Flamingo

Composed by Ted Grouya and Edmund Anderson

Lead sheet in C, Bb (trumpet, tenor sax) and Eb (alto, bari sax).

Form

Flamingo is a 32-bar AABA tune in F major that also moves through A♭ major (concert).

The A section (bars 1–8) is a ii–V to F major, then a ii–V–I to F major.

The B section (bars 11–18) is a ii–V–I to A♭ major, then a ii–V–I to F major.

Changes

32 bars in 4/4

| Fmaj7 D-7 | G-7 C7 | F-7 | Bb7 | Db9 | G-7 C7 | Fmaj7 D7 | G-7 C7 | Fmaj7 D-7 | G-7 C7 | F-7 | Bb7 | Db9 | G-7 C7 | F6 Bb9 | Fmaj7 C-7 F7 | Bb-7 | Eb9 | Abmaj7 Bb-7 | Ab F7b9 | Bb-7 Eb7 | Bb-7 Bb-7 | G-7 | C7 | Fmaj7 D-7 | G-7 C7 | F-7 | Bb7 | Db9 | G-7 C7 | Fmaj7 D-7 | G-7 C7 |

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