Cherokee

Charlie Parker
1942 Performance
Music by Ray Noble
Transcription by François Leduc

(  =   )
Bb

  1   Fm7 Bb7

Ebmaj7

  

  
6
6 8 8 6 (6) 6
 7 7

Ab7 Bb C7
      
7
        
3
10 (10) 9 8 7 6
6
7 5 (5) 7
8

Cm G7 Cm7 F7 Bb
13          
      

8 6 10 6 8 4 6 8
7 5 6 5 7
7 7

Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7

      
                 
19
  
6 8 7 6
10 9 8 6 6 6
5 6 7 7 8 7 5 7
8 8 5 5 8

Ab7 Bb 
    
             
23
    
      
3 3
5
6 (6) 4 3 3 4 6 6
3 5 5 3 2 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 7
4 4 3 3 5
6 5

1/8
 C7 Cm7 F7
       
27
        
           
8 5 6 8 (8) 10 8
5 11 8
8 7 10 9 8 7 6
10 10 8 7
10 9 8 6

Bb C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7

        
 
      
31

     
 
11 (11) 9 9
6 7 11 11 12 9
5 9
7 7 8 11
5 8

Bm7 E7 Amaj7

                
36
           
            
3
9
10 13 12 10 9 9 10 11 12 10
8 9 11 11 9 9
8 11 9 8 9 12 12 9 11
9 11

    Am7      D7 Gmaj7

40
                  

(10) 12 10 8
9 9 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7
12 9 11 10 11 10 9 10
12 10 10

  Gm7      C7    Cm7


44
                
3
8 7 6 5
8 8 8 6 5 8 6
7 5 7 5 5 8 5
9 8 5 7 8 7 7

F7
Bb     
Fm7
48

           
             

6
6 6 8 6
8 7 7 8 5 8 7 7
7 5 4 7 8 8 9 10 6 7 8

2/8
 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ab7
          
52            
  
   
10 13 11 10
6 7 5 11 13 11 13 11
6 12 13 12 10
8 9 6 12 13 13 10
8 6

    
Bb C7
      
56
        
          

3
10 8
13 11 10 11 10 8 10 8 10 11
11 10 10 10 10 7 9 7
13 10 10 10

Cm7 F7 Bb
Bb
61                  
       
6 8 10
10 8 11 8 6 6 8
8 7 10 8 7 10 8 7 8 7
10 10 8
10

Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7

                      
66
        
 
 
3
6 8 9 10 11 9 10 6 7 8
9 6 8 7 6 8 6
8 7 5 5 8 7 8
8 9 6 6
8

       
70
  
Ab7
    
Bb
      
     
3
10 13 11 10
11 13 11
10 11 11 10 7
13 10 13 (13) 12 13 8
12 13 13 10 8

C7 Cm G7
        
75
                  
  3

10 8 8 9 8 9 8
7 (7) 9 7 8 10 8 7 7 10 10
8 10 8 7 10 10 10 9
7 10

3/8
79
Cm7
        
F7 Bb      
     
    

6 6
6
8 7 8 11 8 10 8 7 8 7 5
8 10 8 7 10 10 10 8 8
10

Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ab7


83
            
         
 

6 10 8 6 10 13
10 9 8 7 6 11
7 5 8 11
8 8 6 5 8 8

            
        
Bb
88   C7   
  
10 10 13 10 10 13 11 9 10
13 11 11 13 11 11 10 13 12 11 10 10
11 10 10 12 12 10 9 7
10


     Cm7    F7 Bb
92
                 
   

8
8 10 12 11 10 8 7 6
10 10 8 7 8 8 9 8 7 5
9 11 10 8 7 10 8 7 8
8

C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7

96                      
      
7 11 9 11 9 12 9 11 9 11 7 9 7
9 9 9 9 8 8
11 11 11 11 9 9

Bm7 E7 Amaj7
      
100
                         

11 7 9 7 10 7 9 10 7 9 9 5 7 9 (9) 5
8 8 7 7 6 6
9 9 9 9 7 7

4/8
  Am7  D7   Gmaj7

104
               
  


