Eight Bar Boogie Blues

by Oscar Peterson
Live performance Montreux 1975

(note: Peterson varies between full swing, light swing, and straight rhythm; v2.2
have coded some full swing as triplets but otherwise use your discretion) -6c
h = 120
 

                
     
3
3

  
(in general, played detached)

           
3 3
 
3

  
    
  
  
      h=130 
 
  
    
5

      
 
3 3
  
      3    
3
         
3

       
   
(sic)

 
(sic)


            
  
9

          
  
3 3 3

  
   
 
3
        
3

            
3
     
   
 
  
  
13

                  
     
       3   
3
  

3 3

  
3

3
        
            

 
 
2 (all fingering and LH/RH designations are Peterson's)

 3 1 53  
            
17
   
1 3 5

       
          
 
    
        
 
   

 

  
          
21

1 3

           
1 1 1 5

   
       

3
3

      
3

     
    
 
    1 1 3 5
    
 
25

      

 
5

    
3
3


3 L
     3   
3 3
               
R

              

3
3


5

   1  1  
29 2

   
1 2 5

 
 3             
 3

      L  
3

 
3 3
       
R

      
      


5
 
5

4
  
33

              
1
 

1 3

 
  
  
          3   
     
  

 3

   
37

    
 



      
   
          3
  

    
3 3 3 3
 
            



       
41 h = 130

     
 
    
           
   
       3    

   3 

          


 
       
45

             

          


3  3  
 
3

    
  
   


 
     
49

      
1 1 1

  
             
   3


 3 3   3 

3

      2-3    
 3

52
     1 3   
   
     
1

    
  3  
             

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

   
    
4
 3-4-5
4 55    1
   
1 1 1 1

            
  
 
3

  3   3

   3 3 3 
3 3 3

 
3
3
        
 3 1 2 1 5

 1 3   
   
58

 
1 1
    
1 5 3

              

 


 3  3    3   
     
3
   
  3   
      



5


5 2

  

3

        
1 2
  
62 1

       
1 1 1 3 1

           
    


   
   
3

 3 2      
 3 2 2-3-4-5

 3    1 3
1' 01"

     1
66 5
    
2

             
2 1 2 1


   
3 3  
 
3
 
3

               
 5
 5 4 3

70
   1  1    
                 
3

5 4 1
 

3 3 3 3  3 3
3 3

   3  
   
  
  

 
1' 07" (Teddy Wilson quote) 5

           
h = 130
73
          
                    


 3 3
 
     
3
     
3


   
     
  
  

 
   1 4 5
            
           
 
77

           
3 1 3

  
   
 
3 3

                3

       
    
       
 
        
    
                          
82

       
  
  
3
   
       
3

  
    
  

5 1 5
5-4
   

86       5     1 3 
                        

  
    
   
3 3 3
 
  
 3 
  

       


     
       
 
  
5 1
4
1
5 1
4

   
        
 
   

 
 
         
90

                
  
3

    
              
    
          
  
1 5
4
6
   
    
    

94

        
3 3
 
        
 
     

1 5
4

96

             
      
3  

         
    

 1
4 
  
  
98

            

  
1 1

     
  
        3  3 3


    
  


  
    1   
 
101 5

               
1 2

            
3 3
3 3
3 3
3
3
  
  3 3 3
3
  3 3
 
3

      


    
 



     
         
104

        
1

 
3 3 3

       
    


 7
107

    
  
1 3 2 1

         


         
3

       
3


     
    


 1 3   2 
 5
  
1
110 h = 137
       
     
                     

 
 
        

 4 2-1 

5 5
114 3 3

   
               


          
      
       
3 2-3-4-5 4-2


118
         
                 
   
   


   3 
 3 
  3
    
3
    

        
 5 5
      
       
          
122

       

  
3 3

      
  
     
 
8
  
 
          
         
125

             

  
   
3 3

     

     
     


1

 
4
128    

                  
     
     

3
 3 3

3 3 3

3 3 3

    

3
   

           

      1 

 4




h = 130  
         
 
131 2' 00"

          
(James P. Johnson quote)

         
3

3 3 3
   
3
       
            
    
          1 

1
5-4 1
1 2 1

4

  
4 5 4

   
 
135    
    
         
    3 
3
    
3
     
     
    
  5
 
5

 
   
       
     
  
 
  
138

            
  
3

3

3 3

   
  
 
3
 

3
   
 
    
   
   

   
 

 9
h = 133

          
   
    
               
141

 
1
 



 
3 3
  
3
  
   
 
3

    
   
 5

1 3           1 3
144 
 
2

5 1

      
43

     

 
3 3
     
      

 
      
         
       
147
   
            
3  3

              
             
    
    
 4 4


      

151   
     
  
     
           
     
3  
  
                   
    
 4 4
4

  
155  
  

 
         
              

  

 
                     
              

 4 4 4
10

            
159
                
     
  



3 3
      
3

                 
      
   
 4 4


  
 
                  
163

       
 


3 3 3 3

     
3

          
      
      
 4 4

 
 
166 2' 30"

           
1

                

     accel.
 
