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Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

Vocal
Alto 1

Tenor 1
Tenor 2

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 5

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass
Drums

Trumpet 4

Piano

Trumpet 3

Guitar

Trumpet 2

Trombone 4

Alto 2

Bari

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

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(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)

(Bass solo)
Solo

Soli

mp
Soli

mp
Soli

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Soli



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(saxes)

(saxes)

(saxes)

(saxes)

(saxes)

(saxes)

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(saxes)


3
3

Call

me

ir - re spon-si ble, call

me


un - re -li

a ble,

throw

in

un - de pend-a ble


3

3

Dm7

Gm7

X stick on rim

Gm7

(in 2)

F%

Cym

F%

mp
Soli

Sticks


(Bass solo)

C7(b9)

F%

Dm7


Gm7


C7(b9)

F%

Gm7

(4)


F%

(vocal)


F%


F#7


F#7

(vocal) Light Fills around Vocal


(vocal)

F%

F#7


Play
Time

(vocal)


Gm7


Gm7
Gm7


Ab7


Ab7
Ab7

F/A

A7(b9) #5

F/A
F/A

A13(b9) A+7(b9)

A7

Vocal
Alto 1

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Tpt. 5

Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3

too.

Tenor 2

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

Alto 2

Bari

my

fool ish al

mp

i -bis bore

you?

mp

mp

mp

Piano
Bass
Drums


D+7(#9)

D7



Gm7

C9

C7

Am7(b5)


C9sus

Am7(b5)

Gm7

Am7(b5)

C9

me

Gm7


un -pre dict - a ble,

Call

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Guitar

mp

D+7(#9)

17

just a dore
you.

not too clev - er I

I'm

Well,

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Tbn. 4

Do

mp (unis)

mp (unis)

Call Me Irresponsible


D7(b9)

D7(b9)

D7(b9)


G9


Dm7

G9

G13

Dm9

G13

Dm9 G7

G13

C9sus

p
p

F%

F#7

F%

C9sus

F%

F#7

Light Fill


Play Time

(in 2)

F#7

Call Me Irresponsible

Vocal

Alto 1

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

Tpt. 5

Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3

Drums

rain

bows

I'm in - clined topur - sue.

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-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

un - re -li

-4

-4

-4

-4

but

it's

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

-4

a ble,

Ab7

Ab7 Light Fill

F/A


F/A

F/A

A+7(b9)

A+7(b9)

A+7(b9)

Am7(b5)

Am7(b5)/D

D7sus


D+7(b9)


D+7(b9)

D7(b9)

Gm7


Gm7

C9sus


C9sus

Am7(b5)

Am7(b5)

Am7(b5)

C9sus

3
3Play Time

Gm7

-4

-4

-4

Ab7


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mp (unis)

mp (unis)
mp (unis)

-4

I'm

Gm7

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mp (unis)

Yes,



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mp (unis)

ir - re spon -si ble,


Gm7

me

Gm7

Call

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25

Tbn. 1

Bass

Piano

I'm im prac ti cal,

Tpt. 2

Guitar

me

Tenor 2

Tbn. 4

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

tell

19

Alto 2

Bari


D+7(b9)


D+7(b9)

D+7(b9)

-4

-4


Gm7


Gm7

Gm7

Vocal
Alto 1

Alto 2

Bari
Tpt. 1

un - de - ni - a -bly

30

Tenor 1
Tenor 2

Tpt. 2

Tpt. 3

Tpt. 4

mf
mf

mf

Bass
Drums

C7(b9)

C7
C9sus

Fill


mf

Eb13(#11)

Eb7

mf
mf


mf

-4

-4

-4

-4

Gm9

mf

-4

(unis)

-4

(unis)

C13sus C13(b9)


3
C7sus
Gm7
C7

3
(X stick on rim)
3

mf
(unis)

mf

mf


Dm7

F%

Dm7

Gm7

Gm9

Gm7

C9sus

C9sus

(4)

F%

F%

(Ens)

(Ens)

C9sus

mf

37

(Optional: 8va w/lead)

mf

(unis)

mf
(unis)

-4

C7(b9)

mf
(unis)

mf
(unis)

C9sus

(unis)

(unis)

Gm7

D+7(b9)

mf

-4

mf

D+7(b9)

D+7(b9)

you.

for

mad

-4

Eb13(#11)

mf

C13sus C13(b9)

