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Tune

Take The 'A' Train

Form32-bar AABAStyleSwingListings5

Harmonic Features

Tritone SubstitutionSecondary Dominant

Analysis Notes

A signature tune of the Duke Ellington Orchestra composed by Billy Strayhorn; AABA form with distinctive modulations.

Alternate Titles / Source Listings

  • Take The 'A' Train (楽曲)
  • Take The 'A'-Train
  • Take The -A- Train Part 2
  • Take The -A- Train
  • Take The A Train

Sheet Music References

Jazz Standard Bible (Kuro-bon)

  • 1st Edition — p.218

Real Book

  • Real Book Vol.1 — p.398

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