Killing me Softly - Parts and Partitur.pdf

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Solo Vocal



       

Solo Soprano Sax (If No Vocal)

      

1st Alto Sax

    





2nd Alto Sax

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Slowly q=80

  

         

Strumm ing my

pain

with his

fin

-



gers,



mf





        



Sing- ing my

           

        





life

with his words.

Kill - ing me soft





           ly with his

song,

          





-

Kill - ing me soft

-

ly

with his





song,

    

      





    

      





Tell - ing my whole

life

with his

      

words,

Kill - ing me soft

    

       



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

   

 3     with his

song

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Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



   

  

A. Sax.

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

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  

Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.

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22

    

  

A. Sax.

 



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B. Sax.

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a good

song

I heard



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he

had

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some



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

  

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style,

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I

came

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he

was

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a stran

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

  

    

    

    

    

ger

to

my

eyes,

  





        

       

-

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boy

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young

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

Soli

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this

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        

Soli







Tpt.

sang

    





Tpt.

he

mp

T. Sax.



heard





Tpt.

I





T. Sax.

  

    

mp

        

Soli































         

mf





  





        



 















Tbn.

   

























Tbn.

   

























Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Gtr.



   

 Bbm9/F

   



Comp



     

Keyboard

Bass

Bbm9/F





 

  

Eb9





           





Comp









      

Eb9

    

Dr.

 

Soli







 

 

 

Abmaj9



Abmaj9







 

Dbmaj9





 



     

                        





 



Bbm7





 

Dbmaj9









   





(4)





Eb9









Bbm7















Fm11







     





(6)







 



 Bm7b5



     





Fm11



 

   









 

Bbm9



Bbm9



     













(8)













  

 

Eb11



Eb11







                  



 Bm7b5



        

mp







      





 Eb9



 



Abmaj7





 





         











C7





 

(10)



 C7



Abmaj7















           

      

















(12)

























Vln. 2

   

























Vln. 2

   

























3





  

Vln. 1







Voice

S. Sax.



34

             

  

with his fin

-

        



            Strumm ing my pain

gers,

Sing ing my life



with his words.

        















A. Sax.











T. Sax.













T. Sax.













B. Sax.

 













A. Sax.

Tpt.









Tpt.











Tpt.

 







 Tpt.   









 

mf

  Open

mf

 

Open

mf

 

mf



          



 



  

 







 



     

 













 



  



  

  f  f



f

  















  



  

  

f

  



  

f

     B. Tbn.  

  

  



  

  

Fm9

Bbm9

Tbn.

Tbn.



mf

    mf

mf

mf

Gtr.

    



  

Keyboard

Bass











 Fm9

    





Eb9









      





Bbm9









        

Eb9



Vln. 2

     mf



















   

 

f

 

 





Fm9





 

       



mf

 

                                 Vln. 1    mf         Vln. 2   Dr.



f

f

Abmaj9

  



Abmaj9

 



  



(4)

 





(Brass)

Fm9



 

































 





 

 





Bb7/D

  





  

Em7b5

  

Squeeze

  

Squeeze

   

Squeeze

Ebmaj9



    



Bb7/D



 

Em7b5



         

   

 

 

(6)

 

Ebmaj9







 





















 



4

with his

  

  





    



    







      

words,

Kill - ing me soft

    



    



  

  



  

  



with his



song

         

          

         

          

         



    

    



ly

      

    

   

-















































































      





      



Dbmaj9







       mf        mf

mf

mf



Abmaj9





 

Dbmaj9







  



 

     





     





  

     





  

     





Dbmaj7





 

Abmaj9









Gbmaj7





  

                 

Dbmaj7









  









Fm9

















            



















  

f

             f

        f        

      

f

f

f

              f                    f

          f

          f

   

        Dm9b5 Gm9





Fm9



  

       







  

       

Dm9b5 Gm9



















































(10)

Cm7(b9)

                  





Cm7(b9)





(8)

  

            

 





           

  

Gbmaj7



f

f





f

           

        





      



 

  







  

Squeeze

 

  





  

  

    

mf

    

life

      

    

mf







mf



 

Tell- ing my whole

    

     



 



mf



 

song,

    

     







      





       

  







  

 

f

  

   







    

Tbn.



 

 

  

 

  

 

with his

    

      

    

ly

      



f



-

  

f



Kill - ing me soft



f



song,

 f



ly with his

    

      

          

Kill - ing me soft -

(12)

Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.





T. Sax.

T. Sax.

Tpt.

























































   



mf

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

mp

mp

Gtr.

