Famous Recording: Herbie Hancock (Blue Note CD B21Y-46506; B11F/B21Y-91142)

Watermelon Man
F Blues scale may be used extensively. Play with even-eights "rock feel."
Rhythmic repetition can create excitement. It is a 16-bar blues.

ã 96 F7 F7
bw œ
Herbie Hancock (1962)

œ j
16-Bar Blues & c .. œ œ b œœJ b œ œ w ˙ Ó

b7
Hey, wa - ter - me - lon man!

B F7 C7
w œ œœ j œ œ
b
œ œ J œ
œ b Ó Œ œ œ
œ w ˙
b7
5 Hey,

b7 b7
wa - ter - me - lon man!

B C7 B C7 B
bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ j
Œ œœ œ Œ œ œ œ œ b œœJ b œ œ
10 Wa - ter - me - lon man.

F7
.. b b ww
Solos

w ∑ ‘
15

b7
B
b bb www
‘ ‘ ‘
19

b7 b7
b bb www b bb www
F7 C7 B C7 B

b b ww ‘ bw bw
23

b7
b bb www
C7 B F7
bw b b ww
Ends on F7

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29

This arrangement Copyright (c) 1991 by Hancock Music Co.