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1 Why We Ca t Have Nice Thigs By Gordo Goodi INSTRUMENTATION Coductor B Saxophoe B Trumpet Tromoe Guitar Piao (Acoustic) Auxiliary Percussio (Cogas) Guitar Chords Previe Oly

NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR The Big Phat Bad recorded this sog o our Grammyiig record Lie i the Bule, ut i actuality, this sog started out as a chart or the Phat Bad s musical cousi, the Little Phat Bad

2 NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR The Big Phat Bad recorded this sog o our Grammyiig record Lie i the Bule, ut i actuality, this sog started out as a chart or the Phat Bad s musical cousi, the Little Phat Bad Those o us that are used to playig the ull ig ad versio ill eed to ecome accustomed to coverig the same asic material ith oly three hors But oce you get these lics uder your igers, I promise you, it s a lot o u! There are a umer o dieret comiatios ad voicigs o the three hors i this chart, so mae sure you are tued i to the orchestratio throughout The teor sax may e uiso ith the trumpet at oe momet, ad a measure later it s playig ith the tromoe You ill otice that these lics get passed ac ad orth rom hor to hor, so e aare o ho that ors ad e ready to tae the hado rom each other i a clea ad tight maer Commit to these lics ad play them ith coidece ad, as alays, a good sese o time You ca liste to ad lear rom the Little Phat Bad recordig o this sog o our record, A Elusive Ma You ill otice that the three hors all play ith a strog air stream at all times, hich maes the lics really pop Usig proper reath support (as e all have ee told may times) also helps itoatio ad ill mae the esemle soud a lot igger tha it is Improvisig o this sog is a lot o u Harmoically, it is a series o domiat 7th chords Lie i ay jazz improvisatio, every player ill have to lear the structure/orm o the sog, ut oce you do, there is lots o room or iterestig possiilities The LPB lies to play this sog at a pretty ast tempo, ut there is oe hor lic hich ill liely determie your tempo or this oe Picig the correct tempo or this chart (or ay chart) is importat, ad the lic i measures is proaly your determiig actor Ho ast ca you execute that sucer There s your tempo! There s othig lie a excitig lagaver chart to start your set o ith a ag or give your cocert a excitig coclusio, ad Why We Ca t Have Nice Thigs ors every time! I hope you have u playig this chart! Gordo Goodi Gordo Goodi Gordo Goodi started composig at the age o three No masterpieces at that time, ut he ept at it ad rote his irst ig ad chart at age 13 It as good eough to covice him that he could possily eep doig this lash cut 20 years later ad Gordo is orig i Hollyood, ritig or televisio ad ilm, playig sessios o eyoards ad oodids, ad orig ith artists lie Ray Charles, Christia Aguilera, Johy Mathis, Toi Braxto, Joh Williams, Natalie Cole, David oster, Sarah Vaugha, Mel Torme, Bria Mcight, ad Quicy Joes, to ame a e Goodi s ciematic scorig ad orchestratio crat ca e heard o such ilms as The Sorcerer s Appretice, Escape to Witch Moutai, Get Smart, Glory Road, Natioal Treasure, The Icrediles, Rememer the Titas, Armageddo, The Majestic, Co Air, Goe I 60 Secods, Eemy o the State, Star Tre Nemesis, ad eve the classic cult ilm Attac o the iller Tomatoes I 2000, Goodi ormed The Big Phat Bad, a eighteepiece jazz esemle, hich quicly gaied a reputatio as oe o the most excitig large jazz esemles o the plaet To date, the BPB has released ive records, Sigi or the eces (2000), XXL (2003), The Phat Pac (2006), Act Your Age (2008), ad That s Ho We Roll (2011) The alums have eatured stateotheart guest artists lie Arturo Sadoval, Eddie Daiels, Tae 6, Bria Mcight, Johy Mathis, Michael Brecer, Diae Reeves, David Saor, Chic Corea, Dave Grusi, Lee Riteour, Patti Austi, Art Tatum, Dave oz, Gerald Alright, ad Marcus Miller Previe Oly Goodi s or has garered him three Emmy Aards ad eleve Grammy omiatios, ith three Grammy is or his or o the Pixar ilm The Icrediles (2006) ad his arragemets o Rhapsody i Blue (2012) ad O Gree Dolphi Street (2014) His charts are played all over the orld, ad alog ith his method oos ad CDs, have ee a roust source o ispiratio ad learig or thousads o youg musicias

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3 CONDUCTOR 46172S BÑ Saxophoe BÑ Trumpet Tromoe Guitar Piao (Acoustic) Auxiliary Percussio (Cogas) Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc c c c c ast sig å = 250 c c c c c 1 Chord chages sho i part 9 As Recorded y Gordo Goodi s Little Phat Bad WHY WE CAN T HAVE NICE THINGS 2 3 B9 4 N A A 5 6 B9 A A! ; G; D! ; N ê ê WINGOOD MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC (ASCAP) This Arragemet 2016 WINGOOD MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, INC (ASCAP) All Rights Admiistered y ALRED MUSIC All Rights Reserved icludig Pulic Perormace By GORDON GOODWIN 7 DÊ/G N E! Ê/A! EÊ/A A 8 C; 7 <! 5 9 Previe Oly ê ê 16

4 Coductor Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc {17} ( ) 17 ( ) A! 21 B 22 A! A 23 G! 9 õ G G A! G Why We Ca't Have Nice Thigs Previe Oly 24 E; E! ;

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7 Coductor Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc A! 65 A! ; A! ; 72 G! B 66 A! A 67 G! 9 5 õ 68 ( ) ô Why We Ca't Have Nice Thigs 71 Previe Oly

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9 Coductor Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc N 103 N 96 N N N B 9 97 N B A A 98 A A 106 N N N N N Why We Ca't Have Nice Thigs G; D! ; ê ê ê 100 G D! 108 ê C; 7! < 5 9 ê ê 101 C Previe Oly ê ê 109

10 Coductor Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Solos {110Ç 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly 1st Time Oly D! 9 D! 9 B9 B9 B A! 9 A! 9 A! A9 A9 G9 G9 G9 A! 9 A! 9 A! 9 A9 A9 G9 G9 G9 Why We Ca't Have Nice Thigs 117 Previe Oly

11 Coductor Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc Tpt T Gtr Po Aux Perc E9 E9 D9 D9 D9 ; 126 ; E; E; E; C7 C D7 D7 C7 131 E7 A; E7 A; D7 G; D7 G; D7 G; 132 G G9 Why We Ca't Have Nice Thigs D7 G; D7 G; C7 ; C7 ; C7 ; 133 D! D! Bô Bô Bô 141 Previe Oly

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There Is Nothing Like A Dame

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