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Jimmy T. Vaughn

 

From:
Porter, OK
Post  Posted 14 Oct 1999 8:07 am    
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Can anyone tell where I can find tab for the old tune CARAVAN.

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David Mullis

 

From:
Rock Hill, SC
Post  Posted 14 Oct 1999 9:35 am    
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The old Van Morrison tune?
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John Steele

 

From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 14 Oct 1999 10:31 am    
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I'd be more willing to bet it's the old Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol tune.
Written originally in F minor, you just gotta be hip to 7b9 chords to play this tune, or the melody makes no logical sense.
Here's the chords, anyway, jtvon:

|C7b9 | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|F- | | | |
(repeat)
|F7 | | | |
|Bb7 | | | |
|Eb7 | | | |
|Ab | |Gh.d.| |

|C7b9 | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|F- | | | |

h.d. means Half-diminished. (which is also commonly called "minor 7th flat 5")
jtvon, Are you wanting to play it on E9 or C6 ?
Hope this gets you started. This tune is a great example of why people said Ellington was generations ahead of his time, harmonically. It's the 100th anniversary of Duke's birth this year (1899). Some of us still haven't caught up to him
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Jimmy T. Vaughn

 

From:
Porter, OK
Post  Posted 15 Oct 1999 3:57 am    
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Thanks, John Steele you
are right, Duke Ellington was the one I was thinking of. Sorry David I don't guess I ever knew of a Van Morrison. Thanks again for your help guy's.

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Steve England

 

From:
Austin, TX
Post  Posted 15 Oct 1999 5:56 pm    
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Buddy Emmons has a great tab of Caravan for C6 in "We're Steel Swinging". It is good stuff
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Ernie Renn


From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 1999 1:32 am    
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jtvon;
Here's a direct link to Buddy's course:
We're Steel Swingin'
Steve is right, it is good stuff!

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Martin Johannesson


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Sweden
Post  Posted 16 Oct 1999 2:48 am    
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Hi

Tablature for "Caravan" (E9th version)
will be up on http://home.swipnet.se/SwedishSteel
before the end of next week !

Just surf in and grab !
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Jimmy T. Vaughn

 

From:
Porter, OK
Post  Posted 16 Oct 1999 8:10 am    
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Thanks, guys for all the help I'll try the Emmons since it is in C6.

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Al Bates

 

From:
Silver Springs, Nevada, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 1999 10:13 pm    
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I put a chord arrangement of Caravan on my BIAB and the Soloist does a knocked out job on it but I am having a hard time figureing it out on my U12...I'll be waiting for your tab on the E9 Martin and will send for the Emmomns C6 Ernie....Thanks..Al
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Al Bates

 

From:
Silver Springs, Nevada, USA
Post  Posted 21 Oct 1999 10:16 pm    
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Emmons....sorry..Cant spell Sierra either and I own one...
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b0b


From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jul 2016 7:22 am    
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I've never tabbed it out, but this is the chart I give to the band. It's a very popular instrumental, especially if you throw in a drum solo!


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John Bresler R.I.P.

 

From:
Thornton, Colorado
Post  Posted 21 Jul 2016 1:39 pm    
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Herb Steiner has an excellent version.

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Erv Niehaus


From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jul 2016 1:50 pm    
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I have "Caravan" for E9th for $2 + postage.
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