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My Foolish Heart

John Mclaughlin

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From: henk@dagobert.uni-duisburg.de (Dr. Juergen Henk)

Hi Jazz fans,

here is a little piece for you. It is difficult to put all the notes
John actually played into the tablature. So, it's a must to hear the
record.

Enjoy,

Juergen


                       My Foolish Heart

                  Music by Ned Washington
                   Words by Victor Young


       Performed by John McLaughlin on "Electric Guitarist" (1976)


 s        slide
 harm.    harmonics (8va, flageolett)
 up       up-stroke
 b        play note immediately before the next
 lr       let ring

 Use down-strokes except where indicated

 Freely

          Amaj7             C#m11   C9(+11)   Bm9
e-|-----|---------------0-|-2-----4-2-----2-|-2-------------------------------|
b-|-2s5-|-5-----------2-0-|-4-------3---7---|-2---------3-7-------------------|
g-|-----|-6---------2-2-1-|-4-------3---7---|-4---2-s-4-----------------------|
d-|-----|-6---------6-4-4-|-2-------2-------|-4-------------------------------|
a-|-----|-0---------------|-------------7---|-2-------------------------------|
A-|-----|-0---------------|-4-------3-------|-2-------------------------------|
                                        harm.
    F7(+9)   D7(+9)(+11) C#m(add9)        F#m(maj7)  A7(sus4) A7(+11)
e-|-----11---4---|-4------------------4-|-5---7---5--------5--- --------------|
b-|-9--------6---|-5----------------6---|-6-------5--------4--5---------------|
g-|-8--------5---|-8------4---4-4s6-----|-6-------7--------6------------------|
d-|-7--------4---|-6------4---3---------|-4-------5--------6------------------|
a-|--------------|-4--------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-|-8--------5---|-4----4b--4b----------|-------0--------0--------------------|

    Dmaj7  Bm7         F9(+11) Em7 Dm7(13)       Amaj7   Bm9/A
e-|-5------------2-5-|-7-------7---7-------5-7-|-9-----9-9------7-5-----------|
b-|-7------3---------|-8-------8---6-----------|-9-------7--------------------|
g-|-6------2---------|-8-------7---5-----------|-9-------7--------------------|
d-|-7------4---------|-7-----------------------|-7-------7--------------------|
a-|-5------2---------|-------------------------|-0-------0--------------------|
A-|-5------2---------|-8-------7---5-----------|-0-------0--------------------|

         E13(+9) Eb7(+9) A9(+)     Dmaj7(6)                 D13(+9) C#7(+9)
e-|-12-9-9-------9-------7-----5-|-7--------7-7-7s9-7-5-|-7------7------------|
b-|------8-------7-------6-------|-7----------7---------|---6-------4---------|
g-|------7-------6-------6-------|-6----------4---------|---5-------4---------|
d-|------7-------6-------6-------|-4--------------------|---5-------3---------|
a-|----------------------0-------|----------------------|-----------4---------|
A-|------7-------6---------------|-5--------------------|---5-------4---------|
                                                                    up
    F#m(maj7)   F#m7         A7        A6(+11)     C#m(add9)  C(+7)(+9)
e-|------------------------|---------------------|-4----------4------2-4-2-0--|
b-|-10--10--10--10---9-7-9-|-10--------10--------|-5---7--5---4---------------|
g-|-10-----------9---------|--9---------8------9-|-8----------3---------------|
d-|-11----------11---------|-11--------11--------|-6----------2---------------|
a-|--9-----------9---------|-10-----10--9--------|-4----------3---------------|
A-|--9-----------9---------|------0-----0--------|-4----------3---------------|

