Miles Davis' solo on 'Freddie Freeloader' - transcribed for guitar Artist: Miles Davis Album: Kind of Blue Transcribed by knucmo 2005. Tempo = 128 bpm Key = Bb major This solo mixes mixolydian runs with bluesy and bebop licks, over a simple 32-bar progression. While not being Miles' most complex solo, it is a poignantly lyrical one that does not simply regurgitate every possible blues cliche possible. It's important to listen to the solo since a lot of the runs are played in triplets, but you'll play those naturally since jazz places emphasis on the 2nd and 4th beat of every bar rather than the 1st and 3rd. As noted above, this is my interpretation of the piece, and I have quite an idiosyncratic style so some of the runs may be otherwise difficult to play in the way in which they are tabulated here. If this is the case, you should probably find adapting them easy enough to do. 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