In a Sentimental Mood

Sarah Vaughan
After Hours (1961)
Music by Duke Ellington / Lyrics by Manny Kurtz & Irving Mills (1935)
= 57

Intro
Play with a pick.

Fm,
Brush-stroke downwards on all chords.
Fm Fm7 Fm6
sl. P sl. P

1 2
Electric Guitar

3 3 3 3
sl. P sl. P
E
B 9 1211 9 11 9 9 1211 9 11 11 12 11 9
G 8 10 10 10 10 8
D 8 10
A 11
D
D. Bass

3 3 3 3 3
G 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7
D
A
E

D Fm/c B7 E7

P sl.
3
4 P

3 3 3
3
P sl. P

9
10 8 10 9 10 10 8
10 8 10

3 3 3 3
6 6 5 0 2 3
3 3 2 1 2

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A1

B  m9 B  m, B  m7 B  m6
[The lower chord progression in brackets is an alternative naming.]
Fm,
[ C(  13)/e A  /e  D 7 ] [ F7(  9,  13)/a D   /a  G 7 ]
Fm Fm7 Fm6 C9
5
6 7 8

3 3 4:4
Electric Guitar

2:2 2:2
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
4 9 8 8 6
9 5 5 4 4 3 3 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 8
10 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 7
10 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 8
7
D. Bass

2 3 3 2 2 1 1 0
3 2 1 0
3

Fm sl. sl.
F13sus F9 F7(  9) B  m9 A7(  13) A
9 3
10 11 12

3 3
3
sl. sl. let ring let ring
7 8 7 8 10
9 8 9 8 9 9 11 10 9 8 11 8 8 7 6 6 5 4
10 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5
10 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 10 8 6 5 5 5
8 8 X X
8 6

3 3
5 1 0 2 3 3 2 2 1 8 9
3 3 3
3 0 3

A2
Fm Fm, Fm7 Fm6 B  m7 B  m, B  m9 B  m6 C7
sl. sl.
13
14 15 16

3 2:2 3
2:2 3 2:2
sl. let ring let ring let ring let ring sl.
7 8 4 4 7 8
9 5 4 4 3 3 2 6 6 6 6 9 6 6 8
10 5 5 5 5 5 1 (6) 6 6 6 6 9
6 6 6 3 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 8 9
8 4

3
10 10 9 9 8 10 8 7 7 3 1 0
0 3 2
1 1 0 3

2/6
 Fm F13sus F7(  9,  13) B  m9 A7(  13) A F  m9 B9
sl. 2:2
17 3 2:2 2:2
18 19 20

3 3 2:2
3 2:2
Electric Guitar

let ring
sl. let ring let ring let ring
7 8 8 1013 9 8 4
9 8 9 9 11 10 9 8 11 7 10 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 7
10 10 10 11 10 9 8 12 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
10 11 10 9 8 13 7 6 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 7 7
X X 6
7 6 6 4
D. Bass

2:2
2 3 2 1
3 3 1
3 1 3 1 0 3 2 2
4 1

C  m7 C   9 F  m7 C  13 F  13
B1
E B13sus B9(  13) E 13 B13(  9)
G 7 G7(  9,  11)

21 22 23 24

4:4 4:4 4:4

3 4:4 4:4 4:4
let ring let ring let ring
4 11 10 9 4 3 2 4 9 10 11 10 9 11 10 9 7 8
4 12 11 10 12 5 4 4 4 11 9 7 8 9
4 9 9 9 11 6 6 6 4 10 9 8
6 9 11 11 11 7 7 (7) 6 9 8 7
7 11 10 9

1 0 0 0 3 4
2 4 1 2 2 3 4 4 4
4 4 2 2

E 13 C  m7 F  m9 B7 E  7(  9) E  13sus E   7 E7
25
2:2 26 27 28

2:2 3 3 2:2
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
9 7 8 6 5
9 7 5 9 7 9 7 7 4 6 7 8
8 6 4 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 6
9 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 6 7 8
7 6

1 4 4 3 0
2 3 4 4 4 1 0 1 4
4 1

3/6
 A3
Fm Fm, Fm7 Fm6 Bm B  m, B  m7 B  m6 C7
29
30 31 32

3 3 3
Electric Guitar

3 3 3 3
let ring let ring let ring let ring
8 4 4 4
9 5 5 4 4 3 6 6 6 6 8
10 10 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 9
0 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 8
8 8 8 X
10
D. Bass

3
1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
3 3 2 2 1 1 0
3

( = )

F7(  9) B  m7 E  9 E  7(  9) A F  m7
Free time
Fm F13sus F9 B13
sl. sl.
2:2
33
34 35 36

3
3
sl. sl. let ring let ring let ring let ring
7 8 7 8 6 9
9 8 9 8 9 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 9
10 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 3 5 6 8
10 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 7 7
8 6 4
6 4 9

3
5 10 10 10 0 3 1
3 9 10 10 10 9 8 8 0 1
8

C  m11 C   9 F  m9 C  13 C  7(  13) F  9 B9sus4 B13 Am

B2
E 9 B13sus B13(  9) E
37 38 39 40

let ring let ring

11 12 9 8 9 4 5
9 12 11 10 9 9 9 11 10 9 5 4 5
8 11 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 9 6 6 5
9 14 11 11 7 7 9 9 9 8 7 7 7
7 11 10 9 7

4/6
 C  m7 C   7 F  m7 E  13sus B  9(  13) E  7
( = )
E B13sus B7
41
42 43 44
Electric Guitar

let ring let ring let ring let ring

7 9 7 6 8 6 8
9 12 11 10 9 7 4 4 6 7 8
8 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 7 6
9 9 11 11 7 7 6 6 6 8
7 11 10 10 9 6
D. Bass

A4

Bm B  m,
= 57
Fm Fm, Fm7 Fm6
45
H H H sl. H sl.
46 47

3 3 3 3 3 3
let ring let ring let ring
let ring H H H let ring let ring sl. H sl.

1 1 1 1 5 6 5 6
1 1 1 1 1 6 6
3 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 6 7 7
8 8

10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 3 3 2 2

B  m7 B  m6 C7 Fm7 F13sus F9 F7(  9)

sl.
sl.
48
sl.
3 3
H sl.
49 50

3 2:2
3
H sl. let ring let ring sl. sl.
sl. let ring let ring let ring
7 8 7 8 6 4 8 8 8
5 6 8 9 8 9 8 6 3 4 8 8 7
6 6 9 10 4 5 1 8 8 5
5 6 8 5 8 6 3 8 12 10 8 7 7
8 3 6

1 1 0 5 1
2 3 2 3 3
3 3 0 3 2

5/6
 ( = )

B  m11 E  13sus E  7(  9)
Free time
sl. sl.

51 52 53 54
Electric Guitar

3
sl. sl.
9 11 7 8 6 8 9 11 7 8
6 9 6 9 5
6 10 6 10 6
6 8 11 6 8 11 5
X 6
8
sl.
D. Bass

sl.

1 1 6

A  13(  11)
(The lower voice in brackets is the vocal line.)

6
55
56

8 11 (6) (7) (6)

9 (9) 6
8 10 (8) (10) 7
10 (8) (10) 8
(11) 9
6

0
4 3 2 1 0
4

6/6