Keyboard

Bass

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vln. 2

mf



 









  

     mf

Fm7

 

  







 















 







  









  







 





 









mf

  









  









 















   



 





 

 





  



 



  











  









 



 

 

 



   







 





 







 

 



  

 



 















 







 Bbm9/F











 





   

















 

 





 





















 





  











     











  

    

Dr.

 











mf





    

mp







mp

B. Tbn.

 

mf





mp

Tbn.





mp

  

Tbn.



 

mp



Tpt.

Tbn.







 

Tpt.

Tpt.

   

 

A. Sax.

B. Sax.

48

   

  



    













































   



 





(4)









 

















 







 

  









 







 







 



 



 

3           3           3 3           















 



 

 









 





 



 



 





 

Ebm7/Fm

 

 

 









    







 

 

 



 





 

 





Bbm7/F



 





 

















 





 

(6)



   



 



 



 



 



  

  

  

  

 



 











 

 

   









    















    













  

 





 





f





f



f





 



  



 





   







f







  



f





 



f

 





 





f

 f

 



f











 

f



 



Cm7/F

















 





 

 









f









 





5





Gm7(b9)

 

 







3           







3





 

3

3



 



3

3





3

3

 





















































  







    







  



 











  



  





(8)



























  



 



 



   



  



 















 





 





 



 

Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.





T. Sax.

T. Sax.

Tpt.

    

 

A. Sax.

B. Sax.

56

 

I

felt

  

all

flushed

    

    



  

   



  

with

fev

-











































  

  

    

er

  

em - bar

mp

     

mp

  



  



  



   

     

  

the

crowd

  

     I

   

- assed by

felt

he

found

  

    

     

mp

ters

and

read

  

    

   





    



    

    



  



  



   



 



 

         one

out

     

    

      



    

        



    



    

      





      





      





        





mf

mf

       mf































Tpt.





















 



















p



play if no strings

    

Tbn.

p



play if no strings

    

Tbn.

p

B. Tbn.

Gtr.

Keyboard

Bass



p

Bbm9/F









      

  

    



Bbm9/F





           

Dr.

Vln. 1



play if no strings

        





  

Eb9







  



  



   



      

Eb9





 

 



Abmaj9



Abmaj9



mp

Vln. 2

   

Vln. 2

    

mp

mp

  







Dbmaj9







     







  







  







  





 



                        

    





   

Bbm7



 

Dbmaj9





  

  











Eb9



Eb9







 



     (4)







Bbm7



 







Fm11



Fm11











(6)

mf

mf



 

   







  





  





  





  





  





  





6

but he

    



  



         



            

 

  



  



  



     



     



    



                           



     



Play







Play mf

     



 





Play mf

Bbm9



Bbm9





 

Bm7b5







                  





(8)







Eb11



Eb11





 

                  















Abmaj7



mf



 



         















C7



C7







 

Abmaj7















C7(+9)





C7(+9)





            (10)



mf

 





          





    

on



Play



     

        





    

right

        



Bm7b5

    

just kept



    





   

 





 



mf

ish



    



     







mf



    

would fin -

           



 

     



  







   

mf

mf

    

he

    



play if no strings



  

prayed that



 

  







Tbn.

    I

        

    



loud.

Tpt.

Tpt.



        each

    

mp

mp

  

    

my let -









       



(12)















































Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.





T. Sax.

            Strumm ing my









     



 





  

 

Tpt.



Tpt.

  

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Gtr.



                

Fm9

   



f

f

     f

      f

      f              f

f

      f

      f             f

f

      f

      f



  

Keyboard

Bass

with his

     

  

Tpt.

pain





  

T. Sax.

Tpt.

             

 

A. Sax.

B. Sax.

68





fin

-

  

    

Fm9



                      



Sing - ing my



      





            

Vln. 2

     







 





            





     







     









 



    Bbm9





       

   

Bbm9





  

       

 

   



   









  





Eb9





Abmaj9









  

   Gb13

         

     

   

    

Abmaj9

            

   



-

ly

with his

song,

Kill - ing me

-



mf





song,

   

Tell - ing my whole



life

 



    





mf

 

  

      

    

with his

      



         



with his

    

      

    

ly

        



words,

Kill - ing me

  

   





  































 

mf





































 



 



   

Fm9



 



Fm9



             f





   



   







 

     





  



  









mf

mf

mf

  



































 



Bb7/D



   

  



(4)





 

Em7b5



Ebmaj9





 

Bb7/D



 

          



   



   





   









(6)



Dbmaj7





 Em7b5







  

Ebmaj9





     

7





Abmaj9





 Dbmaj7

Abmaj9



      

  



      









(8)

















Dbmaj9





Gbmaj9



mf

mf







Gbmaj9



3

3

3

     

     

 

    





  



         













 

3

3

3

3

3

3



     

  

 

3

3

      3

    

  

 

  

 



3



      3

3

3

3

           3

3

3

3

      







 

3







(10)

 

    

  

  





 

     

mf

 



Dbmaj9

 























 

song.





