Get Used to the Blues

Craig Andrew Fitzpatrick (ASCAP)

Get Used to the Blues

Get Used to the Blues Lyrics by Benjamin Vandenberg

Music by Craig Andrew Fitzpatrick (ASCAP)

11 Verse 1

Blues Shuffle q = 88

Alto 1

Alto 2

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       

Tenor 1

   

Tenor 2

  

      Trumpet 1    Bari. Sax.

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Trumpet 4

         

          mf

                        mf              

 

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         mf      mf f       mf f      mf f      mf

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                                   mf                         mf        mf f           mf f           mf f           f

    

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 

 

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   

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   

f

mf

      mf      

f

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     

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       

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         f ff       

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ff

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Piano

Bass Guitar

            mf             



            mf

 

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   H.H. foot

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          mf    

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               

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       ff         

mf

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f

                

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               



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           

          mf    

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  

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     

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B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨



  

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        

 

mf

         

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Guitar

       

     

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 

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       

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        f mf            

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          

    

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                 

       

                f mf           

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 

              mf              

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        f mf         

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          Trombone 1   mf         Trombone 2 

Voice

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opt. sax with vocal

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My

     

B¨7(;3)

        

E¨/B¨

                

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pa - pa done told me B¨ E¨/B¨

  

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  

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   

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        

you

           B¨7(;3)

               

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   

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man

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     

                          

                    time, kick where indicated            

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25

Alto 1

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14

 

Alto 2

    

   

     

       

3

3

3

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                            3

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sax in            

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Bari. Sax.

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Tbn. 1

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B. Tbn.

Voice

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   

or an - y one who

says that you can't

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J. Gtr.

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3

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        

A¨/E¨

E¨7(;3)

3        



when you can.

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B¨

E¨/B¨

3                             

He said,"Naw list - en babe, dere's no list of da rules,

B¨7(;3)

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C7(;5)

but go on and get

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get used to the blues.

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        

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It be - gun when I's so young, B¨

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so B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨

  

   

8fr

       E¨

A¨/E¨

             

                     E¨7(;3)

A¨/E¨

B¨

                    

E¨/B¨

B¨7(;3)

C



  C7(;5)

 F7



 



 

 











   















  

 

  

    



 



  

 

 

  



E¨/B¨

   

   

                   

       



    

          

     



 

         



 

   B¨

E¨/B¨

 

B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨

   

         B¨

E¨/B¨



B¨7(;3)

      E¨/B¨



  

  

 

                        





  



 



      



    

  

        





    

fill . . . . . .

 

   B¨

E¨/B¨

   

  

  





   

    

B¨7(;3)

      

E¨/B¨

        

 

 

 

 

time, kick where indicated









37

4

                     

27

Alto 1

Alto 2



Tenor 1

Bari. Sax.

Tpt. 1

 



Tbn. 2

B. Tbn.

Voice



Bass

Dr.

 3     

mf

mf

 

 

3       





          



          

mf

     

mf

  

He taught me to walk E¨/B¨ E¨

          

   

  

       

 

   

      

     

  

E¨/B¨

     



  

A¨/E¨

       

 



   











 







    



   

     

     



   

     

     



   

      

    

E¨7(;3)

            



taught me right.

B¨ E¨/B¨

   





A¨/E¨



3



  

     

B¨

      

 









E¨/B¨

    









  



   







p

 mp



mp

 

mp

 

mp

   



   



   



     









 







 





 

 

 





 



  

  

  



 

  

  



  

  

  



  





  

   





  



 

f

mp

  



     

  



     

   



   

       mp



       mp

f

f

mp

mp



     

 

   



    

 

  



   

   



   











 

 



 



   



mp



f

 



 

3                               

mp

   

f



  

  

f







f







f





   

 f

f

f

f

mf

          

  









He said,"It's not da fall - en that gives you the blues, It's da pain of walk - in get'n used to the bruise.