               
        
        
 4 4

1         
h = 167
  
 
             
  1 3
5

 
170
 
1
 
1

    
1

3 3 3 3 3


(mops brow with LH)
   

  
 
 1             
        
174

         


3 3

 
   



 11

                  
178
              
      
3 3 3

3
 
3
3  3 
                


 
3

  

  1    
                 

h = 175 h = 184
      
          
182 1

  

3
   
       
                     
 


             1
  
186               
  
3
    
       
    
           

   4 3
4

   
   43
1

 
190
  
  

   
       
1
4

   1 
   
192

              
1

 



 
    
        3
5 2
12

      

h = 192
        3   
   
195 1

        


 
3


       
            
 1        

3

     
   1  
2' 50"
     1  1    1 
       
       
199 1

   
 
        
 
      
       
   3
   2       
    2       
203
       


 
3 3 3
 
     

  
          


          

 

       
207 
          1 3 1  
       
1

    
3 3


       3  3 
   
     
      
  



3 

1    
    1
      
    
211

        
  
3 3 3 3

       
  

  
   
 
13

     1    1     1 3
      
214 1 3

      
      
  
3

3

      
       

4         
5 4 3

   1      1

  
   
            
    
  
1 1 1

  
218 1

 
3

 
3

  3    
             
 
  
    1

5



       1  
222 
     1          
3

   

 
3
  
3

  
     
    


                      1 3
225  
       

 
3 3 3 3

 

    
3

3
        
5 4 3

 1   
228

              
1 3 5 2 1

 
    
3
3

   3

  
             
5 1 4
14 h = 174
231
       
1

                              
2 1 2 2


3 3 3 3
3

  3

        

 


1 3 1 3 5

235
      
            
2 2 1


3 3

      
    
      
5

4
5 4 3 1 3

239
     
                          
1 1 1 1

 
3 3

  
   
    
    
4
   
1 5 1 4 2 1
4
h = 185
1
  
243
  
                  
  
             



            
   
     1
5  

247 5
  
4

                         

3 4


   3
3

        
      

    1 2 5   1
  1       1 2 
251 3' 25"
     
           
3 3
  3
3

  
   
      

  
 15

  
255 5

5
  
4
 
3

      
                             
 

 
             
    

    
 
 
259

                          
    

             
  




       
    
263 3' 35"
 
               

3

 
        
      

   1
  

       
267

       

3 3

 3 3
   3
3
 3
 3 3
      
                       
  

    1 4        1
       
1 

271 1
   
 
     
1
   

3


3 3 3

 3
 3
 
      
       5     
    
 
3
16

  
 
     
    
5
              1
4

  
1
1

274

    


3 3 3

  3

       
    
       
 
         1   
  
  
277
   
3' 42"

      
1

 
3 3 3 3 3

 
3
 3 3
  
     
     
  
     
  5 

       

   3 
        1   4
      
   
280 1 1 1

         
3 3 3 3
 3

        
3

                        
  
3' 45"

        1   1  
 1         1
284

        

3 3 3

3  3
 3
  3
               
         
 

      1 3   
287 1
            
3

 
1

      
3 
3

  3 3 3 3

3

                  

    
 17

   1
    
  
          
290
 
          
3

 

3 3
3

     3
3 3 3
3
       
                
 

     
         
   
294

         
3 3
3

 
   
3 3
 
               
     
 

  
 
    

          
      
297
  
         
3 3
3 3

      
3
  
3 3

      
     
  5 


    
     
  
300

             


       
 
3 3

     
3

     
     
  
 

18

   
    
    
gliss.

  
304 4' 00"

      
  
3   
 
 
3

       
 
    

gli
h = 181
     
     ss.
   


   
308

    
3
3

 3
  
3

        

        
  

 glis 
 
313
   s.  

        



  3

   
3
     
      
  



317      
         
            
  
       
 
        
     
 19

323

      
   
                     3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

   
            
    
 

        
 
326        
       
 
   
   
3 3 3 3 3 3

       
3 3 3 3 3 3

         
     


 
329   
  

gli
ss. 

3
      
3

 
    

