Scrapple From The Apple

April 18, 2012

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Chord Charts

“Scrapple From The Apple” is a bebop tune written by the great pioneer of bebop himself, Charlie Parker.
This tune borrows the changes of “Honeysuckle Rose” for the A section and “I Got Rhythm” changes for the B section. It is common for ii V7’s to be added to the changes in the bridge as demonstrated in the charts bellow. This tune is played in the key of F major.

Videos to learn the melody/changes

Jim Hall- Scrapple From the Apple

07:38

Sonny Stitt - Scrapple from the Apple

04:22

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Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."