 



  

  

Open

  

mf









  





Straight Mute

  

mf

 

         

 

his



 



  

mf

  

With

  















ly





  

-

      

  

soft





 

soft

      

 Gb13

  

soft

    

      

          

Kill - ing me



           

 

   

 

 

   

      

Eb9

 



 



    

 





   



    





  

   



 





  

    

   







 





 

   





 To Straight Mute                 



        









    

 

      

                                Vln. 1          Vln. 2     Dr.

with his words.







life





    

        



gers,









  

 

 





 



      (12)





















  



















  









  









Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



80

    

  





f



B. Sax.

  

 

Tpt.

Tpt.



Tpt.

 

 f 





f

f

  f

  f

f

      f

     

Tbn.

f

    f

Bass











Fm7





















 







  







Solo Gm7

















 









































  







  





















Fm7/Gm

Cm7/G

Am7(b9)

mp





   



mp











mp















 





 

















  













































 

























mf









mf







 

mf







mp

mp

mp

























  



   







 













  



  













 

 

  



   





Bbm9/F

 

 



 







 

 

 















 

 















     





 













(4)

 







 









  

 

  





Ebm7/Fm







 

 

 



  







 





 Bbm7/F



 















   (6)



 



   

Gm7(b9)

 

  





 







 











































Vln. 2

    















Vln. 2

    















 

  







f

f



f



f



f

f



f

Cm7/F

 

f

mf

 

 







8





  



f

 























f























f













 

  

Dm7/G

f









 



















 























mp















 



   

















Cm9/G



   

    

Dr.

Vln. 1



 

   

Tbn.

Keyboard



  

f

 

Gtr.





  

T. Sax.

B. Tbn.



 

T. Sax.

Tbn.

  f



A. Sax.

Tpt.





  (8)

 



  

 











 

Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



     

88

  





T. Sax.

 



    





T. Sax.



Cm9

Fall both times

  



 

F9





 

 

Cm9



   Fall both times









Fall both times

 





Tpt.





Tpt.

 



Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.



   Fall both times



   Fall both times

Fall both times

Gtr.

Keyboard

Bass

Vln. 2

Vln. 2

      

Bbm9



      

Bbm9

       







Walk! Bbm9



 

         

      







Bb13









Eb9

 

  

 



   

Eb9

 

























 Eb7alt





















 C13



 

F7(#9#11)









Gm11







 



C#m7b5



















C#m7b5







Cm11





 



F11

















 

Bb9







 Cm11

Bm7









Bm7













 F11

 D7(+9)

 

Bb9















































































2nd time only!













2nd time only!

   

 

   

 





mf



   



   

 





   



  

 



 



  

 









Bb13



Bb13

2nd time only!

mf



2nd time only!

mf



2nd time only!



mf



Ab13



  

   









Ab13







  





 

    

  

 

Ab13







   

Db7alt



  

Db7alt



Db7alt



   





 

(4)     

  



   



Bb13



 















 





Eb7(#9#11)



   



Eb7(#9#11)





  

mp





mp





 



 



 

mp









































   



  





 



  





 





   

  





 





   





Bm7b5











Eb7(#9#11)

  





 

mp

2nd time only!















(6)      



Fm11



Fm11

  



    

Fm11















    



Bm7b5

Bm7b5



 















   













Bbm11



   

Bbm11



 





 

(8)





Bbm11





   

Eb11





                            

Am7



  







Eb11









Eb11









 

       

    

Am7





Am7

 (10)

 

    Ab9



   Ab9





 



  



 



  



 



  



 



   

 



  

 



  

 



   

  

 









       



Ab9









 



 



  

  

  

C7(+9)









C7(+9)















   

C7(+9)

(12)      









































































9











 D7(+9)



2nd time only!

 



 Eb9



 Gm11









 F7(#9#11)









 C13



2nd time only!

Fall both times

        

Dr.

Vln. 1

       







      



 Eb7alt



Fall both times

B. Tbn.





     Fall both times      Fall both times       

Tbn.



 F9

     Fall both times         Tpt.  

B. Sax.



 Bb13



Fall both times



A. Sax.

Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time



Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



A. Sax.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Keyboard

Bass

Gm9



mf

mf



2nd time only!

  mf

2nd time only!







