Composed by Heinz Roemheld and Mitchell Parish
Lead sheet in C, Bb (trumpet, tenor sax) and Eb (alto, bari sax).
Ruby is a 44-bar ABC tune in C major (concert).
The A section (bars 1–24) is a minor ii–V to C minor, then a ii–V–I to C major.
The B section (bars 25–32) is a ii–V to C major.
The C section (bars 33–44) is a minor ii–V to C minor.
44 bars in 4/4
Pickup: | G7#5 |
A: | C | Cmaj7 C#o7 | G-7 | G7 | E- E-7 | A- | Fmaj7 F | F-(maj7) | C+ C6 | Dø7 G7#5 | C C6 | D-7 G7b9 | C | Cmaj7 C#o7 | G-7 | G7 | E- E-7 | A- | Fmaj7 F | F-(maj7) | C+ C6 | Dø7 G7#5 | C6 D7 | C6 |
B: | F- F-6 | F-7 G7#5 | Cmaj7 | C6 | F- F-6 | F-7 Dø7 | D-7 | G7 G7#5 |
C: | C | Cmaj7 C#o7 | G-7 | G7 | E- E-7 | A- | Fmaj7 F | F-(maj7) | C+ C6 | Dø7 G7#5 | C6 A-7 | D-7 G9 |
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