Wes Montgomery's solo

on West Coast Blues

(as heard on "The
1st chorus
B b7 A b7
Incredible Jazz Guitar")

b
V b 46 . # n b r J b .
J
3

J #
B b7

n # #
B -7 E7

bb j b n b n #
V b
3

E b7 E b-7 A b7

b
b b ~~ b # b
Vb J
5

C #-7 F #7

n # n # #
D -7 G7

bb n n # j # # n #
#
7

V
3

# b b
C -7 C -7 F7

bb
J n b
n #
9

V
3

Bb D b7 G b9
6

. n
B7

b b b b
bb
b b J
b
11

V
3
3

B b7 A b7
2nd chorus

b b.
b j b b n . b . .
Vb
13

3
 B b7
# . # r n
bb j b . b . n r
B -7 E7

# n #
# J
r r
# n
b
15

V
r
#

E b7 E b-7 A b7
3
3

bb b J ~~ b b. b b

r
J

17

V J J
C #-7 F #7
b
D -7 G7

bb J b n # n b b b b
b b
19

V J J

# b
n # b
C -7 C -7 F7

bb
21

V
Bb D b7 G b9
b b
6

b b
B7

b b b b
Vb
23 3

J
B b7 A b7

b
b r b
j b b
b
3rd chorus

Vb
25
r
#

B b7
3

n b
3

# n
3 3
B -7 E7

b b # n
Vb n #
27

E b7 E b-7 A b7
b . b b
b J
Vb J
29

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 C #-7 F #7

n n # # # # n #
D -7 G7

b n # #
b
31

# b n. b b n b
C -7 F7

b .
j j 3

b b
33

V
Bb D b7 G b9
3 3

b b b b # n # n j
6
B7

b b
Vb J #
35
j
#

B b7 A b7
3

bb b b b
4th chorus

. J
V b
37
j
J
#
J
B b7

b n
B -7 E7

bb . # n # # n # #
39 j
#
V J
E b7 E b-7 A b7
3

bb b b b b b n
41

V J
# #
n
D -7
b
G7
n
C -7 F 7

bb # n j #
# # n # #
43

V J n

. # j j
C -7 F7

b J b
b
45

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 Bb D b7 G b9

b b
6
B7

b b . b b b
47

V J
B b7 A b7
5th chorus

bb .
b b
b
b
49

V
J b
B b7
# #
n
B -7

b j
Vb J # # #
n
51

J J # J
E b7 E b-7 A b7

bb b b b .
b
53

V
j

b b
C #-7 F #7
j n n # # n # # j
D -7 G7

b n n # n
V b n n #
J # n # # # # #
55

# n #

j # j n # b b
C -7 F7

j
b #
b n # b b
57

V J J
J
Bb D b7 G b9
6

B7

b
V b bb .
59

B b7 A b7

b b
bb b J b
6th chorus 3

61

V J

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 B b7

bb
B -7 E7

# # n b
. # # n b #
63

V J #

E b7 E b-7 A b7

b # b b b
b # b . b b b b
65

V
J b J J b
C #-7 F #7

j n # # n # # #
D -7 G7

b n # # n
V b . # n
67

J J J # # n

n # b
C -7 F7

b . . n . b n
b n n # b n b b
b
V . . .
69

n n b b
Bb D b7 G b9
3

b b b # nn
6
3 B7
r

b b b n b b
V b . b #
71

J n b b
B b7th A b7
b b b # r n
7 chorus

r
n
b b b b # n
Vb
73
n
J
B b7
b n # n
# n
B -7 E7

b n # n
V b J b J n
75

#
E b7 E b-7 A b7

bb bb

b
b b b

77

V J b b
J

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 C #-7 F #7

n # n # # # n j
D -7 G7

b # n # n
# # # n # # #
b n
79

V J J J n # #

# n
bb n # # n b b
C -7 F7

b
81

V # b
n
Bb D b7 G b9
6

B7

b b b b b n
V b b b . #
83

J b J J
B b7 A b7
b b b b b 3 n
8th chorus

bb b n
n b # n
V b
85 3

J J
B b7
# # n n # # n
B -7 E7

bb b b n #
b b n n
b b
# b n n #
87

V J
J J J
E b7 E b-7 A b7

bb b ... bb
V . . . J J
89

J
C #-7 F #7
n .. n # #n ... # #
D -7 G7

bb ..
n n
#
. n . # # # # n n n
91

V J J J

# j n j j n b #
C -7 F7

b b #

n # J
n
# #
93

V # J
J J

-6-
 Bb D b7 G b9
.. n b b n
6

b
bb
B7

b . # n
b b . b b # #
95

~~~
n
J J J # J

B b7 A b7
9th chorus

# j b b
bb b
j

b n
97

V
J J J
B b7

b # n #
B -7 E7

n
j

bb
#
# #
b b n n b n
99

V
J J J
E b7 E b-7 A b7

3

bb b
J
..
.. b b
101

V b Jb
J J J J J
C #-7 F #7

j j j j j j
D -7 G7

b n n
3

b nn # # n #
103

V n
j j
j # j j
bb b # b
C -7 F7

n
n n
# b n
3

b
105

V
Bb D b7
b
b b b # n
b b
107

V J J

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