Afro Blue

A minor key jazz waltz popularised by Coltrane

Composed by Mongo Santamaria
Year 1959
Length 16 bars
Time 3/4
Style Jazz Waltz
Common Key F-

Chords

Chord chart for the jazz standard Afro Blue

Lyrics

Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand stroke on a drum

Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl

Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

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