Alto Sax

Groovin' High
Cannonball Adderley's solo from his CD "Thing's are Getting Better"

transcribed by
Charles McNeal

b b n
n b
b

J
&b c J
# #
215 bpm

solo break

b b j # n #
bb

n .
b

b b # n b J .

12

n n
bb
16

n n

J
J J
J

n b

b

b

3

19

n.
n

# # n
n

#
# .
bb # n
R n # n

21

 n . .
#

n #
b

& b n

23

b
n

R .
b
n
n #

# . n. n

. # # n n n
J

26

b
b

n
b n . r r .
b

# n n

28

b b b n b
b

b
# n

31

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ +
b
b

. J
b J .
J
*

35

*trill using r.h. hige "E" key

n n # J
J
3

40

+
n

# n n

n b n

44

bb

.
#

n b
b
J

b n
bb b n b n
J

3

48

-2-

&

bb

52

n # n # #
#

J
J

b
.

b
J

n
n

56

b
.

J
B

61

n n

Dm

bb n

G7

66

Chord Changes

Em

A7

b
&b

68

Dm

G7

C7

Dm

bm

Cm

Em

A7

Cm

F7

bb

74

F7

bb

80

Dm

G7

bb

86

-3-

C7

Cm

F7

Cm

b m7

b7

b
&b

92

Cm

F7

bb

98

-4-