Stella by Starlight - different versions

[kawe]

I've posted the sheets as links, so it won't take too long to open the thread.

Jim Hall version:
www.adamgood.com/transcriptions/jhallstella.html

Joe Diorio polychord version:
img78.photobucket.com/albums/v294/keywest/Stella_Poly.jpg
I also made a gp4-file of it (melody and chord symbols), which I sent to pinsk94. I guess it will be available at our resource page soon.

[mahayana]

Thanks, kawe. See if I can get the simple version in tonight after work. It has lots of pairs of open chords, with melody notes in between. Easy to play and memorize.

[kawe]

Hi mahayana!
I'm looking forward to that!

[jazzalta]

I sent a version as well.

[pinsk94]

They are both up. Nice contribution fellas.

[kawe]

...
fast - faster - pinsk

[mahayana]

STELLA BY STARLIGHT (easy)
s
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1-- 3--2-----0--2--3-----3--2------------0--------0
2-- 3--2--------------3--3--3-----3------1--------0
3-- 4--3-----------------2--2------------2--------1
4 --5--4---------------------------------3--------3
5-- X---------------------------------------------0
6-- X---------------------------------------------3
--The song...a robin sings............through years...

1--------0----0-----X
2--3--3-------0-----1-----0------1--0-----------0----2
3-------------0-----2-------------0------2--0---0
4-------------2-----1-------------0--------------2
5-------------3-----X-------------2--------------2
6-------------3-----X-------------3
---of endless Springs.......The...... murmur of a.... brook at

1--0--X----------0----3--2--0--------0---2---3
2-----3--3---3--------3---------3----2
3-----4--4---0--------2--------------3
4-----4--4---0--------0--------------2
5------------1
6
----eventide......That ripples...by a nook where two

1--7-----5----5--------1--------------------0
2--5-----5----5-----0--1------0--1--0------3
3--5-----5----5--------1--------------------2
4--5-----5----5--------0--------------------2
5--0----------------------------------------0
6
----lovers hide........a sweet, symphonic theme

1---X
2---1---0------------0---0-----------------3
3---2------2---0-----0---------2---0-------2
4---2----------------1----------------4----4
5---0----------------0
6
---That's Stella by starlight.....and not a dream...

1---3--2----0--2--3
2---3--2--------------3------0--0-----------------------1--1
3---4--3---------------------2--1-----------------------0--2
4---5--4---------------------0--0--0--0---------1------1---0
5---X------------------------0--0---------3-------------0--0
6---X------------------------1--0--------------------------2
----My heart...and I agree.............She's everything

1--------------------------------------3--5---7-6-5-8-10
2---------------0--------------0--3-----------7-6-5-8-10
3---------------0-------0--2------------------7-6-5-8-9
4---1--1--0----0-----0------------------------5-4-3-6-9
5
6
---on earth to me.

[jazzalta]

It's a nice one M. Curious tho. Did you change octaves in the middle? A nice touch if you did. I've done that a few times, especially with some Bill Evans stuff I've arranged.

[mahayana]

Yeah, I dropped down on this one, though I sometimes use other chords to stay with the melody and go on up the neck.

This is really simpler than the sheet music I learned it from, just the way I wound up playing it.

[kawe]

I tried to make a version of my own.
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The tab is kept very simple --> you have to know the melody to play it right. I hope the numbers are not small to read them.



Alternative for bar 31:
F7b9 up in Minor thirds to B7b9

[jazzalta]

Hey nice job Kawe. You, like Mahayana, use the octave shift. Quite effective. Keep up the good work.

[kawe]

Thank you, jazzalta!
And ...
any suggestions are welcome, because comping / chord soloing is what I'd really like to learn.

[mahayana]

I'll second JA, nice job!

We'll have to call your version intermediate, since mine features much simpler chords (F#, open D with added notes, open G with added notes, easy 3 note chords, etc).

It's fun to work these out, no?

BTW, the numbers are large enough, my only suggestion would be to put a couple fewer measures per line next time, as the image widened the thread and requires scrolling side-to-side to see on my computer. (Not a big deal, I just printed it).

Again, nice version, thanks!.

[kawe]

M, how many bars can you see on your screen without scrolling?

Yes, it's fun combing the parts of two players (rhythm and melody) in one.

[mahayana]

All of measures 8, 16, and 27 show at the right. I bet if the "chopped off" measures were shifted down, the staff that now has measures 31-34 would be about the same length as the others.

Thanks for "tinkering" with this. Good man!