Alto Saxophone

Charlie Parker's Solo on

Cherokee
Recorded 1942, Kansas City
Transcription by Jason Stillman
q = 250
A
 
G C C.6
          
  

G A7
      
       
3


A.7 E7b9 A.7 D7
  

         

B

G
 
G7
      
         

C C.6


              
   
   
3


G
     
A7  
                   
 3

A.7 D7 G
      
              
     
 V.S.
2 Alto Saxophone


C Bb.7 Eb7 Ab,7
          
         


             
G#.7 C#7 F#,7
      
       
3

   
F#.7 B7
        
          

 
E,7
 
E.7    
           

A7 A.7 D7
    
 
3
        
        

D
  
G G7
  
              
       

   
C 3
      
            
 3

 
C.6 G
        
   
   
  

  
 
A7
        
       
3
 Alto Saxophone 3


              
A.7
 
D7 G A.7
  
D7
 

E

G
           
              
3

 

C C.6
    G
          
 
     

3

A7 A.7
    
             
    3

E7b9 A.7 D7
               
        

F

G
 
G7
    
         


C
        
        


C.6
             G      
  
 
4 Alto Saxophone

               
A7
  
      

A.7 D7 G
       
                    

G
      Eb7
Bb.7 Ab,7
             
      

G#.7 C#7
                
        

F#,7 F#.7
      3 
     
3

    

B7 E,7
   3               
    
E.7 A7 A.7 D7

             
   

 
        
H G G7
   
            


C
   
C.6
   
           
       
 3
3
 Alto Saxophone 5
G A7
              
  
     

A.7 D7 G A.7 D7
                  3   3  3
        
3 3 3 3 3
I

G
   
G7

              
 


    
C C.6
              


             
G A7
   
       


A.7 E7b9 A.7 D7
    
                 

J
     
G G7
               

   
C   C.6
    
       
3
     
    

   
                 
G
 
  
6 Alto Saxophone
A7 A.7
         
            


D7

G
    
     
    
3

K Bb.7 
Eb7 Ab,7
     
 

             
3 3

            
G#.7 C#7
     
     
3
F#,7
        F#.7
    
             
 
3

             
B7 E,7
       
   
3

         
E.7 A7 A.7
       
      

D7 L G G7
                
    

C
      
        
 
 Alto Saxophone 7
C.6
         G

            
  

      
A7
 A.7
   
     
3

         
3 3 3 3

D7 G
        
3

3
      
     
3 3