From

Smoking at The Half Note Wes Montgomery solo Transcription

with the Wynton Kelly Trio 1965
No Blues Transcribed by Matan Shevach

 F  F   B♭  F 
 = 196

   
                                     
 
Fast Blues
F B♭ BO

  
1

     


8 9 8 8
6 8 9 8 6 8
8 7 8 8 7 4 8
7 6 7 7 6 6 7
8

   C         
                              
D G m F C 13 F B

  
   


6 6
6 6 6 6
5 7 6 5 8 5 5 7
4 5 5 6
8

           
F

 
F B♭ BO F
                     
3

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

 
                                
D G m C F C

   


 5 7 4 3
2 3 5 2
3 3
1 2 5 7 8
8

(6) 8 6 5 3 4 3 1 5 5

From Smokin' At Half Note

      B♭
                   
F F F
            
 
25

 6
7
6
6
7
6 7
5 6 7
7
8
5
6
7 8 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 8 9 8 6
7
8

             
             
B♭ BO F
   

 7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 7 8 7 5
6 5 6 8
5 6 5
8 7 5 6
6 5
8 7 8
8

              
A 
      
D C F
    
Gm

3


3

 3 4
2 6 4
6 5
7
4 7
3 4 3 1
3
1
3 2 0 2 0
3 2


          
B♭
 
G m C F
F
              
37


3 3 3

  
 

 3 3 1
8 10
9 10 11 10 8 6
10 8 7 10
10
4 3 1 2 1

 F  
D   
4 3 1

      
 B♭
     
G m
 
     

  

10 10 13 13 10
8 9 8 9 8 9 8 6
7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10

2 From Smokin' At Half Note

     49 F          

     
C F C
          
  

10 11 10 10 9 8 7 10 9
8 11 10 11 9
7 10 10 7 10 7
10

          
          
      
B♭

    


8
11 10 9 10 9 7 6
9 10 8 6 6 9 8 5 8 5 7
7 6 7 6 6
9 8 9

D            
   
G

      
Am
         



11 10 10 12 10 8
10 13 10 12 13 10
9 10 12 9 10 12
8 6 8 6 10 12

         B♭
      
C
       
C F

       
F G m
  
61


11 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
9 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
9 8 6 5 10
7 8 7

            B♭
F
     B
       F     
   



10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8
10 10 10

From Smokin' At Half Note 3

  
                         
C

  
G m F
 
D C D G m

 


10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 13
8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 11
10 10 10

  
 
           
 
B♭

             
F
  
B♭
   
F

 
73

  

13 13 13
9 11 12 11 9 11 9 11 10 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10

      Am     
G m

BO
   
D 
      
F
     
 

11 13 8 10 11 13
9 10 12 11 9 9 10
10 10 12 11 10 11 10

 
      
F
       
B♭

               
C C 85 F

       
 
 
 10 9 
3


13 13 10
9 8 9 8 6 8 9
10 10 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 10
10 9 8

      
11

F  
F    
      F 
Cm B♭
  
B
   
   
     
         
    
      
   

13 10 10 13 13
9 9 11 9 11 9
10 7 10 7 10 10 7 10 7 10 10 7 10

4 From Smokin' At Half Note

          
F
  
G m

A  D
C  
  
             
 

  
   


10 10 13 11 13 16 13 13 11
4 9 9 11 11 13
7 10 10 10 10 10 10

  
      97  
  
   
F F

        
                 
C B♭
  

     


8 10 10 10 10 10 9
11 6 9 9 8 11 11 8
10 7 7 8 7 7 6 7
5 8 8 5
6

     
 B♭  
      F      Gm
  
           
           
B D
  
        



       

9 10 9 10 9 10
9 8 9 10
6 7 6 7 6 7 10 7 7 7 10 7
6 5 6 7

 F    B♭
     
8 5 5 5 8 5

 C          
          
               
      
F C

109


    

10 11 13 13 13 13 13
9 9 8
9 7 5 5 10 7 8 10 10 10 10 6
6 6 5 7

      
      B♭
7 5 3 3 8

  F
5
F
  
F

              
         


B
           
 
   13 13 
 

13 13 13 13 13 12
12 11 9 9 11
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10
8 9 8 6 6
8 8 8 8 8

From Smokin' At Half Note 5

           F   
C

         
       
D  C
        
G m

 
 

13 10 10 13 15 12 10 8 10 10
11 8 11 10 8
10 7 7 10 12 9 7 5 10 9 7 7 7
8 5 8 7 5
8 7 5

           
                    
F F F
  
            
121

     

3 3 3
(10) 10 10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11
(7) 10 8 7 7 7 10 8 7 7 7 10 8 7 7 7
8 8 8
8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5

