[Conaway2]

I believe the key is concert F - I cannot find anything online - does anyone know where I can find the chart for this great song ??

Many thanks- im

 

[1saxman]

Now I might have to eat my words later (won't be the first time) but way back when, we always played Peter Gunn in E. hard to imagine the guitar version not being in E. You should be able to find a lead sheet on the melody of the song which is very simple. The only thing left is the tenor sax solo which came on two versions - Ray Anthony's Orchestra with Plas Johnson on tenor and Duane Eddy with Steve Douglas. You're not going to find any charts on those solos so you have to do it the old fashioned way - learn it off the record.

 

[Transcriber-arranger]

I thought I might propose transcribing it for you, but that annoying guitar fills my ears and makes hearing the soloist practically impossible.

 

[Conaway2]

Thanks guys - I’ll do it the old fashioned way.

 

[John Laughter]

Curtis has the tenor part that Steve played and 3 other arrangements;

https://saxsolos.com/solo-lists/

https://saxsolos.com/TuneHtR.html

 

[1saxman]

How about that? I had no idea that existed. I'll have to look at some of them for a laugh. 'Solo transcriptions' can only give you the notes - they can't show you how it was played. But having the notes can be a huge time saver, no doubt.

 

[DavisConnArtist]

FWIW, I have seen a store-bought piano version of "Peter Gunn" (or, as we used to call it, "Pedro Pistola") in F; piano players probably don't care. Guitar and bass players, however, are almost certain to play it in E.

p.s. Back in the day, Mad magazine did a spoof of "Peter Gunn" (the TV detective show). The bass line was present though the whole thing, as "dum-dee dum-dee, doo-dee doo-dee." I can't swear to this, but I think the answer to whodunnit was: the bass player.

 

[Carter]

Now I might have to eat my words later (won't be the first time) but way back when, we always played Peter Gunn in E. hard to imagine the guitar version not being in E. You should be able to find a lead sheet on the melody of the song which is very simple. The only thing left is the tenor sax solo which came on two versions - Ray Anthony's Orchestra with Plas Johnson on tenor and Duane Eddy with Steve Douglas. You're not going to find any charts on those solos so you have to do it the old fashioned way - learn it off the record.

Peter Gunn always in E on the bandstand. Guitar players love E more than their mothers.

King Curtis played it in E as well, so...

 

[JL]

Peter Gunn always in E on the bandstand. Guitar players love E more than their mothers.

King Curtis played it in E as well, so...

+1. I played this tune a few times some years back when I subbed in a band that played it. And it was in E. As to finding sheet music, the head is pretty simple to pick up by ear from a recording.

 

[John Laughter]