Tear it Down - Wes Montgomery

[Pete Martin]

Here is the head and first chorus solo for Wes Montgomery's tune "Tear it Down". Wes is in fine form on this tune. The first chorus follows the chords of the head, then turns into a modal progression of Cm7. Hear Wes play it here:





I've transcribed and arranged this for 5 string electric mandolin. This allows us to play most of Wes notes in the same range he plays them. Of course I've slightly re-arranged his chord voicings to fit mandolin tuning, but they sound close to what he plays.

Don't know why this is showing up as a black box, but it is the PDF file of the transcription. Click on it to get the transcription PDF file.



Have fun!!

[Brad Sicotte]

Very nice Pete! Now I need a 5 string mandolin...and skills like Wes!

[Pete Martin]

Now I need a 5 string mandolin...and skills like Wes!

I have the 5 string, but the "skills like Wes" part is gonna take a while.