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Paul Brown's Smooth Jazz Handbook
Paul Brown's Smooth Jazz Handbook
Paul Brown's Smooth Jazz Handbook
Performance
Music by Paul Brown
Transcribed by Glen Morgan
= 104
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
1 2
1 3 3 5
1 3 3
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
3 4
6 8 6 4
X 6
3 1 X
3 3 1
3
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 95
5 6
4 6 4
5 3 1 1
3 3 (3)
3 C7 9( 5) 3
Fm9 B 13 Gm11
7 8
3 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 3 1
3 3 3
3 (3)
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
3 1
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
11 12
¼
4
6 4 6
5 3 5 4 3 (3) 1
3
3 (3)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
13 14
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
3 1
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
15 16
¼
4 1 1 4 6
6 4 6 1 4
5 3 5 4 3 (3) (3)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
17 18
full
¼ ¼ ¼
4 4 6 (6) 4 4 4
6 6
5 (5)
2/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
3
19 20
3
¼
4 4 6
6 4 6 4 6
5 3 1 3 1 5
(3) 1 3 (3) (1) (3)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
21 22
3 3 3
full
7 8 6 6 (6) 4 4 4 6 (6) 4 6 4 3 3
6
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
3
23 24
3 4 3
4 6 (6)
5 3 1 3 1 1 3 (3) 3 4 3 1
3 3 1
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
25 26
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
3 1
3/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
27 28
full
¼
6 4 11 9 11 (11)
Fm9 ( 5)
29
6 4
3 1
31
Fm9 5)
31
6 4
N.C. C7 9( 5)
33
13
12 (12) 6
5 3 1 1 3 5 5 3 1 1
3
4/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
3
36 37
4 6 6
4 6
3 5 5 3 1 1 3 5
3 1 3 3 1
3
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
38 39
3 3 3
full
8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 (6) 4 6 6 8 4 4
6
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
40 41
¼
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 4
(6) 6 6 6 6 6
5 10
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
42 43
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
3 1
5/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
44 45
¼
4
6 4 6
5 3 5 4 3 (3) 1
3 1
3 2 1
11
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5) 3
46 47
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
3 1
3
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
48 49
¼
4
6 4 6
5 3 5 5 4 3 (3) (3)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
50 51
full
11 9 9 (9) 9 11
10 X X
X 6 8
8
6/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
52 53
12 13 13 9 9 9 9 9
X X X X X X X
9 10 10 6 6 6 6 6
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
54 55
9
8 X 8 8 8 9 10 X 8 X 8 8 8 9 10
X X X X X X X 6 X X X X X X X
6 X 6 6 6 7 8 6 X 6 6 6 7 8
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
56 57
13 13 11 11 9 9 9 8 9 11
X X X X X X X X X
10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 8
Fm9 Fm6add9
