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Gingerbread Boy is a 16-bar modified blues. Solos are over a standard 12-bar blues progression.
It was originally played with a medium-swing. In bars 11 and 12 the .lower octave notes are the
original melody. The upper octave notes are provided in case the lower notes are below your range.

(solo changes - 12-bar blues'

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e 1964 (Renewed 1992) by MJQ Music, Inc. Used by Permission.

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It was originally played with a medium-swing. In bars 11 and 12 the lower octave notes are the
original melody. The upper octave notes are provided in case the lower notes are below your range.

(solo changes - 12-bar blues)

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