   
             
F

                 
B♭ B
         
3 3

    
3
     

(10) 10 10
11 8 8 8 8
(7) 10 8 7 8 8 7 7
8 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 8 6 5
8 6 5 6 6

     D      Gm     C    
6 4 3 6 4 3


                         
F

   
        
 10
 (7) 8 10 8 7 7 7
3 3
(10) 10 10 11 13 10
11 11 11 13 8 10 11 10 11 13
10 8 7 7 8 10 7 9 10 12
8 8 10 5 7 8 7 8 10
8 6 5 8 6 5 7 8 10

       C     133   F       
     
 B♭
                  
F F

       
      
 
 1 1

10 11 10 8 9 8
8 10 11 11 9 10 9 10 8 9 8
7 8 7 5 6 5 10 10 7 7 10
5 7 8 8 6 7 6 7 5 6 5 3 3
8 8 5 5 8
1 1

6 From Smokin' At Half Note

  
            


            
F
     
       
B♭ B F
  

    
    

9 11 11 11 11 11 8 13 8
9 9 9 9 11
8 8 8 8 8 8 5 10 10 5
7 6 6 6 8
8

D  
  
      
 C       
                 
F
 
G m 
    
C

       
 10  

11 9 9 11
10 9 8 11 11 10
8 7 6 6 5 9 10 5 5 11
7 6 5 8 8 10
3 7 8 3 3

    
  F79  
     
B♭
    
B
          
C

                 
145

   7
 109  98  88 

(11)
(10) 6
(11) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 7
(10) 9 8 7 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

      B♭19
                 
B

G
    
G♭

A♭

913

                    
   8
 65  54  99

(7)
(6) 8
(7) 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 7
(6) 5 4 7 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

     
 
      
 
C

       
A♭
     
   

B79 B♭79

13 13 13

                  
   
 99  88  76  1110

(8)
(8)
(7) 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 11
(6) 7 6 6 10
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

From Smokin' At Half Note 7

     
   
         
B♭
     
B
        
A A♭
 
               
   
 109  98  87  76

(11)
(10)
(11) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 7
(10) 9 8 7 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

  
      
           
G
      
 F E D♯

                     

   
 65  54  32  21

(7)
(6)
(7) 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 4 10 10 10 3 10 10 10 2
(6) 5 3 2 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

              
C
         
B
  
A
          
   
F79
  
      
        
157


   
   87
 (1)
(2) 11 10 13 13 8
10 9 12 11 8 8 8
(2) 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 13 12 8 8 8
(1) 10 9 7 12 10 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

  
                      
  
          
F
    



(8) 8 13 13 12 10
(8) 8 12 12 11 9 11 10 8 9 7
(8) 8 13 13 12 10 12 10 8 9 7
(7) 7 12 12 11 9 11 10 8 9 7

                           B   

     
F B♭
                           

  

9 8
(7) 6 4 5 6 9 8 6 4 3 3 8
(7) 7 5 6 7 8 7 7 5 5 5 8
(7) 6 4 5 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 7

8 From Smokin' At Half Note

                   
G m C #5

                              
F D F
  
   


6 4
7 5
6 4
6 5 6 6 6 4
6 5 6 5 4 4
5 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 5
4 3 4 4 4 2
1 2 3

   
        
 B♭ F79     
                       
F F

               
169

 
   


7 8 6 7 6 7 8 6 7
6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 6 6 7 8 8 9
8 8 8 8 7 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8
7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 5 7
8 8 8 8

                   F   
 
B

          
F
                          
B♭

        
 


(7) 6 8 7 13 8 7 8 11
(9) 8 8 9 6 6 8 6 6 12 8 6 7 8 6 10
(8) 7 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 13 7 7 7 8 7 11
(7) 6 8 9 7 7 6 6 6 12 6 6 6 7 7 10


         G m  

        
C
    
D
  
                     
 
   

(11) 5 10 9 7 8 7 6 5 6
(10) 9 7 9 8 6 7 6 5 4 5 9
(11) 10 5 10 9 7 8 7 6 5 6 7
(10) 9 9 8 6 7 6 5 4 5 9


8

            
      
F

                
C F
 
       
181

       


10 8 13
8 7 8 7 5 5 6 5 4 3 9 8 13
6 5 6 5 3 3 4 3 2 1 9 8 10
8 7 8 7 5 5 6 5 4 3 8 7
7 6 7 6 4 4 5 4 3 2

From Smokin' At Half Note 9

 F      
 F 
          
     
F

           
B 7
              
      

         

10 8 5 10 8 6 5
8 9 8 9 6 8 8 4 8 8 5 4 9 7
6 7 6 7 7 8 8 5 8 8 6 5 7 7
8 9 8 9 6 7 7 3 7 7 4 3 7 7

