Straight, No Chaser is one of Thelonious Monk’s most famous blues heads. The original 1951 recording is in B♭, but Miles Davis’s Milestones version popularized it in F, which is the key we’ll use in this lesson. In this lesson, you’ll learn the melody of Straight, No Chaser in two octaves. The chord progression of […] The post Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks..
Straight, No Chaser is one of Thelonious Monk’s most famous blues heads. The original 1951 recording is in B♭, but Miles Davis’s Milestones version popularized it in F, which is the key we’ll use in this lesson.
In this lesson, you’ll learn the melody of Straight, No Chaser in two octaves.
The chord progression of the tune is a typical 12-bar jazz blues in F.
This melody is a great way to expand your blues vocabulary in a classic jazz context, work on jazz phrasing and articulation across positions, and explore Monk’s unique use of repetition, displacement, and chromaticism on guitar.
Recommended Listening:
- Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music Vol 2 (1952)
- Miles Davis – Milestones (1958)
- Wes Montgomery – Echoes of Indiana Avenue (1958)
- Tal Farlow – The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
- Oscar Peterson (with Joe Pass and Toots Thielemans) – Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival (1980)
- Mike Stern – Standards (And Other Songs) (1992)
Straight No Chaser – Video
Straight, No Chaser – Notation/Tabs & Backing Track
Backing Track
Listen & Play-Along
Straight, No Chaser Guitar Pro 8 File
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