DRUMS Jazz at Lincoln Center Library - Essentially Ellington

JUST SCRATCHIN' THE SURFACE

Duke Ellington
Transcribed by Christopher Crenshaw
Swing q = 136
j j F dim j j G m7 j F dim/C
F F F dim G m7 C 7 ( b13) sus

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã c ‰
‰ œ ‰ Ó ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰
F
B b 7 C 7(# 9) F 6 F 7(# 9) B b 7
B 7( b 5)
D m G m7 C 7 ( b13) sus
F6
A F6
x xxx xx
ã ’’’’ ’’’’ ’’’’ ’’’’ ’’’’ ’’’’ ’ ’ ’ ’
(8)

B F6 B 7( b 5) b
B 7 C 7(# 9) F6 F 7(# 9)
x x x x x x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
13

B 7 b F6
x x x x x x x x x x œ xœ x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Ó ‰ J
17

C
B 13b F6
x x x x x x x x x x œx x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Ó ‰ œ
21
f J
B 7 b F6 D m7 G7 C 7 ( b13) sus
x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Ó ‰ œ.
F
25

D F6 B 7( b 5) b
B 7 C 7(# 9) F6 F 7(# 9)
x x x x x x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
29

B 7 b F6 3 3 3
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f
33 3 3
3

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2 Just Scratchin' The Surface Drums

E B
b13 B dim 3 3 3 3 F 13 b
A 7( b 5 )
x x x x x x x xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ x x x x x x œx
㜠Œ Ó ‰ Œ Ó œ Œ ‰ œ
37
3
3 3 3 J
G9 C 13 F6 C7
x x x x x x x x x œ x x x x x x x x x x x x x œx x
㜠Œ Ó Ó ‰ J Œ Ó ‰ œ
J
F
41

F F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x œx x
㜠Œ Ó Ó ‰ œ
J
F
45

B b7 F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x œ x x
㜠Œ Ó Ó ‰ J Œ
49

G F6 C9 F6 C9 F6 C9 F6 F 7(# 9)
x x x x x x
ã ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
53

b
B 13 F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã œ Œ Ó
57

H B
b7 F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã Œ œ Ó œ œ Ó
61

b
B 7 F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xx x
ã Œ œ Ó œ œ Œ
œœ œ
65

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I F6 b
B 6 F6 B 6 b
x x x x xœ xœ xœ x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ãÓ Œ Ó Œ
œœ œ
69

B 7b F6
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x œx x x œx x
ã ‰ œ œ œ
J J J
f
73

J B 13 b F6
x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x
㜠Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
77

b
B 13 F6
j F dim7 G7 C 7 ( b13) sus

x xœ x x xœ x x xœ x x œ x x x œ x x x œ x x x œ x x x x .
㌠Œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
81 J J J J J J J J

K F6 B 7( b 5 ) b
B 7 C 7(# 9) F6 F 7(# 9)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
㜠Œ Ó
P
85

B b7 F6
3 3 3
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
89
3 3 3

L B
b13 B dim7 3 3 3 3 F 13
x x x x x x x x x x x x x xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ xœ x x x x x x x x x x x
㜠Œ Ó ‰
œœœœœœ
Œ Œ ‰ œJ œ Œ Ó
f
93 3 3 3
3

G9 C 13 F9
xœ x x x x x x x x x x x x
ã Œ Ó ∑
Œ Ó
P
97

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