E¨/B¨ C C7(;5) F7 B¨ E¨/B¨ B¨7(;3) E¨/B¨

B¨7(;3)

B¨7(;3)

 

f



p

     

   



 



p

     

    

  







   

A¨/E¨

mp

p



 

 

    

    

ff

ff

mf

3

 3              





3

    

3



                               

mf



      



                            

   







3

3     

taught me to fall E¨7(;3)

A¨/E¨

   

 3    

   

   E¨

ff

3

3

E¨/B¨

  

mf

  

      

small B¨7(;3)

B¨7(;3)

  

f

   

  

mf

3

3    

mf



ff 3



3

 3    

mf

3     

f

                



     

  

switch to clarinet

3

     

3 mf

3







3

 



3 mf

mp

f

   

   

  

          

 



mp

f

 

      

          

mf

   

3

 

mp 3



mf

3

     

3       

mf

   

      

mp

To Cl.

 

  

mf

       3 f         f 3

        



  

f

solo Clarinet in Bb

 3     

  3       

f

B¨

Pno.



  3       



sim - ple 'n so B¨ E¨/B¨

J. Gtr.

3

f

 

Tbn. 3

     

mf





 

       





 

 

          



Tbn. 1

3





Tpt. 3

     





 

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 4





Tenor 1

 

       

   

E¨/B¨

    

  

 

  

   





8fr

 C

 





C7(;5)

F7





 





















  

mp

mp



      

   

 

   

B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨

  

 

   

     

    



 

           

 

B¨





 



E¨/B¨

  

     



   



    

 



  

mp

                              

    





shuffle play on Rim

  

   



 

Solo Section

Cl.



Tenor 1

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

        

                     

3 mp

3 mf



         



         





f

    

            



           

    





   

   







   







   











 

 





      

  

mf



               



                 mp



                  mp



          













  



Pno.

Bass

Dr.







    

                

   

     

  

 















mf





   







 

     

    

 

       

 



  

      

  



mf

mf

mf







   

 

mp

   



   

 



                

 

B¨

  

  

 

  

E¨/B¨

F9(;5)

C7

C7



  

 





   

    





















































  

C7

 G7

F7



G7

C7

C7



C7

 C7



 

 

C7(#9;5)

F7

C7(#9;5)

F7

 

C7



C7



ff

C7

F9(;5)

C7



C7(#9;5)



F7



C7



ff

              p                p

       

B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨



    



E¨/B¨

E¨9(;5)



B¨9 B¨7 blat

E¨9(;5)

         

B¨9 B¨7

    



E¨9(;5)

scat solo

B¨7(;3)

E¨9(;5)

B¨9 B¨7 blat

  B¨9 B¨7 



               



B¨7

B¨7

B¨7

 E¨9(;5)



E¨9(;5)

    B¨9 B¨7

B¨7

E¨9(;5)

B¨7(#9;5)

   

B¨7



B¨7

 B¨7



B¨7(#9;5)



B¨7(#9;5)



B¨7(#9;5)

             3

3

3

3

  

  

E¨7

E¨7

E¨7

E¨7

 B¨7(#9;5)

E¨7

B¨7(#9;5)

E¨7



    B¨7(#9;5)

mp Crash. 1st X only

 



F7



C7(#9;5)





F7



                                        mp                                                                      

  



C7



G7(#9;5)

G7(#9;5)



ff C9 C7 blat

  

G7



F7



C7(#9;5)



C7

p

E¨/B¨

C7



C7(#9;5)

C7(#9;5)



F9(;5)

B¨9 B¨7

 

C7



C9 C7 blat

    

blat                     p B¨9 B¨7 blat                    





           

p





ff

blat                 



G7

F9(;5)

C9



C7

blat                  

           



C7





ff

p

              

                          

p

p



   

                   

p

mp





C9

mp





p

              

          

    

p

B¨



C9(;5)

           



J. Gtr.

ff G9 G7 blat



          

           

F9(;5)





Voice

ff C9 C7 blat







F9(;5)

            

         

 

ff C9 C7 blat







C9(;5)



 Tbn. 1  

B. Tbn.

G9 G7 blat



         

Tbn. 3

F9(;5)





p

5

C7





Tbn. 2



          



Tpt. 3





         



                     









         







3



Tpt. 2

Tpt. 4

 

Alto 2

Bari. Sax.

