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Take the 'A' Train is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. It is arguably the most famous of the many compositions to emerge from the collaboration of Ellington and Strayhorn.
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A handy dandy single sheet chart showing the each voicing of the four, seventh chords Big Six seventh chord voicings.
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Classic Endings for `Ukulele
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