Piano

mf

mf

C9sus

ir - re spon - si - bly


mf

mf

mf

mf

I'm

Tbn. 3

Guitar

mf

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 4

mf

Tbn. 1

true

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Tpt. 5

Call Me Irresponsible

F%

Big Cym

mf (Ens) (in 4)

F#7

F#7

F#7

Gm7

Gm7

Gm7

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal
Alto 1

Tenor 2

Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 5

Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3

Piano
Bass
Drums

(unis)

(unis)

(unis)

(unis)

Ab7

Ab7

Ab7

F/A

F/A

Fill

F/A

A+7(#9)

A+7(#9)

A+7

D+7(#9)

D+7(#9)

D7

pp (subtone)

3
3

pp (subtone)

pp (subtone)

(Soli)


Gm7

(vocal)

(vocal)


Gm9

Gm7

C9sus

C9sus

C9


(X(vocal)
stick on rim)
Play Time

p

mp

bore

mp

i - bis

you?

fool - ish al

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pp (subtone)

pp (subtone)

my

Do

Tbn. 4
Guitar

40

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

Alto 2

Bari

45

(vocal) (in 4)

(Soli)

(Soli)

mp

mp
(Soli)

C7(b9)

C13(b9)

mp


mp

Am7(b5)

D+7(b9)

Am7(b5)

Am7(b5)

D+7(b9)

D7(b9)

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal
Alto 1
Alto 2

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Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 5
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3

mp

Piano
Bass
Drums

Tbn. 4
Guitar


Dm9

G9

G13

cresc.

cresc.


Gm7

Am7


Gm7

Am7


cresc.

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Gb%


cresc.

G7
Dm7
Gm7
Am7


G7

cresc.


G9

a dore
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Dm7

you.

just


G9

53


cresc.
3


cresc.
3

3
cresc.


3
cresc.



cresc.


(unis)

Tenor 1

mp
(unis)

Tenor 2

mp
(unis)
Bari

mp

Tpt. 1

Girl, I'm not too clev - er I


(unis)

mp

(unis)

un - pre - dict - a - ble,

Bb<7

C7

mf

mf (in 4)

G7

G7

Abm7

Abm7

Abm7

mf

Gb%

C13(b9)

Gb%
G7

mf
Big Cym Back Beat

Bb<7

tellmethatI'm

C7(b9)

Bb<7

so im - prac -

A7

A7
A7

ti - cal,


Rain bows


I'min -

clined topur - sue.

Gb/Bb

Bb+7(b9)

Bb+7(b9)

Gb/Bb

Bb+7

Gb/Bb

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal

Alto 1

Tenor 2

Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 5
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Tbn. 4
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums


(unis) (Opt. 8va w/lead)


(unis)


(unis)


(unis)

Bbm7(b5)

Bbm7(b5)

(Soli)

(Soli)

(Soli)

(unis)

Bbm7(b5)

(Soli)

a - head,

(Soli)

Tenor 1

Bari

Alto 2

Go

59

61

Eb+7(#9)

Eb7

Call

me

ir - re - spon -

fp

ah, un

a - ble

de - ni

fp

it's

fp

fp

Abm7


(unis)

fp

but

(unis)

Abm7

a - ble,

un - re - li

I'm

(unis)

Abm7

Yes,

(unis)

3 3



3

si - ble,

3 3


3
3

Eb+7(#9)

Db9

Db9

Db9


Play Time

Bbm7(b5)

Bbm7(b5)

Bbm7(b5)

Eb7(b9)

Eb7(b9)

Eb7

Abm7

Abm7

Abm7

Db9

Db9

Db9

Fill

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal

Alto 1

Tenor 2

Tpt. 2

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

I'm

(unis)

Bass
Drums

(unis)

Tpt. 3
(unis)


Tpt. 4
(unis)


Tpt. 5
(unis)


Tbn. 1


(div)

Tbn. 2

(div)


Tbn. 3

(div)

Tbn. 4

(div)
E13(#11)


Guitar
Piano

too,

67

Alto 2

Bari

E13(#11)

E7

Eb+7(b9)

pp
pp
pp
pp

mp
Soli

mp
Soli

mp
Soli

mp
Soli
mp

pp

pp

pp
3

D9

D9

pp

Abm7

(X stick on rim)

3

Eb7

Soli

pp

Abm7
Abm9

you.

for

mad

Eb+7(b9)

ir - re spon - si - bly

69

D9

Db7(b9)

Db7(b9)

Db7

Gb%

Gb%

Gb

Ebm7

mp (in 4)

Abm7

Ebm7

Abm7

Cym (X stick on rim)

Abm7

Db7(b9)

Db7

Gb%

Gb%

Gb

Ebm7

Ebm7

Abm7

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal
Alto 1

Tpt. 3
Tpt. 4
Tpt. 5

Tenor 2

Tpt. 2

Tenor 1

Tpt. 1

75

Alto 2

Bari

You

know

3
3

Piano

Bass
Drums

Abm7

true.