58 59
11
X 11 9 11 12 13 9 9 (9)
8 X 10 8 X X X X 10 9 10 X
8 X X 6 8 9 10 6 X X 6 (6)
8 6 8 7 8
E m9 E m6add9
60 61
13 13 13 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 13
X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 11 9
X 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 X X X
X X 9 8 6
7/12
Fm9 Fm6add9
62 63
11 (9) 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 9 9
X (X) X X X X X X X X
8 (6) 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 6 6
E m9 C7( 5)
3
64 65
¼
4 6 7 8 (8) 6 8
6
10 9 10
X X
8 7 8
B m7 C7( 5) 3
66 67
6 6 8 8 8 13 13 13 13 13 15
4 4 6 6 6 11 11 11 11 11 13
3 3 B 13( 5)
Fm7
68 69
3
3 3
full
½
18 18 18 18 18 16 16 16
16 16 16 16 16 13 13 13 11(11) 9 11 11 13 9 11 9 (9)
8/12
D maj7 C7( 5)
3
3 3
3
70 71
8 11 11 11 8 9 8 9
10 11 9
8 10
8 11 10
8 11 10
B m7 Gm9 C( 7)5
72 73
11 (11) 8 11 13 (13) 11 13
9 8 8
10 8
10 8
11 10
74
full
16 (16) 18 18 18
4 4 4
3 4 5 5 5
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
75 76
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3
3
9/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
77 78
¼
4
6 4 6
5 3 5 4 4 3 3 1
3 1
3 2 1
11 (11)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
79 80
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
3
81 82
¼
4 6 6 8 4 6 6 8 8 8
6 6 4 4 6 6 6
3 (3)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
83 84
13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
11 (11) 9 11 9 11 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 12 13
10/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 3 C7 9( 5)
85 86
3
3
full
11 (11) 9 9 9 11 6
10 5 3 1 3 1
3
3 (3) 10 (10)
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
87 88
6 4 6
5 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3
3
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
89 90
6 4 6 4 4
5 3 5 4 3 (3) 3 4 5 5 X 5
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
91 92
full
11 13
6 4 6 (6) X 11 (11) 9 9 9 11
X 10
X
6
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
93 94
13
(9) 11 13 X 13 X 12
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 X X X X 10 X X X
X X X X X X X X X (6) 8 10 10 X 9
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 X
11/12
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5)
95 96
9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9
X X X X X X 8
6 6 6 X
6
Fm9 B 13 B m9 C7 9( 5) Fm9
97 98 99
13 X 13 (13)
9 11 12 13 11 9 X X X
10 X X X X X 10 8 (8) 17 10 X 10 (10)
X 6 8 9 10 8 6 X X
8 8 6 (6) 15
12/12
Sweetness
Performance
Music by Paul Brown
Transcribed by Glen Morgan
= 105
0 8 10 12
0 10 X X X
5 5 7 9 (9) X 5 7 9
5 (5) 7 7
5 6
(12) 10 8 X 9 10 (10) 8
X X X X 10 X 10
(9) 7 5 X 6 7 (7) 5 X X X
7 X 7
8 10 12
X 8 X 10 X X X
X X X X 5 7 9
X 5 X 7
9 10
(12) 12 X 10 8 X 9 10 (10) X 8
X X X X X X X 10 9 10
(9) 9 X 7 5 X 6 7 (7) X 5 X X
7 6 7
8
(10) 10 10 X
X X 5
(7) 7 7
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
13 14
8 (8) 8
10 10 10 X 9 10 X
X X X 5 (5) X 5
7 7 7 6 7
