all the basic guitar chords and chord progressions you need to play jazz guitar. Is this the way some people write chords in this genre. Jazz guitar online free jazz guitar lessons for all levels. But the shape of the tune gets a little lost in that you are playing a lot of one scale over each of the chords.
Herbie hancock cantaloupe island tab ultimateguitar. Stanley turrentine and gene ammons also do it, usually in a more souljazz or funky blues context but again, often over one chord or few chord. In 1964, hancock, a thoughtful pianist and an original composer. I figure its the best learning that i can do though, you get to practice ear, technique, phrasing, figure out the chord scale use etc. The form of the melody for cantaloupe island is an a section that repeats and then a b section that repeats. Cantaloupe island of herbie hancock tabs and chords. Cantaloop flip fantasia by us3 sampled herbie hancocks cantaloupe island. You can automatically minimize the leap, choose inversions, add 7th, 9th or suspended chords. In many cases, no melodic line was laid out over the chords nor atonal clusters.
Music theory is invaluable for analyzing, understanding, and. Hancock was part of a bigger movement in modern jazz expressing a return to the roots of gospel and blues. If someone had ordered up a program that explored four distinct. Now, we have a lot of notes that is not a part of the chord nonchordal tones. This pdf features very carefully written triad pair exercises over the famous groovy chords of cantaloupe island by herbie hancock that will challenge you technically whilst training your ear to hear. Otherwise, you are chasing some elusive tonal center with a tune like cantaloupe island which, as stated above, is a modal composition. Also, the use of this key note must be rhythmically effective and memorable melody, at least to repeat the same melody in more than two sections within the form of the song and blues normally consists three identifiable sections divided by different chords or chord progressions, namely a, b and c. Captain chords will help you build your own chord progression from scratch, and discover the sound of different chords. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. From the 1999 reissue liner notes by bob blumenthal. Print and download in pdf or midi cantaloupe island. Effective etudes for jazz eb baritone saxophone book.
Learn how to apply your new knowledge using excerpts from jazz classic such as autumn leaves bill evans, fly me to the moon, cantaloupe island herbie hancock and so what miles davis. Hancock cantaloupe island sheet music for piano solo pdf. Herbie hancock cantaloupe island sheet music in f minor. Cantaloupe island has a simple melody and chord changes. Triad pair cantaloupe island exercises pdf advanced. Id like to share with you my cover of cantaloupe island by herbie hancock, ive done also my first decent improvisation in f. Quality is fine and herbie hancock is his usual great self. A7 b7 a9 b9 chords arpeggios from a lead solo point of view. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at the guitar world online store. How to play cantaloupe island by herbie hancock yt118 bass.
Apr 07, 2018 sibelius has a couple of plugins of limited utility for this sort of thing. Watch the video for cantaloupe island from herbie hancocks the egg for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and. You are viewing herbie hancock chords in the album cantaloupe island. Arranger mike kamuf scores this hip, funky herbie hancock tune for the young player. Choose and determine which version of cantaloupe island chords and tabs by herbie hancock you can play. Chicagoborn pianist herbie hancock came to prominence in the early 1960s with his composition watermelon man. For f and d, we can use the minor pentatonics or the dorian scales for each chord. The eb jazz standards progressions book reharmonized vol. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
You can always riff off of the melody or even play it directly. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Instrumental solo, and transcribed solo in c major. Tranposable music notes for sheet music by herbie hancock.
We typically release 612 major software releases every year and all software is deployed automatically without servers to buy or software to install. One of the best ways to truly take on board what you are learning, is to apply it properly, and so throughout the course you will get the chance to learn excerpts from famous jazz songs such as autumn leaves famously covered by bill evans, fly me to the moon, herbie hancocks cantaloupe island. Cantaloupe island backing track 100bpm funk modal herbie hancock duration. Dec 15, 2018 the jazz standards progressions book vol. Igors prefers nature valley crunchy granola bars but will settle for oreo chocolate sandwich cookies. Cantaloupe island sheet music 8 arrangements available. Learn to play 4 strings by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Pdf the jazz standards progressions book vol i download.
Cantaloupe island bb tamalpais union high school district. Music theory is invaluable for analyzing, understanding, and communicating musical ideas, but the actual music is always the true source and the. It might have been nice if we had played something like cantaloupe island. A big crossover track for musicians from rock to jazz. Cantaloupe island by herbie hancock digital sheet music for. This pdf features very carefully written triad pair exercises over the famous groovy chords of cantaloupe island by herbie hancock that will challenge you technically whilst training your ear to hear these harmonies taking your playing to. Watermelon man is a blues with an extended turnaround, driftin is not a blues form at all, but prominently features the i7iv7 chord movement that is so characteristically the blues, and cantaloupe island. The musicians for the original 1964 recording were. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock guitar lesson rhythm. This chart is ideal for this level with only three chords, a repetitive groove and catchy melody. Hancock piano, freddie hubbard, ron carter and tony williams drums. Cantaloupe island tab by herbie hancock rythm guitar. Cantaloupe island real backing tracks professional jazz. Hancock cantaloupe island sheet music for voice, piano or.
Cantaloupe island is an album by french violinist jeanluc ponty that was recorded in 1969 and released in 1976 by blue note. How to solo and improvise piano over the top of the classic iivi chord progression. Cantaloupe island is one of those tunes that gets in your head. Learning saxophone improvisation, simply saxstation. Cantaloupe island sheet music for clarinet, piano, alto. Last month, i offered a funkified rhythm guitar adaptation of the chord progression to jazz piano great herbie hancocks soulful midsixties instrumental cantaloupe island.
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