Oh,

ba - by,

it's

true.


Tbn. 2


Tbn. 3

Tbn. 4

it's

Abm7

Tbn. 1

Guitar

Db7(b9)

Db7

Gb%

Ebm7

Abm7

Gb

Ebm7

(5)

Gb%

Gb%

Bm6/Db

Gb%

Abm7

Db7(b9)

Abm7

Db7

Gb

Db7

Gb

Gb%(#11)

Gb%(#11)

Rit.

Call Me Irresponsible
Sung By: Michael Buble / CD: Call Me Irresponsible (2007)
Original: Bobby Darin (1964)
Written By: Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
Call me irresponsible
Call me unreliable
Throw in undependable, too
Do my foolish alibis bore you?
Well, I'm not too clever, I
I just adore you
So, call me unpredictable
Tell me I'm impractical
Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue
Call me irresponsible
Yes, I'm unreliable
But it's undeniably true
That I'm irresponsibly mad for you
Do my foolish alibis bore you?
Girl, I'm not too clever, I
I just adore you
Call me unpredictable
Tell me that I'm so impractical
Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue
Go ahead call me irresponsible
Yes, I'm unreliable
But it's undeniably true
I'm irresponsibly mad for you
You know it's true
Oh, baby it's true

Vocal

Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

(bass)

(saxes)

Call


un - re -li

10

fool - ish al

15

20

I'm im

25

25

Call

you.

me

un - de - ni - a - bly

37

true

36

Girl, I'm

45

I'm

me

Do

my

not too clev - er I

I'm

Do

my

un - pre dict - a - ble, tell

me

I'm

un - re - li

it's

a - ble, but

I'm in clined to pur - sue.

not too clev

too.

ir - re spon - si - ble, Yes,

49

Call

30

me

Well,

call

17

prac ti - cal, rain - bows

you?

just a dore
-

ir - re spon - si - ble,

bore

me

un - de pend - a - ble

i - bis

a - ble, throw in

er I

ir - re spon - si - bly mad


fool - ish al

i - bis

just a - dore

you.

bore

for

you?

you.

Call Me Irresponsible
Vocal

53

Call me

53

57

Rain bows

61



Call me

61

un - pre - dict - a - ble,

tell me that I'm

but it's

ir - re - spon

si - ble,

Go

a - head,

ir - re- spon - si - bly

true.

mad

true,

for

un - re - li

69

You know it's

Yes, I'm

ah, un - de - ni - a - bly

75

ti - cal,

69

so im - prac

I'm in clined to pur sue.

65

you.

Oh, ba - by, it's true.

a - ble,

I'm

Alto 1

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

mp

12

17

39

43

-4

mf

45
pp

-4

mf

37

(unis)

25

mp (unis)

33

22

27

mp

17

Soli

(subtone)

Call Me Irresponsible
Alto 1

49

53

mp


mf

53

cresc.

(unis)

57

61

65

Soli

72

mp

76

(Soli)

61

fp

69

Alto 2

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

Soli

mp

mp

12

17

17

22

27

33

-4

43

mf

pp

(subtone)

45

-4

mp (unis)

(unis)

25

37

39


mf

Call Me Irresponsible
Alto 2

49

mp

53


mf

53

cresc.

(unis)

57

61

65

Soli

72

mp

76

(Soli)

61

fp

69

Tenor 1

Call Me Irresponsible

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Soli

(Bass solo)

mp

12

17

27

33

39

43

-4

45

-4

mp (unis)

mf

pp (subtone)

(unis)

37

mf

25

22

mp

17

Call Me Irresponsible
Tenor 1

49

mp

(unis)


mf

53


61

61

57

cresc.