 





F#m7b5





    

mf





       



  F#m7b5



 

  

F13



 





F13





  



f

   f      

   





  

 







Em7b5



Fm9

    

Fm9

    

Dr.







 









  

 

Em7b5







Em7b5



 

  





Gm9

 

  

f

f

 

  

f













Eb13







Ab7#9

Gbmaj9











Ab7#9



























Ab7#9

 









 

  

Eb13

 

 









 









Eb13



 





f

  

  





  



Abmaj9





    



 



        

  



f





     











  

  

















Gm9

 

   





Bb7#9









    

    







f



Fm9



Abmaj9

  























    

Bb7#9







  





  

  









    

  





 



 



 

  

 

Tbn.

Gtr.



2nd time only!

  



Tbn.

B. Tbn.





Tpt.



2nd time only!       



Tpt.





  

Gm9







T. Sax.









T. Sax.

B. Sax.

   

  

1.

100



Gbmaj9

 

Fm9





 

            





 

C7/E





 



        



       











  



 

        

Bb7/D















Bb7/D

























 

 

 





  



  

  Bm7b5

  

Bb7/D



     

 

Em7b5(b9)

















  



Em9

Ebmaj9

 

  

  





   

    



   



   





   









Dm7b5(b9)



  



  

Am7b5









 

 





  

 

Dm7b5(b9)



Dm7b5(b9)

 

Dbmaj9



 







   

Dbmaj9















 



  



 

Ebmaj7



 

 

Abmaj9













Gm9















Gm9







 

f

         PLay



PLay

  f







 











 

























Dm9





 





    



 











   



Dbmaj7





 

PLay





PLay





mf



  

PLay mf

 

PLay

Gbmaj9



 









Fm9





mf

mf

 

PLay

f

PLay

f

PLay

f

PLay

f

PLay

  f

   f

     f

     f

    







   





Dm9









Dbmaj7





Gbmaj9





Fm9







 



















Fm9











 



   

 



   









(8)

f





 



Dm9

Dbmaj7

Gbmaj9

(10)

f

Em9b5

Ab7

      

   

    

                

 

        



      

                                        Dm9b5

Gb7

      



Bm7

              



Dm9b5

Gb7

Bm7

Dm9b5

Gb7

Bm7

      

        

      

























Vln. 2

  

























Vln. 2

   

























10



C#m7

       

  

Vln. 1



C#m7

PLay          





Ab7

      

 





Em9b5







 







 

Abmaj9















Dbmaj9 



  





Ebmaj7























 



  



Em9



 







   









  



Am7b5



Ebmaj9



 

Am7b5



   



           (6)





  

Fm9

   



    



(4)





        





        

        



Em7b5(b9)



 

                



Bm7b5

                 

       



   

Fm9



       





C7/E



Gbmaj9







  

 

   

 

      

        

 

Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



112

   

  

2.









































































































A. Sax.



T. Sax.





T. Sax.



 



B. Sax.

 











Tpt.



Tpt.

Tpt.

Tpt.

Tbn.





















































 

































































 

Tbn.

Gtr.

Keyboard

Bass









    



    

 



Solo w/distortion











  







 







    





    

   

Dr.

Vln. 1





Tbn.

B. Tbn.







  



mf

    

  













 

 

  



    



Bbm9/F

   

mf

 





 

 



 

 







 

 

















 

 







Ebm7/Fm







    





 













(4)



 







 

  











 









Bbm7/F













  

















   (6)



 





Gm7(b9)

 

  





Cm7/F



 

  















 















 

  









 

 



  







(8)

















Vln. 2

  

















Vln. 2

   

















11



  

 

Voice

S. Sax.



120

    

  

 

  

    

He sang

  

as

if

    

    



  

   



  

he

knew

me

in

all

  

my dark

  



  

des - pair



  

  

    

And then

  

he

looked

    



   

  

right

through me

   

as



   if

        



        i

was

-

n't

there.



   

  

   

But

he

just

kept

  

    







sing

ing,

         

        

Soli





  







  

















A. Sax.

















T. Sax.



















T. Sax.



























B. Sax.

 





















 























Tpt.



Tpt.



















Tpt.



















 

















Tpt.

        

Soli



         

mf





        

         

mp









        



  















Tbn.

   

























Tbn.

   























   























Bbm9/F

   



Comp



     

Keyboard

Bass





  

Eb9



Eb9

           



    

Comp









      



  

Dr.

