Oleo
by Sonny Rollins
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Rollins' up-tempo rhythm changes contrafact in Bb from 1954. Built over I Got Rhythm changes, the syncopated melody bounces with bop energy, demanding fast chord-tone navigation and rhythmic precision.
e|---6---8-6---8---10-8---10--11-10--8--6--8--6---|
B|---6---8-6---8---10-8---10--11-10--8--6--8--6---|
G|---7---7-7---7---10-7---10--11-10--7--7--7--7---|
D|---8---8-8---8---10-8---10--11-10--8--8--8--8---|
A|---6---8-6---8---10-8---10--11-10--8--6--8--6---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---10--8--6---8--6---3---6--8--6--3--1--6-------|
B|---10--8--6---8--6---3---6--8--6--3--1--6-------|
G|---10--7--7---7--7---3---7--7--7--3--2--7-------|
D|---10--8--8---8--8---3---8--8--8--3--3--8-------|
A|---10--8--6---8--6---3---6--8--6--3--1--6-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|