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
15 16
8
10 10 10 10 10 X
X X X 8 9 X X 5
7 7 7 X 7 7
6 7
17 18
8
10 10 10 X
X X X 5 5 7 9 9 10
7 7 7 X X X X
3 5 7 7 8
Fmaj9 E7( 9)
19 20
8 11 12 8 10
X X X X X X
9 X 5 8 9 X X 5 7
X X X X
7 X
2/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
21 22
12 12 12 12 10 8 10 (10) X 8 8 7 7
X X X X X X X X X X
9 9 9 9 7 5 7 (7) X 5 5 4 4
8 8 10
X 8 10 X X
5 X 9 7 5 7 (7) 7 9 X X 5 7
5 7 X X X X X X X
7 5 3 5 (5) 5 7 X X
(10) 12 12 12 12 11 10 (10) 8 10 X 8 X
X X X X X X X X X X X 9 10
X 9 9 9 9 8 7 (7) 5 7 X 5 X X
6 7
8 8 (8) 8 8 8 6
(10) 10 10 10 10 X X
X X X X 5 5 (5)
(7) 7 7 7 7
3/11
Dm Dm/ C Bm7 5 E7( 9) E7 9
3
29 30
5 6 5
6 6 6 6 5 6 8 6 5 6
8
Am Am/ G F m7 5 B7( 9) B7 9
31 32
X 5 (5) (5)
4 5 7 5
X X 7
Fmaj7
33 34
8 8
9 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 (5) 7 6 5
7 6 5
8
Bm11 E7( 9)
35 36
15 8 10
10 10 X X
X X 5 7
7 7
7 7 14
X 11 12 X X 12 10 8 9 10 (10) 10 X 8 8 7 7
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X 8 9 X X 9 7 5 6 7 (7) 7 X 5 5 4 4
4/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
39 40
8 8 10 10 8 8
X X X X X 10 X 10 X
5 5 7 7 5 X 9 7 5 7 X X 5
7 X X X X 7
7 5 3 5
11 12 (12) 12 10 8 9 10 (10) X 8
X (X) X X X X X X 10 9 10
8 9 (9) 9 7 5 6 7 (7) X 5 X X
7 6 7
8
(10) 10 10 X
X X 5
(7) 7 7
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
45 46
X X 11 12 X X 11 12 X X 11 12 11 10
X X X X X X X X X X X
X X 8 9 X X 8 9 X X 8 9 8 7
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
47 48
8 8
X 10 10 10 X
5 X 9 7 5 7 7 9 9 7 X X X 5
7 X X X X X X X X 7 7
7 5 3 5 5 7 7 5 X
5/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
3
49 50
8
10 10 10 8 X
X X X X X 5 5 7 9 9 10
7 X 7 7 5 X X X X
3 5 7 7 8
51 52
15 15 15 13 12 13
9
X
7
12
13 13 (13) 12 13 15 13 15
14
Am Am/ G F m7 5 B7( 9) B7 9
3
55 56
3 3
15 15 15 17 17 (17) (17) 11 10 8 8
15 17 17 10 10
6/11
Fmaj7
57 58
8 7 10 9 8 7 10 9 8 7 10 (10) 9 8 7 7
10 9 10
9 8 7 5
Bm11 E7( 9)
59 60
3
3
¼
12 11 10 8 8 10 11 12
10 10 X X X
9 8 7 5 X 5 7 8 9
7 7
7 (7)
61 62
(12) 10 8 X 9 10 (10) 8 8 7 7
X X X X X X X
(9) 7 5 X 6 7 (7) 5 5 4 4
63 64
8 X 11 12 8 8 8 10
X X X 10 X X X X
5 X 8 9 X 5 5 9 7 (7) 9 X 5 7
7 X X X
7 5 (5) 7 X
7/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
65 66
11 12 12 12 10 8 9 10 (10) 10 10 8 8
11 X X X X X X X X X 10 10
8 9 9 9 7 5 6 7 (7) 7 7 5 5 X X
7 7
67 68
8
10 10 10 10 10 10 X
X X 7 9 9 10 9 X X X 5
7 7 7 X X X X 7 7 7
5 7 7 8 7
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
69 70
11 12 11 12 10 8
X X X X X X X X X X X X 10 10 10
X X 8 9 X X 8 9 X X 7 X 5 X X X X X
7 7 7 X
Am9 Bm11 B 7 5
71 72
11 12 15 8 10 11 12 11 10 8
X X X X X X X X X X
8 9 X 12 5 7 8 9 8 7 5 9 (9)
X
7 (7)
8/11
Am9 Bm7 5 E7( 9) E7 9
73 74
8 8
X 10 X X 10
X X 5 5 X 8 9 7 5 7 7 7 7 9 (9)
X 7 7 0 X X X X X X
6 7 5 3 5 5 5 5 7 (7)
10 10 5 7
8
9 5 7 5
10 9 7 X 7 7 X 7
3 5
7 5
7 5 4 5
7 5 3 5 7 7 5 3
8 7 3 5
4 7 4 5 4 4 5 6 7
5 6 7
2 3 5 6 7
9/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
81 82
A.H.