    D#m11 D9(+11)      Amaj7        C#m11   C9(+11)     Bm9
e-|-4-----4----------|---------0--|-2-----4-2-------2-|-2---------------------|
b-|-6-----5------2s5-|-5-----2-0--|-4-------3---------|-2------3-7------------|
g-|-6-----5----------|-6---2-2-1--|-4-------3---------|-4--2s4----------------|
d-|-4-----4----------|-6---6-4-4--|-2-------2---------|-4---------------------|
a-|------------------|-0----------|-------------------|-2---------------------|
A-|-6-----5----------|-0----------|-4-------3---------|-2---------------------|
    up
    F7(+9)  D7(+9)(+11)   C#m(add9)
e-|----11---4-----------|-4-------------------4-|
b-|-9-------6-----------|-5-----------------6---|
g-|-8-------5-----------|-8-----4----4--4s6-----|
d-|-7-------4-----------|-6-----4----3----------|
a-|---------------------|-4---------------------|
A-|-9-------5-----------|-4---4b---4b-----------|
            up
    F#m(maj7) F#m7   A7(sus4) A6(+11) Amaj7   Dmaj7
e-|-5---------5----7-5--------5-------------|-5-----------5-------------------|
b-|-6---------5------5--------4-------5-----|-7--------7--7-------------------|
g-|-6---------6------7--------6-------6-----|-6-----7--7----------------------|
d-|-4---------4------5--------4-------6-----|-5-----7-------------------------|
a-|-----------------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
A-|------------------0--------0-lr----0-----|-5-------------------------------|

    G#m11   G7(+9)(+11)   F#m(maj7)  F#m7         Fmaj7   Bbmaj7
e-|--9----9--9----------|-----------------------|---------1------5--6s--------|
b-|-11------11----12----|-10---10----10---9-7-9-|-10------3-------------------|
g-|-11------10----------|-10----------9---------|--9------2-------------------|
d-|--9-------9----------|-11---------11---------|-10------3-------------------|
a-|---------------------|--9----------9---------|--8------1-------------------|
A-|-11------10----------|--9----------9---------|--8------1-------------------|

       Amaj7   Bm9/A
e-|s9--9----9--9---7--5-|
b-|----9-------7--------|
g-|----9-------7--------|
d-|----7-------7--------|
a-|----0-------0--------|
A-|--0b0-------0--------|

      G7(+11) F#7 F7(+11) E7 Eb7(+11) D7 C9(+11) Bm7
e-|--------------------------------------2----|--5------5---------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------3----|--3--3-7-7---------------------|
g-|-6--6------6---4-------4--2--------2--3----|--2--2-7-9---------------------|
d-|----9------8---7-------6--5--------4-------|--4----------------------------|
a-|----8------7---6-------5--4--------3--3----|--2----------------------------|
A-|---10------9---8-------7--6--------5--3----|--2----------------------------|

    F9(+11) E13(+9) Eb9(+11) D13(+9) Db9(+11) C13(+9) B9(+11) Bb13(+9)
e-|-7-------9-------5--------7-------3--------5-------2-------3---------------|
b-|-8-------8-------6--------6-------4--------4-------3-------2---------------|
g-|-8-------7-------6--------5-------4--------3-------3-------1---------------|
d-|-7-------7-------5--------5-------3--------3-------2-------1---------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-8-------7-------6--------5-------4--------3-------3-------1---------------|

      A11        A13(-9)(no 7)     A11      A13(-9)(no 7)
e-|-------5---------5-----------|------5-------5-----------|------------------|
b-|-----8--------7--------------|----8------7--------------|------------------|
g-|---7----------6--------------|--7--------6--------------|------------------|
d-|---9----------8--------------|--9--------8--------------|------------------|
a-|---0----------0--------------|--0--------0--------------|------------------|
A-|-0b0--------0b0-----0--0-----|--0------0-0-----0--0-----|------------------|

    A11          A13(-9)(no 7)   F/A      Amaj9
e-|-----5-----------5----------|----5-----5-----4---|-------------------------|
b-|---8----------7-------------|-6--------5-----5---|-------------------------|
g-|-7------------6-------------|-5--------4-----4---|-------------------------|
d-|-9------------8-------------|-7--------6---------|-------------------------|
a-|-0------------0-------------|-0--------5---------|-------------------------|
A-|-0----------0-0------0--0---|-0-----0--0---------|-0-----------------------|
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