    F  
 
  
   
     
  
   
     
                            
B♭ B D

        
                8

8
8 6 4 3 8 6 4 3 8 8 6 4 3 4 6 10 7
7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 8
6 6 4 3 6 6 4 3 7 6 6 4 3 4 6 10 7

 C    
9

  F    
       
           

              
           
G m

         

     
   
    12 15 12 9  8 10 11 

6 8 10 13 7 10 4 5 6
6 7 10 12 11 14 11 8 6 7 9 10 9 3 4 5
7 8 10 13 12 15 12 9 7 8 10 11 10 4 5 6
5 7 8 12 11 14 11 8 6 7 9 10 9 3 4 5

   
  F 
193  
F         
 
               
           
F

 
C

                         
    
 9 8   5 8   13 12  11

8 6 4 8 10 10
7 8 7 5 3 4 8 8 9 12 11 9 10
8 9 8 6 4 5 8 8 10 13 12 10 11
7 8 7 5 3 3 7 7 9 12 11 9 11

 
F      
         
     
B
        
               
B♭
                  

   9 8 8 6

10 8 6 6 5 3 3 3 1 13
8 8 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 13 8 6 6 6
8 8 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 13 9 6 6 6 7 6 5
7 7 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 12 8 5 5 5 6 5 4
7 6 5

10 From Smokin' At Half Note

 
     

                   
       
F D

              


6 7 5 6
4 5 3 4
(5) 4 5 7 6 5 4 3 4 6 5 4
(4) 6 5 4 3 5 4 3
(5) 7 6 5 4 6 5 4

  
  
G m 
  
                          
C
        
C
   
F C
   
  
s.

      
glis
gliss..
gliss


. 9 8
   



4 5 g li ss
2 3 4 4 4 4 gliss. 8 8 4 4 4
3 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 gliss. 9 8 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 8 7 2 2 2
3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3



                        F     
D♭
   
D E G♭

     
E♭ 

                 
205

                       
 4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
5
4
3
5
4
3
5
4
3
6
5
4
6
5
4
6
5
4
7
6
5
7
6
5
7
6
5
8
7
6
8
7
6
8
7
6
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
10 10 10
9 9 9
8 8 8

      
     D713
                    
D D

  
B♭
         
G

         
F79

           
 
        

14 13 10 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
11 11 11 12 7 12 1012 13 13 9 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
10 10 10 11 11 11 9 11 12 13 10 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6
9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 12 8 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5
7 6

From Smokin' At Half Note 11

          m Cgliss.     
D 

    
            
F
       ggglisliliss.s.     
G m A G

       
gliss.


gliss.


glisss..
gliss.


s s . glis


gliss. gliss.
gliss.

 liss.


liss. gliss. 12 8
11 10 8 6 8 10 3 3 g 6 6 gliss9 . 9 gliss. 11 8
10 10 7 6 7 10 3 2 ggliliss5
. 5 ggliss8
. 8 gliss. 12 8
5 11 10 8 7 8 10 3 3 gliss6 . 6 gliss9. 9 gliss.
4 10 8 7 5 7 8 3 2 5 5 8 8 11 7
5

       217 F79       
     

         
         
C
                  
 
8 8 8   

10 10 10
8 9 8 1011 10 9 8
8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7
8 8 8 8

                   
             
B♭713

              
F713

          
   

 9 8 

(10) 10 13 11 8
(8) 12 11 8 9 10 10 9 8 11 8 9
(8) 9 10 10 9 8 7 10 8 5 10
(7) 9 8 5 6 7 8 7 6 8 5 6
7 8 8 8


         
                 
         
Gm79
      
D

     
B F79
             
     

 9 8
 1111
 63
10 10
10 9 8 9 10 11 9 10 10
10 9 8 10 7 7 10 11 10 7 10
9 8 7 6 7 8 6 7 6 9 10 9

      229      

8 5 5 8 5 8

         F     C
  
             
C F79

                      

9 8 13 13 10 13


10 9 8 13 10
9 8 8 9 9 8 11 9 10 10 9 8
7 8 7 10 10 5 10 9 8 10 10 7 10 10
6 5 5 6 7 6 8 6 7 9 8 7
8 3 8

12 From Smokin' At Half Note

     F79
       F          
              
        
B♭
                
  8  9 8

10 9 13 13 10 13 10 10
9 8 9 10 8 11 9 10 10 9 8
10 9 10 8 10 10 7 10 7 10 10 8 9 8 7
6 5 8 9 7 8 6 7 8 7 6
8 8 8 6

B♭713
   F 
            
                   
B


     
             