53

Soli

72

mp

76

(Soli)

65

fp

69

Tenor 2

q = 104

Call Me Irresponsible

mp

(Bass solo)

13

24

25


17

-4

mp (unis)

36

-4

(unis)

45

pp (subtone)


mf

45

37

mf

30

40

19

mp

Soli


mp

(unis)

Call Me Irresponsible
Tenor 2

51

53

cresc.

mf

61 3 3

55

60

64

(Soli)

Soli

72

mp

76

69

fp

Bari

Call Me Irresponsible

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13

mp

24

25

mp (unis)

mf

30

37

37

42

48

-4

19

mp

(Bass solo)

Soli

17

mf

-4

45

pp (subtone)

mp

(unis)

cresc.

Call Me Irresponsible
Bari

53


mf

53

57

61

61

65

Soli

72

mp

76


(Soli)

fp

69

Trumpet 1

Call Me Irresponsible

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(bass)

25

25

mf

31

-4

41


53

53

mf

57

67

(unis)

-4

45

61

(unis)


69

(unis)

-4

mf

17

-4

mp (unis)


37

37

1 (vocal)

(saxes)

pp

Trumpet 2

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

25

25

31

mf

-4

-4

(Optional: 8va w/lead)

37

41

53

mf

37

17

mp (unis)

(saxes)

-4

45

(unis)

mf

-4

(Opt. 8va w/lead)


61

53

57

67

(unis)

(unis)


69

pp

Trumpet 3

Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

(Bass solo)

25

-4

25



mf

31

(saxes)

42

53

53

mf

17

-4

-4


(unis)

mf


45

67

(unis)

37

61
3

(unis)

69

-4

57

mp (unis)

38

pp

Trumpet 4

Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

(Bass solo)

25

-4

25

31

mf

(saxes)

42

53

53

mf

57

(unis)

-4

(unis)

mf


45

37

61
3

(unis)

69

-4

67

-4

17

mp (unis)

38

pp

Trumpet 5

Call Me Irresponsible
q = 104

(Bass solo)

25

-4

25

31

mf

(saxes)

42

53

53

mf

57

(unis)

-4

-4

37


(unis)

mf

45

61
3

(unis)

69

67

-4

17

mp (unis)

38

pp

Trombone 1

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

mp (unis)

19

27

35

41

(unis)

mf

47

mp

37

mp

p
-4

25

17

mf


(Soli)

(saxes)

13

45

Call Me Irresponsible
Trombone 1

51


cresc.

55

59

64

69

69

pp

53

61

mf



(unis)

(div)

Trombone 2

Call Me Irresponsible

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(saxes)

mp (unis)

19

27

35

(unis)

41


(Soli)

47

mp



mf

37

mf

17

25

mp

13

(Bass solo)

-4

45


cresc.

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Trombone 2


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mf

53

56

61

61

66

(unis)

(div)

69

pp

Trombone 3

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

(saxes)

mp (unis)

13

28

37

36

41

25

mf

-4

47

mp

(unis)

mp

mf

(Soli)

17

19

45


cresc.

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Trombone 3

52

53

mf

56


61

61

(unis)

65

70

(div)

69

pp

Trombone 4

Call Me Irresponsible

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(Bass solo)

(saxes)

mp (unis) (Optional tacet)

19

27

35

41

37

mf

mf

-4

45

25

17

48

(unis)

13


(Soli)

mp



cresc.

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Trombone 4

53


mf

52

56



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(unis)
61

66

(div)

69

pp

Piano

Call Me Irresponsible
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F%

(Bass solo)

1 F%

Gm7

(vocal)

F#7

Light Fills around Vocal


Am7(b5)

11

17 F%

D7(b9)

Ab7

9 Gm7

Light Fill

17

Dm9 G13


Gm7


A+7(b9)

22

Am7(b5)/D

27

Am7(b5)

D+7(b9)

Gm9


F/A


C9

G13


F#7

Gm7

Gm7

A13(b9) A+7(b9) D+7(#9)


F%

D+7(b9)


Gm7

C13sus C13(b9)
D+7(b9)


32
3

C9sus


Ab7 Light Fill

25 Gm7


F/A


C9sus

C13sus C13(b9) Eb13(#11)

F%

C9sus

Gm9

Call Me Irresponsible
Piano

37 F%

37

F#7

Ab7

F/A

(Ens)

42

Gm7

A+7(#9)


D+7(#9)


Am7(b5)

D+7(b9)

47

45 Gm9

G9

Bb<7 C13(b9) 53 Gb%



52

(vocal)

Dm9

G13

C9sus C13(b9)


Gm7

Am7


G7

Abm7

A7

61 Abm7
Eb+7(#9)
Gb/Bb
Bb+7(b9)
Bbm7(b5)

57


Db9

Bbm7(b5)

Eb7(b9)

Abm7

Db9

62

69 Abm9 3
E13(#11)
Eb+7(b9)
D9

67


Gb%

Abm7

72


Gb%

76

Abm7

Db7(b9) Gb%

Db7(b9)


Gb%

Abm7

Gb%(#11)

Bm6/Db Gb%

Rit.