Vln. 1

Bbm9/F









 

 



Abmaj9









Dbmaj9





 

Abmaj9





     

                        









Bbm7





 

Dbmaj9









   





(4)



Eb9







      









Bbm7

















Fm11

Bm7b5

     

 

     





Eb9









 

 



(6)



  





Fm11





Bm7b5





Bbm9













(8)







Eb11





 

Bbm9



                  





     

   















 

Eb11





         











Abmaj7





 

Abmaj7





            (10)















Gtr.

  

  











B. Tbn.

To harmon - no stem





mp



  



        

  





 

 

  





  



 

Tbn.

Soli

strong.

     

  



Soli

    

and







clear

  





  

    

    







Sing- ing,

  



mp

  



    

on



A. Sax.











C7





C7(+9)





C7(+9)



 C7







       



(12)

























Vln. 2

  

























Vln. 2

   

























12





Voice



132

              Strumm ing my

pain

with his

fin

-

      S. Sax.          A. Sax.



 

A. Sax.



    



    

  

T. Sax.

T. Sax.



 

B. Sax.

 



Tpt.



  

Tpt.

  

Tpt.

 

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tbn.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Gtr.

 

Keyboard

                 

Fm9

   



Bass

f

     f

  

    

     









 

f

    f   

   



      f

f

    

            

Vln. 2

      f

f

      f

     f











     



   



Bbm9



Bbm9



 



      





       

   



   

 

 

  

       

  

       

      

   

 

       

 







      

 



   





Eb9





  



Eb9

 

    

  











Abmaj9









  

           Gb13

            

   



-

ly

with his

  



Kill - ing me







 



      



     

   

 







mf

   



Kill - ing me

      



    

      







words,

  

   



















































   











            





   



 

  





   



   











 

mf

  mf

mf



























 



Bb7/D



(4)





 



Em7b5

Ebmaj9

 

Ebmaj9





 

         







   





   







(6)



Dbmaj7



Dbmaj7





 Em7b5







  





     

13





Abmaj9

Abmaj9









Dbmaj9

Dbmaj9





      

  



      











(8)















Gbmaj9

Gbmaj9







mf

mf











  



         









 

3

     

 

    

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3



     

     







 

3

      3

      3

3

3

3

     

  

 

  

 

     







      3

3

3

3







(10)

3

  

  





3

    



 

3

     

mf



























 

     











 

  

  

mf



Bb7/D

  

song.







  



 



  

mf

  



 

his





mf



  

mf

 

  



  



  

with

  





ly





  

-

  

  

soft



   

 

  



    

    

with his

      

f



life



   



Tell - ing my whole



         





   





      

song,

    

      





 



with his

Harmon - no stem

 

Fm9

ly

         





-

mf



Fm9

soft

        



    

      

song,

 Gb13

  

soft

          

 Abmaj9

           

 

   

 

 

  

   

   



   











 

        





         

Kill - ing me

   





with his words.







    



  

                                Vln. 1          Vln. 2     Dr.

 

             



life



 

 Fm9

                    





      f      





Sing - ing my

      



 

   

f

        



gers,









  

 

 





 



      (12)





















  



















  









  









Voice

S. Sax.

A. Sax.



  



T. Sax.

  

 

Tpt.



Tpt.

open - Gradually Fading away



     

Solo

f

  

 

























Ebm7/Fm









Bbm7/F









Gm7(b9)

























































Gm7

 

     

  

    





  

   Tpt.            f

      

Tbn.

























  















 















  

 



 



  



Gm7



  

On Cue





Solo - accompany Vocal scat



p



On Cue

 



 

Cm9/G





       f

B. Tbn.

Gtr.



       

      



Fm7

     

Keyboard

Bass

     

Dr.

Vln. 1





mf







 



p



On Cue

 















 Cm7/G





 





 

 

    



Am7(b9)





3









      mf

     



   





























     



 













 







    mf

Bbm9/F















      





        



 

 Ebm7/Fm





 Bbm7/F











  





     

 



 

       



    









 Gm7(b9)

 

     









 

 

 



  

    

           



















































   









(4)











(6)





14









 



   













(8)

























 

Am7(b9)

  





   

Gm7(b9)

   





























  

 







Dm7/G



  



 

 



Gm9

 



 

 















 

Cm7/F









  



   























   

 





     









 



       





      

 



 

Gm9







 







 

Dm7/G

Fm9



  

   

  

Cm7/F

 

     

  

 



  

 Cm7/F

Am7(b9)



 



3

  







   

p

On cue

mf



2.

