Print and download sheet music for take the a train by duke ellington. For reasons we can only display chord progressions for this piece, as chord progressions are not considered able. Take the a train by duke ellington digital sheet music. Vocal score hal leonard showtrax cdnow available in a discovery arrangement this is the perfect way to introduce this standard to younger singers.
Print and download take the a train sheet music in pdf. From the page for the grade, select the tab that corresponds to training. Take theatrain sheet music for piano download free in. Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano. Arranger vince gassi captures the essence of this wellknown strayhorn composition made famous by ellington, and scored it exactly rightnot too difficult but with funtoplay parts. Feb 19, 20 taking the a train music score sheet music published by unknown sheet music of taking the a train by duke ellington for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, sopranino saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, trumpet, cornet, clarinet and flugelhorn in my b, trumpet, flugelhorn, clarinet and horn in b, and.
Chart comes complete with finale and sibelius files, mp3, score and parts, including alternate horn parts. Duke ellington solo piano take the a train 1965 youtube. This solo piano version of take the a train i transcribed by myself was recorded in 1965 tv concert at ina, french national institute of. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music piano solo.
Take the a train full jazz band sheet music for piano, alto. Guitar solo standard notation world free sheet music pdf. Find out everything you need to know to launch the dream. Take the a train by sheet music for buy print music hl. Take the a train national museum of american history. Train to score training to score online user guide.
Take the a train download free sheet music and scores scorser. As recorded by the tonight show band, this chart won a grammy for. This piece of music was composed by billy strayhorn, nancy and randall faber, ella fitzgerald, duke ellington, oscar peterson, nikki yanofsky also known as nicole rachel, phillip keveren, ryan kisor. Taking the a train music score sheet music free sheet. Take the a train sheet music duke ellington lead sheet. We still work on classical music, technic and theory but the jazz arrangement we work on round out our weekly hour long sessions. Perhaps one of the most wellknown jazz standards, check out this vocal with big band chart. Click on one of the link below to set your shipping options. This chart swings all the way and is very playable by a young band. New locomotives or carriages can be started against a completed one, to form a longer train. We here at minedit share everything from lead sheets to sheet music to pdfs. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. They were written by david bauguess in 2007 for ease use.
Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson arrangement. Finally, when youve mastered take the a train, you can record yourself playing it and share it with your. F d7 dm7 a 7 9 g9 g7 9 c e maj7 d7 5 dm7 a 7 9 g7 d 11 7 to coda c d. This chart swings all the way and is very playable by a young jaz. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. Download and print take the a train sheet music for voice and other instruments fake book by billy strayhorn.
You can print the sheet music, beautifully rendered by sibelius, up to three times. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Single transcriptions are always sent via email as pdf, shipping delivery is only for books. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. Take the a train california state university, sacramento. Learn how to play duke ellington songs for piano and bass online. Take the a train sheet music print piano, pvg, vocal, guitar. Melancholia duke ellington from the duke plays ellington 1953 slowly, rubato 3 transcribed by thomas mueller 20161010 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 19 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 bowed bass. Take the a train duke ellington download free in pdf or midi. Jul 30, 2010 take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. I considered both the training score and the cross validation score, but i noticed that while in the multinomial version the training score is very high at the beginning and decreases and the crossvalidation score is very low at the beginning and increases, in the bernoulli version i have a low training score at the beginning and then it.
Take the a train by duke ellington piano sheet music. Its most known as the signature tune of duke ellingtons orchestra. While you listen, note the sound of the bass drum underneath the piano. Take theatrain sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. This chart can be opened up for others to blow solos over. This score is from a reorchestration of a train for a 1952 recording date that featured singer betty roche and saxophonist paul gonsalves. Take the atrain published score sample lush life music. The title refers to the, at the time, new a train service in new york city. Print and download in pdf or midi take the a train. From the main page, select the grade you want to train on, as described in select a grade. Strayhorn take the a train sheet music fake book pdf. Take the a train jazz piano strayhornellington duke ellington ending meduium swing assignment.
Think of take the a train with a contemporary flair and you have the idea behind this inventive chart by alan baylock. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Taking the a train music score sheet music published by unknown sheet music of taking the a train by duke ellington for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, sopranino saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, trumpet, cornet, clarinet and flugelhorn in my b, trumpet, flugelhorn, clarinet and horn in b, and. If youre looking for the take the a train lead sheet, youve come to the right place. Opening up in a swing groove, then alternating with a funk feel, bari sax, bass bone, guitar and bass have the initial melodic statement in this. Strayhorn originally thought it sounded too much like a fletcher henderson. The opening piano solo by duke ellington is famousits practically a standard part of the tune. This is the first piano jazz arrangement i introduced to a classically trained student. Take the a train is a jazz standard by billy strayhorn from 1939. Before looking at specific ways to comp the take the a train chords it is important to understand what is harmonically happening in the progression. The song has a variety of covers, including ella fitzgerald, who recorded the song many times, and the rolling stones who used it as an introduction to their 1982 album still life.
To train on the items you will be scoring, follow these steps. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Players take it in turns to draw one card, and then must either lay one from their hand, or discard one to a discard pile. Description download music score big ban d take the a train free in pdf format. A pretty decent arrangement complete with sax soli, solo section and cool duke ellington fanfare opener. S elected responses representing each of the possible score points are used in the training process. Before you begin scoring, you must learn the scoring rules. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Mar 12, 2015 take the a train by duke ellington piano sheet music advanced level stay safe and healthy. Take the a train jazz guitar chord study take the a train backing track to help you work this chord study, here is a short backing track using only bass and srums that you can play this chord study with, as well as go over your take the a train chord and singlenote ideas in the practice room. Description download music score big band take the a train free in pdf format. Take a listen via the player below, or watch the score go by using the video player adjacent to this description.
Take the a train is a classic jazz old school jazz standard written by non other than duke ellington. Learners will need to retake a test or course if they do not pass the posttest with a score of 90% or greater. Duke ellington take the a train sheet music easy piano. Take the a train was written in 1939 by billy strayhorn for the duke ellington orchestra. This webinar will show you the 7 steps needed to start a business, even if you have a small budget. He was 14 years old when we worked on this and fell in love with the form. Please follow the link to buy the complete sheet music for this piece if you would like a more complete score. At a swinging 152 bpm, the key is f and the vocal range is a below middle c to 3rd space c, treble clef. Ellington and strayhorn sometimes playfully gave their manuscripts pseudonyms as titles. Ellington take the a train sheet music for piano solo. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app.
Take the a train for piano solo chords, lyrics, melody, intermediate piano chords, lyrics, melody sheet music. Ellingtons son, mercer, recalled that he found a train in the trash. Take the a train duke ellington full big band arrangement sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf or midi. Take the a train is a 32 bar tune that use the aaba song structure. Sheet music arranged for easy piano in g major transposable. The a sections to this chord progression are essentially in c major and the b section is f major. Download music score big band take the a train free in pdf format. Train pieces must match together, but can be started from the middle of the carriage or engine.