3 3 3
7 2 5 3
7 8 5 7 5 8 5 3 3 5 3 3
5 5 5 3 4 5 2 5
7 7 7 5

Gm7
109 C7    Cm7

  
F7
   
             
 
5 5 3 3
3 (3) 5 3 4 10 11
3 2 3 5 3 2 5 10 12
5 3 2 5

Bb
     Fm7     Bb7 Ebmaj7

113     
               

13 12 13 10 11 10 6 7 8
11 9 8 6 6
5 6 7 7 5 7 7
8 6 5 8
8

Ab7 Bb
          
118
          
       
 
3 3

6 10 8 6
8 8 7 6 7 8 6 6 7 9 7 6
8 8 5 8 8 7 5 5
8 8 5 7 7 8

C7 Cm7
             
122
    
 

 

3 3
5 6 5 5
6 8 8 6 5 8 11 (11) 8 11 8
7 5 7 5 8 8
10 10

F7     
Bb
      3
Bb
126
           
  
3 3 3 3 3
11 7 11 7 10 6 8 4 6 3 4 1 3
8 8 7 5 3 2
10 10 8 7 5 3

5/8
 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7
 
      
       
     
130

    
5 10 6 10 8 6
5 6 7 8 5 6 8 9 8 6 8 8 6
7 8 5 6 7 7 8 8 5 7 8
8 5

Ab7 Bb C7
  
135
                      
        
8 6
7 6 6 8
6 8 8 7 5 7 8 9 8
4 8 8 5 7 8 7 8

Cm G7 Cm7 F7
  
140
          
               
 
3
10 8 2
8 11 8 9 8 7 6 3 4 6
9 10 8 9 8 7 5 4 3 5 3 2 5
6 5 3 2 5 5 5

Bb Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7

    
145
                
            

6 6 8 6 6 10 8
6 8 6 8 9 8 7 6 6 7 6
7 7 8 7 5 5 7 8
8 7 6 8

 Ab7     
Bb

                 
150
          
   
14 (14) 13 12 11 10
13 12 11 10 13 10 11 10 13
11 10 10 12 10 11 12
13 10 13 12 12
13

C7        
Cm7 F7


Bb

155
             
 
3
5 6
11 10 10 10 9 6 8 8 7 6 8
12 10 9 9 12
10 12 10 12 10 10 13
13 12

6/8
 C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7
         
160                
     
11 10 9 6 9 8 7
6 9 11 7 9
7 9 9 9 11 8 8 8
8

Bm7 E7 Amaj7
   Am7  
        
               
     
165
  
3
9 8 7 16 17 14 15 15 14 12
7 9 10 9 7 9 10 11 12 9 10 13 12
7 7 7 9 9 7 9 14 12
11 14

D7 Gmaj7 Gm7

              
170                   
 
3
10
13 16 15 13 12 10 11 13 10 13 11
11 14 11 12 12 11 12 13 14 11 12 12 12
14 13 12 12
15 14

C7 Cm7 F7 Bb

174
                 
     
10 11
9 12 11 12 12 11 10
10 12 13 12 10 10 13 13
13 12

Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7

         
178
                
 
8 9 8 11 8 11 9 8
10 10 7 8 10
12 10 10 12 13 10 9 8 10
13

      
183
Ab7
        Bb
      
       
3 3
3
13 11 10 9
11 13 13 12 11 10 11 13
8 8 11 11 10 10 12
10 10 13 10 13 12 10 10 12
13 10 12 12 13

7/8
 C7 Cm7 F7 Bb
        
187
         
 

3 3 3 3 3 3
10
10 8 11 (11) 8 11 8 11 7 11 7 10 6 8 4
9 8 8 8 8 7 5
10 10 10 10 8 7

 
  
192

3
6 3 4 3
3 3
5

8/8