40

49 C9  

  

B¨7

B¨7

B¨7

B¨7

   

B¨7



B¨7

 



E¨7

B¨7

                      

   

   



  

  

  

6

Cl.



 



 



 



Voice

G7(;5)

G7(;5)



Tbn. 1



  

 



 











G7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

      

Bass

Dr.



F7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

E¨7(;5)

E¨7(;5)

E¨7(;5)

E¨7(;5)



     





E¨7(;5)

ff

fp

3

3

3

fp

ff

3

3

ff

3

3

ff



                      

ff 3

3

fp

ff 3

3

fp

3

3

3

3

ff 3

3

ff 3

3

3

3

3

3



                 

                                   

            

                 



                                 

            

               

 3     3                

 3    3                          

          

 



        



 





     

 





     





     





     





3 3 mp mf last time only 

3 last timemf only   G7

3

G mp

ff

G   

3

3





C7    C                                           



                                         

C

     

 

ff



last time only mf



E¨7(;5)

E¨7(;5)

ff

ff

3 3 mp mf last time only  3 3 

ff

3

ff

3

ff

3

3

3

mp mf last time only 3  3

3

ff 3

ff



                         



                         





                            



ff 3

fp

3

fp

3

ff 3

fp

   3                                          

ff

fp

3

3

ff

fp

3

fp

ff

    ff

             3                                                                    3 3 3 3 mf ff fp fp ff ff ff mp   last time only       B¨ B¨                          B¨7                                               mf f last time only   B¨7  B¨

B¨





 



 3     3                

B¨

 

 



 

       

mf

Last X Fill 

 

B¨

         

ff

ff 3

3

ff 3

3

ff

  3 3                  E¨7 List - nen and fall en

B¨

B¨7

   

last time only



B¨

B¨7

B¨

   

f

B¨7



                   

 

B¨

B¨

3

                 

mf f last time only B¨   B¨7  



3



mf f last time only B¨   B¨7  



ff 3

 

B¨

 

 

f

3 3 mp mf last time only

                      

  

3

                 



                                     



  

3

ff

                          



                                 



3

                                 

3 3 mp mf last time only 

           

          

ff



                                      

C7(;5)

F7(;5)

3 3 mp time only mf last

mf

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

Pno.

C7(;5)

F7(;5)

F7(;5)

J. Gtr.









B. Tbn.

D7(;5)





Tpt. 4

Tbn. 3

G7(;5)





Tbn. 2

G7(;5)



G7(;5)



Tpt. 3







Tpt. 2

D7(;5)

61      C                                         C last time only C7

F7(;5)







Tenor 1

Tpt. 1





Tenor 1

Bari. Sax.



 

Alto 2

G7(;5)

56

      

E¨7





B¨7

 3   3                             3 3     ff    

f

    

   



time, kick where indicated

    









 

  



        

           





        

           

 



        

  3 3             

E¨7



 

   





   B¨7



   











fall - en and bruis - en B¨7

 3    3                                      3    3    

      



3

                  

(LAST X)



3

      



3

E¨7 List - nen and fall en

 



3

 3    3                             



           

                             



  



    

                             

fall - en and bruis - en B¨7

   

3

   



  

   

 

   

  





                

               







      

 

   

   













  

 

          

 

7

73 Cl.



Tenor 1



Tenor 1



Bari. Sax.

Tpt. 1

Tpt. 2

 

    

   

 

    

   

 

Alto 2



71







         

       





          



     

   

       



         



    

   

       



           



            

 



       

 

   



  







  



 

   



 

   



    

         

    

                                               

        

                        

    

                        

  

   

       



          

  



   



       



           

  



   



           

   B. Tbn. 

 

       

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

Voice

 

 







  

    

         

    



    

         





        



 My

B¨7

pa pa done told me B¨ E¨/B¨

F7

B¨7(;3)

     

       

  

  3       

     

3

      

    



      

     



3      



3

3

or an - y one who E¨/B¨ E¨

  

   

     

 

3

                   

3





 

                3

     

               

   

3

  

   

3

  

   

3

  

   

3

     

   

3

says that you can't E¨7(;3)

A¨/E¨

3

3

3

3 3

when you can.