Gm7(b9)



 Dm7/G





On cue

Vln. 2

3

  





On cue

mf

Vln. 2



3

   



               

     



Fm7/Gm





          mf



 

 

1st Time only

f





On Cue



 





1st Time only

Tbn.

p

 



1st Time only

f





1st Time only

Tbn.





  

1st Time only

f





1st Time only

f



Dm7/G



f 1st Time only

f





1st Time only



Am7(b9)





1st Time only

f

Cm7/G





1st Time only

f

Fm7/Gm





1st Time only

f

Cm9/G

Cm7/F



1st Time only

f

1.

Bbm9/F

Solo - scat

1st Time only





T. Sax.

Tpt.





A. Sax.

B. Sax.

     

144

(8)

Fm9

 

Fm9

     

      

  



 





 





 





Vocal

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Slowly q=80

            

     

Strumm ing my pain with his fin -

"Dreamy"

  

gers,

Sing ing my life

Bbm9

Fm9

         mp         



           9





 life

Abmaj9

        

Fm%

Kill ing me soft

-

Bb9/D Fm9 Bb7 Em7b5

 

 

Eb%

 

words,

Dbmaj9

 

Kill ing me soft

 

-

 

ly

Gbmaj9

   

        

ly

            

with his

Cm9

     

                      Fm11

Abmaj9

with his words.

   

5

song,



Eb%

   

Kill ing me soft - ly with his

  

with his

song,

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

 

   

  

Tell ing my whole

     3

with his song

Gmaj9 Gbmaj9 Fm9 3

      3      

   

Vocal

Killing me Softly

14

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

  



   





   





18

  





         

     





    



Bbm9/F

  

I





heard he

Comp





sang





     a good



song



 

   

      

Eb9

            





           





       mf       



22





  

         

        I heard he had



Abmaj9

  

 

some style,



Dbmaj9

 

 



Vocal

Killing me Softly

26

                              And so I came to see him to lis - ten for a while        Bbm7

   



Eb9



 





                 And there he was this young boy            





Eb11

 



         Bm7b5

a stran - ger to

Abmaj7

  



Strumm ing my pain with his fin -

   

Fm9

    











gers,

 



Bbm9



  Sing ing my life



   

 

38

                         

Kill ing me soft - ly with his

Fm9

  



  

song,

Kill ing me soft



   

Bb7/D

Em7b5

-



 



  



Abmaj9





   

        

ly

Ebmaj9

eyes,

with his words.



Eb9

my

C7

34

             



             

30

Bbm9



Fm11



with his



   

song,

Dbmaj9

Tell ing my whole



  





Vocal

Killing me Softly

42

        

life



with



Abmaj9

    





   

  



with



48

          

        

his





Kill - ing





Fm9















 





-

Gbmaj7



ly











 

    

Gm9

Cm7(b9)



             

           



        Dm9b5







soft







me



song



   

52

words,

Dbmaj7

  

   

  

  



his



45

   

  



              

 

  

         

Vocal

Killing me Softly

56

    

I

    Bbm9/F

    

60

       

    

    felt



      

all flushed





with fev - er

Eb9









I

felt

he

found

my let -

 Bbm7

the crowd

 Abmaj9

  



ters

 Dbmaj9

 

 

 

   

Eb9



prayed that

 

he



would fin -





each

ish





Fm11



 



out

loud.



         Bm7b5

           but he just kept



Eb11

one





                 I

and read



64

Bbm9

em bar -assed by

                  

     

  

       

right

 Abmaj7

  

 

on

 C7



C7(+9)

 



Vocal

Killing me Softly

68

          



    

Strumm ing my pain with his fin -



Fm9

  

 

gers,

Bbm9



 



Sing ing my life



    

 

72

                      



Kill ing me soft - ly with his



Fm9

  

  

76

      



life

Abmaj9

  



song,

  



   

Bb7/D

    

with his

Kill ing me soft

words,

Dbmaj9



Em7b5

-

ly

Ebmaj9



 



ly

Gbmaj9



Abmaj9

Gb13

  



with his

   

-

   

        

      

Kill- ing me soft



with his words.



Eb9

  



  

song,

Dbmaj7

Tell ing my whole



  





    

With his

song.



  



Vocal

Killing me Softly

80

   



   





   





84

  



Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

        





    

 

Eb9

     

  

   

                  Bbm9

      



      



     



      



     



             



    

88



Ab13

     

  

   

   

Db7alt

    

Bb13

       



Vocal

Killing me Softly

93

   





       

   

Eb7(#9#11)

       

97

  



     

  

Eb11

    

100

   



Am7



Fm9

       

    

   

Fm11

   

Bbm11

   

   

Bm7b5

    Ab9





       







       Em7b5





   





   

Eb13

C7(+9)





  

Ab7#9

  

Gbmaj9



    

Fm9

               



Vocal

Killing me Softly

105

  



         

Bb7/D

     

110

  





     

  

Am7b5 Dm7b5(b9)

Dbmaj9

       

  

1.

