Satin Doll by Duke Ellington

This is my tab for the jazz standard "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington
Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Beginning   I fingerpick the whole song but it can be done nicely with a pick            
 P=pinky
     Dm7   p        G7   Gmag9         Dm7    G6    G13
e----5--------5-----3------5------------5------3-----5----------------------|
a----6-----8--------3------3------------6------5-----5----------------------|
d----5--------------4------4------------5------4-----4----------------------|
g----7--------------3------3------------7------3-----3----------------------|
b----5--------------5------5----6-5-----5------------x----------------------|
e-------------------3------3-------------------------3----------------------|

    Em7   p        A6   A13  A13    A+              D    D7
e---7---------7----5-----7----7------5----7---------10---8----10------------|
a---8-----10-------7-----7----7------6----6----------7---7-----9------------|
d---7--------------6-----6----6------6----6----------7---7-----8------------|
g---9--------------5-----5----5------5----5----0-----7---7-----7------------|
b---7--------------------x--------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|

    C#13  C#9  C#13   C6+9  repeat  Substitute this second time for C6+9
e----6-----4----6------3--------------3-------3-----3-----------------------|
a----4-----4----4------3--------------2-------1-----0-----------------------|
d----4-----4----4------2--------------3-------2-----2-----------------------|
g----3-----3----3------2--------------2-------0-----3-----------------------|
b-4--4-----4----4------3----------------------------x-----------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|


Chorus
    C7sus         C
e-----------------------------R--O------------------------------------------|
a----1------------------------E--N------------------------------------------|
d----3------3-2----0---2-3----P--C------------------------------------------|
g----3-------------2----------E--E------------------------------------------|
b----x-------------3----------A---------------------------------------------|
e----3------------------------T---------------------------------------------|

Then play:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
g---2----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
b---x----x--x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------|
e---1----3--4--5--4--3------------------------------------------------------|
Then:
       D7sus              D7sus                       D/F         C#6+9
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------3------------------5--------------------------3-3-3-3-------4-------|
d-------5---5-4-2-4-5------5-----5-4--2---4-5---------2-2-2-2-------3-------|
g-------5------------------5--------------------------0-0-0-0-------3-------|
b-------x------------------x--------------------------x-x-x-x-------4-------|
e-------5------------------5----------2---------------1-1-1-1---------------|


BACK TO BEGINNING

You can end on just a C chord or play:
     C6+9   C
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----3-----1---------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----2-----0---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----3-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Thats it  Hope you enjoy this tab.

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