8 5
8 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 7
7 (7) 6 7
3
3
8 7 5 7 10 10 10 10
7 5 4 8
7 5 5 4 5 7 7 9
7 5 5 5 7
85 86
3
10 10 10 10 9 7 15 (15) 14 13 12 10
1½
¼
10 8 12 8
10 10 10 (10) X 10
9 9 7 5
7
10/11
Am9 Bm11 E7( 9)
89 90
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 4 5 5 5 5
5 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7
7 5 3 5 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 9 9 7 5
7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7
¼
0
0
5 7 5 4 5
7 7 (7) 5
7 5 3 3 0
5 5
11/11
Sugar Fish
Performance
Music by Paul Brown
Transcribed by Glen Morgan
= 86
Intro/Hook
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
1 2
11 10 8 8 10 8
10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
3 4
8 8 10
8 10 8 6 8 (8) 6 8 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
5
3 6
3
3 3 3 3
3
8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
7
3 8
3 3 3
3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 (8)
8 10 10 11 10 8 8 10 8
10 10 10
10
3 3 3 3
3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 (8) 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
11
3 12
3 3 3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 (8)
8 10 10 10 10 8 10 8 (8)
10
Verse
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
13 14
11 11
10 12 10 (10) 8 8 10 12 (12)
10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
3 3
3 3
15 16
3 3
½ ½
8 10 12 8 10 8 10 8
8 10
6 8 8 8 6 8 10 (10)8 10(10)
2/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
17 18
3 3
full
0 12 10 8 10 8 (8)
/ Eb
11
8 10 12
8 10
A/ B
ull
13 13 (13) 11 11 13 13 11
13 13
A / Bb A/ B
23 24
11 13 11 (11) 11 13 13 15 11
13 13 13
12 10 8 8 10 8 (8) 13
10
3/10
A / Bb A/ B
25 26
full
11 11 11 11 13 13 11 13 11 11 11
13 13
11
A / Bb
27 28
3 3
3 3 3
full
½
13 (13)(13)11 11 13 11
X 13 13 8
X 12 10 8 8 8 10 8 (8) 10 8
10 10 8
Hook
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
29 30
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 9 10
A maj9 G7( 5) 3
B /C D / Eb E 13
31 32
3 3 3
3 3 3 3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 14 13 11
8 10 10 13 11
9 10 13
13 12 11 10
4/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
33
3 34
3
3 3 3 3 3
3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 (8) 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
35
3 36
3 3 3
3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8
8 10 10 8 (8)
10 10 8 10
Verse
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
3 3
37 38 3
full
13 11
X 13 8 9 10 10 11 8
X 12 10 10 8
10 8
10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
3
3 3 3
39 40
full
¼ ¼
8
8 10 10 10 10
6 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 10(10) 8 10
5/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
41 42
8
8 8 10 12 12 10 8 10 8 10 8
10 10 10 10 8 8 10 11 10 8
10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb
43 44
8 10 11 12
8 (10) 8 (10)
8 10 10 11 10 8 6 8 6
8
A/ B
11 11
13 13
11 12
A/ B
10 10 8 8 10 8 8 10 12
10 10
6/10
A / Bb3 A/ B
49 50
3 3 3 3
full
½
13 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 11 13 (13) 11 13 13
X
A / Bb A/ B
51 52
3
full full
P.H.
11
13 13 13 11 13 11 11 11
10 (10) (10) (8) 8 10 8 (8)
(10)
2 (2)
Hook
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
53 54
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 9 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb 3 E 13
3
3
55 56
3 3 3
3 3 3 3
8 10 11 12 13 13 18
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 10 11
8 10 10
9 10
7/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
57 58
3 3 3 3
3 3
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 9 8
8 10 10 8 10 10 8
10 9 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
59 60
3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
3
11 13 11
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 11 13
8 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 12
10 10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
3
3
ull
11
13 14 11
13 11 12
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
3 3 3
63 64
3 3
13 15 15 15 15 15 13 14 13 1413 11 11
13
13 12 11 10 (10)
8/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb 3 3 E 13
3 3
65 66
3
3
full
8 8
11 (11) 11
8 8 8 8 10 11 10 8 11 10 8 8
(10) 10 10
10 8 6 8 6
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
67 68
3
3 3 3 3
full
11 11 13 13(13)11
1113 13 13
8 10 10 11 10 8 10 8 8
8 (8) (X) (X) 8 10 10
8 10
Hook
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
3
3 3
69 70
3 3 3
3
3 3
11
8 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 8
8 10 8 8 10 7 8 7 8 7
9 10 10 8
X 8 6
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / Eb E 13
71 3 72
3
3
¼ ¼ ¼
11 13 1415
11 13 X X X
8 10 8 8 10 (8) X X 8 10 1112
8 10 10 10 8 10
5 6 8 10
9/10
A maj9 G7( 5) B /C D / 3Eb E 13
3
3
73 74
3 3
11 11 1110
13 X 13 X 13 X X 11
X 8 X 10 12 10 8 10 X X 8 8 7 X 12
10 10 X X X X 10 8 X
8 10 8 6 8 10
3 3
3 3 3
3
11 13 15 16 16 16 15 13 11 11(11)
8 8 8 8 9 8 8 1113
8 10 10
10
10/10