       

Fm9



                  Dm9b5 Gb7

              

           



    



Dm9

 

Dbmaj7 Gbmaj9

       

2.



115





           

   

Bm7

  

 













  

           

    



       mf

    

               

Vocal

Killing me Softly

120

    



    

     



He sang

Bbm9/F Comp



  

 as



if



      

       he knew me

Eb9







in all



Abmaj9

  

my dark

des pair



Dbmaj9

 

 

 

124

                              

And then



Bbm7

     



he looked



right through me



Eb9

 



128

               But he just kept on sing ing,       Bbm9

   





as

Eb11

 



if

i



        

Fm11



  Abmaj7



was - n't



there.



Bm7b5

             Sing - ing,



   

 

clear

and strong.



C7



C7(+9)

 



Vocal

Killing me Softly

132

              

Strumm ing my pain with his fin -



Fm9

    

136

    



 

Sing ing my life



Bbm9



Eb9

    

Kill ing me soft - ly with his

song,



Fm9

  

140

      

life

Abmaj9

  



  



   

Em7b5

Bb7/D

    

with his

Kill ing me soft

words,

Dbmaj9



-

 

ly



   



 



ly

Gbmaj9





Abmaj9

Gb13

  

with his

Ebmaj9

-



  

        

      

Kill- ing me soft

  

with his words.



          

  



gers,



 





  

song,

Tell ing my whole



Dbmaj7

  





    

with his

song.



  



Vocal

Killing me Softly

open - Gradually Fading away

      

   

      



      

149



Bbm7/F







    

       

       mf    

1.

Gm7(b9)





      

      

    

2.





   

Gm7(b9)

Bbm9/F

Solo - scat

144





 

Cm7/F

Cm7/F

  



    



  

 



 







152

    





  



   

        





Ebm7/Fm





  

   

 



     

  



  

   

Fm9

 

Fm9

     

 

Solo Soprano Sax (If No Vocal)

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     

           

mf

        

                   

5

9

    

14



3      





22

                                             

27

31

  

    



        

                  

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy



  

 





   

      

  

    

Killing me Softly

Solo Soprano Sax (If No Vocal)

34

          

        

           

39

48









56

  

     

                        

    



68

                   

73

76

    

        

  

 

   

 

      



   

      



    

  

  

 

                  

61

65

  

           

43

            







  



    

    

Solo Soprano Sax (If No Vocal)

Killing me Softly

80









Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time Cm9 F9

                    

88

94





Bb13

Eb7alt

C13

Gm11

C#m7b5

Cm11

F11

Bm7

Gm9

F#m7b5

F13

Bb7#9 Abmaj9

F7(#9#11)

Bb9

D7(+9)

                        Gm9

C7/E

                         

100

Bm7b5

Em7b5(b9)

     

106

Ebmaj9

   

1. 110





Gm9







Em9



   

Ab7

C#m7



120

                                             

125

129

  

    



  

 



Abmaj9

   

  

        Em9b5

Ebmaj7



   

      

  

    

Solo Soprano Sax (If No Vocal)

Killing me Softly

132

              

     

137

   

140

    

        

  

    

 



  

  

      

   

    



open - Gradually Fading away

      

144

1. 150 Am7(b9)

Cm9/G

Solo Gm7

Fm7/Gm

Cm7/G

                   

     

          

Dm7/G

2.

Am7(b9)

Dm7/G

   

Gm9

 

1st Alto Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

    

3        

 



mp

pp

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14

Dim to nothing

 

22



34





 



mp

            mf

        

43

48





    





         

         Soli

f





          

    



mf



   

       

62

mf

mp



          

             

         

3                    





f

53

56

 

3

   

  

3

  

f

   



         

   

1st Alto Sax

Killing me Softly

               

      

68



f

73

       mf

 

78

 



84



3

3

f







 

      

            2nd time only!

           

105

110

1.

 



         

    

            PLay

f



 



f



Fall both times

mf

  



 

Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

100

  

    



mp

88



               

 

     

2.





 



   







1st Alto Sax

Killing me Softly



120



       Soli

mp

      

132



f

                         

137

       mf

142

 

         

           3

3

 



     f



1.