Guitar

Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

(Bass solo)


F%

1 F%

Dm7

Gm7


D+7(#9)

Dm7

Gm7

(vocal)

F%

F#7

A7(b9) #5

C7(b9)

Ab7

9 Gm7

Gm7

C7(b9)


F/A


C9


Am7(b5)

11

D7(b9)

17 F%

G9

Dm7 G9

C9sus


F#7

Gm7

Ab7

17


Am7(b5)

A+7(b9)

D+7(b9)

22


Am7(b5)

D+7(b9)

27


D+7(b9)

Gm7

32

38

Gm7

C9sus C7(b9)

Dm7


Ab7

C9sus

Eb13(#11)

Gm7 C9sus 37 F%

C9sus C7(b9) F


F#7


Gm7

25 Gm7

F/A


F/A

(Ens)


A+7(#9)

Call Me Irresponsible
Guitar


D+7(#9)

43

45 Gm7

C9sus C7(b9)

(vocal)


Am7(b5)


D+7(b9)

G9

Dm7 G9

Gm7 Am7

Bb<7 C7(b9)

48

53 Gb%
G7
Abm7
A7
Gb/Bb

53

mf

61 Abm7
Bbm7(b5)
Eb+7(#9)
Db9
Bb+7(b9)

58

Eb7(b9)

E13(#11)

69 Abm7

Bbm7(b5)

63

67

Gb%

Ebm7

72

Gb%

76

Ebm7

Eb+7(b9)

Abm7

Abm7

Db7(b9)

Abm7

Gb%

Db7(b9) Gb%

Db9

D9

Ebm7

Db7(b9)


Abm7

Db7(b9)

Bm6/Db Gb% Gb%(#11)


Bass

Call Me Irresponsible

q = 104

Solo

Dm7

C7

Gm7

Dm73

(saxes)

1 F%
Gm7 C7
1

F#7

(vocal)

Gm7

Ab7

9 Gm7
D7
A7

F/A

C7

10

C9sus

Am7(b5)

15

F/A

Ab7

17 F%

F#7

C9sus C7

A+7(b9)

3

Eb7

D+7(b9)

35

Dm7

Gm7

C9sus 37 F%

D7(b9)

D7sus

D+7(b9)

Gm7

C7
Gm7 C7sus

30

Gm7

Am7(b5)
25


Gm7 C9sus

25
3

Dm9 G7

D7(b9)
G13

20

F#7

Gm7

(Ens)

Call Me Irresponsible
Bass

F/A
A+7

D7

G#7
40

45 Gm7
C9
Am7(b5)
D7(b9)

44

G7

49

(vocal)

Dm7 G7

Gm7

Am7

Bb<7 C7

53
A7
Gb/Bb

G7 Abm7

Gb%

53

61 Abm7
Eb7
Db9
Bb+7 Bbm7(b5)

58


E7
Abm7
Db9
Eb7
Bbm7(b5)

63
3
Ebm7
69 Abm7
D9
Db7
Gb

Eb7

68

Abm7
Db7

73

Gb Ebm7

76

Gb

Abm7 Db7

Ebm7

Abm7

Gb

Db7

Gb

Db7

Drums

Call Me Irresponsible
q = 104

(Bass solo)

Cym X stick on rim

Sticks

1 (vocal)

Play Time

(vocal)

(in 2)

Play Time

Play Time

17

Play Time


(X stick on rim)

17

(in 2)

25

(4)


Fill

Fill
37


37 mf (Ens) (in 4)
(X stick on rim)

45




42
p (vocal) (in 4)
Big Cym

Back Beat
53


31

51

Big Cym

cresc.

mf

(in 4)

(4)

Play Time

Call Me Irresponsible
Drums

56

61

Play Time

61

69

74


Fill

(5)

(X stick on rim)

69

Cym (X stick on rim)

mp

(in 4)

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