This document provides a musical transcription of a blues solo performed by jazz guitarist Grant Green. The solo is performed over a standard 12-bar blues progression in Bb major. The transcription details Green's improvised melodic lines and chordal accompaniment over three cycles of the blues form.

1. Green's Greenery
Transcribed by Mario Abbagliati
www.marioabbagliati.com
Grant Green's solo
(Grant Green quot;Grandstandquot; - Blue Note)
Bb blues
1
Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
00:47
 11
9 11 9
   
 
11 11 9
 
10 9 8 10 9 10 6 8 9 8 6 8
9
11 8 11 8 8
 
   
Eb7 Bb7 G7
5
  

8 9 11 8 9 8

6 8 6 8 10 10 8 9 86 6 8 7 10 10
8
8 8 8 8 8 9

 
3
3
C-7 F7 Bb7 C-7 F7
9
3
8 11 8


8

8 7 7 8 10 8 7 10 7 8 10 8 7
10 9 10 10 8 8
10 8 10

2
13
8 11 10 8
 

9 8 8 9 11 8 8 8 9 11 11 9 8 11 8 9 11

9 10 8 9 9 9 10 10
8

 
17
11 11 9
9
  
 
8 9 10 11 11 9
 

8 10 9 8 8 10
11 8
 11 8 11 8
 
 
21
       
   
6 6 8 8 6 7 10 10 7 7
6 9 6
8 8 8 8 8 8
  
 

2. 2 Green's Greenery
3
25
6
     

6 8 6 8 8
7 8 7 8 5 8
8 8 8 6 8
29
8 6
  

9 6 8 9 11 8 9 8
8 9 86 8 6 8 6 6 8 7 10 10
8 8 9

3 3
33

8



8 7 7 8 10 8 7 10 7 8 10 7 8 7
6
10 9 10 10 8 8 8
 8

4
37
6
   

6 8 9 8 98 8
7 6 7 8 7 5 7 8 10 9 10 8 6 7
8 9 10 9 8 6
 
3
41
3 3
3
 6 98 6 58 5 5


 6 7 9 7 6 6 11 9 8
7 8 8 6 7 7 6 5 4 10 8
5 8 7 7

45
3
 

8 98 8
787 7 8 10 87 10 7 8 10 8 7 7 10 10 8 10 87
9 9 10 10 10 9 10 8
10
3