 
9 8 13
 (8)
(8) 13 11 8 10
12 9 9 8 10 11
(7) 10 8 5 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 7
(6) 9 6 8 7 7 8
8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8


    
C 
      

         
      
D
 
  
G m
                



8 6 1112
10 10 10 7 7 7 9 10 1213 10 9
5 3 10 7 8 9 10 7 7
7 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 9 10 7 6
8 5 8 5 5

                 
   241   



  
   






  
  
F C  F  F 

        

     

 85 85 7 7 5 9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
9
8
7
5 5 3

                 

                B        
         
F F B♭

           

        
 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
9 9
8 8
7 7
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
8
7
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7

From Smokin' At Half Note 13

                                     
 
F  D  Gm   C

              

       
 9 9
8 8
7 7
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
9
8
7
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
9
8
7
9
8
9
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 7

   F79       
   253     
                               
F C

            
F
     
    13  13

13 11 13
(9) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 13 13 11 13 13
(8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 8 10 13 10 8 10 10 10
(7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 8

  B♭713  
8 11 8 6 8

         F                     


F79 B

                   
            
 13 3
 13
 (13)
(13) 11 8 13 13
11 13 13 11 13 12 11 6 6 13 13
(10) 8 5 10 13 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10
8 8 10 9 8 3 3
8 11 8 6 8 6 8

               
G m
    D                   
C 
          
F79

              
 
 13   

(13) 13 11
12 13 16 13 11
(13) 12 11 9 13 13 13 12 11 8 9
(10) 9 10 8 10 10 10 10 13 10 8 10 10 10
9 8 6 10 9 8 5 6
8 8 8 8 8

               
F
C 
            
 
F
             
265


8 11
11 13 9 11 9 11 9 11 13
5 8 10 10 10 10
8 10 6 8 6 8 6 8 10
8 8 8 8

14 From Smokin' At Half Note

                         
B♭ F

          
F

         
  

8
(13) 9 11 13 9 13 9 11 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
(10) 6 8 10 6 10 6 8 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8

                   
B♭

     
B
      
F D

              
   


11 8 11
9 13 9 12 9 8
8 5 8 10 10 8 7 6
6 10 6 9 6 5 8 7 6 5
8 8 6 5 4

   
6 5 4 3

 C
  
    
            
G m F C

            
     


9 10 8 9 10
6 10 10
7 6 7 10 7 10 10 10 10 5 6 7
(5) 8 3 7 7
5 8 5 8 8 8 8

   F79    
        
(3) 6

            

F F

                
          
B♭ F79 F79

         
277

  
   8 9 10    8 9 10    
 10 10
13 13 13 13
8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10
8 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 10 10 8
7 5 5 7 7 5 6 7
8 8 8

    B♭713      
B♭713
           
B♭
   
     
                   
F B713 B
            
 
      8   
8 8 9 10

8 9 10 13 13
8 8 9 8 6 7 8 8
8 5 6 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 5 6 7
5 5 7 6 3 4 5 6
6 8 8

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    F79     
           G79
     
F G m

             
          
D G m

            
  
  8 8 9 10    8 9 10    
 10 10
13 13 13 13
8 8 8 10 8 9 10
8 5 6 7 10 5 6 7 10 10 10
7 5 5 8 9 5 6 7
10 10

    
                      
F
       
                 
C B♭ F C B♭
          
  
   8 9 10        8 9 10
 10 10
13 13
6 6 8 9 10 6
7 5 6 7 10 10 8 10 10 7 5 6 7
6 7 5 6 7 6
8 8 8 8

      
            
 F79
     

F F

                          
F79 F79
 
        
B♭

   
289

  
  8 8 9 10   8 8 9 10   8 8 9 10
 10 10
13 13 13 13
8 8 8 8 8
8 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 10 10 8 5 6 7
7 5 5 7 7

B713     B♭713  B♭713 

           
           
B♭

                     
          
F B
     
  
  9 8 9 10   8 8 9 10 8 8 9 10
 
 85 85
13 13
9 8 8
8 5 6 7 10 10 7 5 6 7 10 10 7 5 6 7
7 6 6
8 8

   F79
      G79
         G79
     
F G m C
                   
        
D

       
     
  8 8 9 10  8 9 10    
 
 10 10
13 13 10 13 13 10
8 10 10 8 9 10
8 5 6 7 7 7 10 5 6 7 10 10 10
7 9 9 5 6 7
5 5

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                  
       
F
                 
G♭79 C
           
      
301 F

      
  
  99
let ring


10 13 11 8
11 1112 11 9
7 7 9 7 10 8 5 10 8
8 8 8 9 8 6 8 10
5 5 8 6
6 8
let ring

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