B¨ E¨/B¨

3

3

    



     









   



 



  



 

 

   











     

 



     

 



J. Gtr.

  



B¨

Pno.

Bass

Dr.



B¨7

           3 3   

 





F







F7

 

3





  

 

  

   

B¨

E¨/B¨

   



       3

3

3

3

 ff

  B¨7(;3)

 

     

 

 

time, kick where indicated Strong BAckbeat

fill . . . . . .





3

B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨

He said,"Naw list - en babe, dere's no list of da rules, but C C7(;5) F7 8fr

3  3             3  3        

3  3               

 

               



8fr

   

   

 

3     

3

3

   

A¨/E¨



3

 3   

     

3

   

               

mf

      

  



    

     

  

                 3

   

3   

        

         

3

  

3

 3   

mf

mf



3

                3

     

3

   

     

        

3

  

                 3                   

     

mf

3



3

     

     

3

   



3

3      

  



3

        

        

B¨7(;3)

     



  

man

 3     

3

   

you list - en to no E¨/B¨ B¨ E¨/B¨

 3     

       

  3       

  

3

  3       

  3       

  

     

3

          3          3

 

 3     

  3       

    

      

     

   

           

             

     

E¨/B¨

B¨

E¨/B¨

              

     





B¨7(;3)

     

E¨

A¨/E¨

  

  E¨7(;3)

    

  

  

 

  

  







 



     



    



    

    

E¨/B¨

   

         

A¨/E¨

   

 

     

B¨

E¨/B¨

      

     B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨

     

  

     

     

 



  

 

 



    

     

     







 

  





 





 













C

mp

mp





C7(;5)

F7



     

            



 

8

85 Cl.



83



  

    

 

     





     

  

    















mf

 











      



mp 3

Alto 2



Tenor 1



    

 

     













Tenor 1



    

 

    













Bari. Sax.





  

     















    

  

     













Tpt. 2



    

  

     













Tpt. 3



    

 

    













Tpt. 4



    

 

    





































Tpt. 1



  



    





        

Tbn. 2

  





  

    

Tbn. 3

  





  

    













   





 

     













       

 

    

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.

Voice



go B¨ J. Gtr.

Bass

Dr.

get

       

    

           

  

B¨

Pno.

on and get E¨/B¨



E¨/B¨

  

    

    

   











used to B¨7(;3)

   B¨7(;3)

      

the blues.

E¨/B¨

      



E¨/B¨

  

B¨

  

        

 





       get

E¨/B¨

  

    

   mf     

  

mp B¨

E¨/B¨

    

used to B¨7(;3)

   B¨7(;3)

      

 

the blues.

E¨/B¨

      



E¨/B¨

  

B¨

  

 

E¨/B¨

B¨7(;3)



   

    



  

  

B¨



E¨/B¨

  





p



 

    

   B¨7(;3)

      

3









 

get

used to E¨/B¨

      

E¨/B¨

  

the

  



blues B¨

   

 E¨/B¨

  

    

       

  

B¨

E¨/B¨





B¨7(;3)





mf fill . . . . . .





    

E¨/B¨

  

  B¨7(;3)

   

     

E¨/B¨



  









 

cl. H,H.



9

Cl.



91

      

 

mf

3

p

   

3

   



ff













































































 









Tbn. 2

 









Tbn. 3

 









 















Alto 2

Tenor 1

Tenor 1

Bari. Sax.

Tpt. 1

 

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.

Voice











B¨7(;3)

E¨/B¨



My

J. Gtr.

B¨

E¨/B¨

     

 

B¨

Pno.

Bass

Dr.





   



  

E¨/B¨

  

       

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ad lib

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