  

    

open - Gradually Fading away 1st Time only

 





  

  



2nd Alto Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

    

14



pp

3        

 

mp

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) Dim to nothing

 





 



             

         



           

mf

f

43

48





22

34







 

      

         

3                   

53

56



62







    mp

         mf



3

     



          f

          

mf



  

3

 

f

  

   



        

 

2nd Alto Sax

Killing me Softly



f



78

 

 

mf



81





  



3



f



Fall both times

         

            

100

2nd time only! mf

105

            





  

    

mp

       

109

f



Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

88



      3



    

                        

68

1.



      

   

            PLay

f

  

     2.

   

2nd Alto Sax

Killing me Softly



114







 





f

 

              3

mf

3

open - Gradually Fading away

  

1st Time only

f



    

                         

132

142







1.



  



1st Tenor Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

     

3        

 



mp

pp

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14





22

 

34





Dim to nothing



 





mp

mf

             



     



        

  

                   

53

3

56











        

62

mf

  

3

 





 

    

  

3

 

f

   





mp



 



           f

    

mf

 

           

                

43



         

     

f

48



Soli





        



1st Tenor Sax

Killing me Softly

  

              

        

68



f

          

73



  



  







 

mf

 

76

  

 





Solo

80









Fm7/Gm

     

84

Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time Cm9 F9

Gm7





Cm7/G



   

  Cm9/G













Am7(b9)

   









Dm7/G

   

                          

88

Gm11

Bb13

Cm11

Eb7alt

F11

C13

Bm7

Bb9

F7(#9#11)

D7(+9)

                         

94

C#m7b5

1st Tenor Sax

Killing me Softly

Gm9

F#m7b5

F13

Bb7#9 Abmaj9

Gm9

C7/E

                         

100

106





Bm7b5

Em7b5(b9)

   

Ebmaj9

   

1. 110



120





Gm9











Soli

        mp



f

C#m7

mf



 

   

1st Time only

f



         

open - Gradually Fading away 1.



Abmaj9

   

  

    



  

    

         

        

137

  

Ab7

              

        

Ebmaj7

   

        Em9b5



132

142

Em9



  

  



2nd Tenor Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

    

14

 22

 34





Dim to nothing





53

 56

mp

pp













 



           

                mf

f









           

 



12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

43

48

3         

      



        

 



   

           

62

mf

mp



             f

                   



             

mf

3



3

   

3



      

 

f



         

 

2nd Tenor Sax

Killing me Softly

        

68

f

                



72

    



      

80

f



mf

           3 3      









mp

Solos



  

f

- Tenor 1st Time

       



- Guitar 2nd Time

88

Fall both times

100

2nd time only!

  

       

mf

105

           

110

1.

  

          

     

           PLay

f

       2.

 

 

  









2nd Tenor Sax

Killing me Softly

120















                      





open - Gradually Fading away

142

  

Time only  1st                    3 3

mf

f



     

132

f





1.



  



Bari Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

   

14





 



pp

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

3

mp



22

 

   

  





34

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy





          



f



           f

48

                            mf

52

                          

 

56







    mp

           

62

mf



  

 





 



         





Bari Sax

Killing me Softly

         f

68



72

   

80



 

f

                

 



      

84

         

    

   

          

 

3

3

mf

     





           f

Solos - Tenor 1st Time

      



- Guitar 2nd Time

88

Fall both times

              mf

100

2nd time only!

         

                      

105

110 1.

 

             PLay

f

   

  



2.



      





Bari Sax

Killing me Softly



120











                         f 

 

             3

mf

3



open - Gradually Fading away

     f

1st Time only



       

132

142





1.



  



1st Trumpet

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

    

14

 22

 34







12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)





Squeeze



 

     

56













mf

















f



    

       mf





             

mp





 

f

 

  

 



40

52





48

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy





         

       

f

 



1st Trumpet

Killing me Softly

              

        

68

f



     

72

     f

Solos

     

100



mp

     



3

3

    









f

- Guitar 2nd Time

 

Fall both times





   

106



f

  

          

         

132

f









  



           

3

1.

 



 

   

 1.







  

 mf

 



On Cue

   

p

    2.



PLay

 





f



 

              



f

     

 

1st Time only open - Gradually Fading away

144









     

136

 



mp

  





    

2nd time only!

111

149

  

mf



- Tenor 1st Time

88





80

 

 



 

      3

    

3

 

2nd Trumpet

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     14

 22

 34









12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

 



Squeeze





  

48

 

  

52

   





mf



mf

          f

    

  









              f





 

     

      

      

      

68

72









f

mp







40

56

 

   

  f

              





  mf



  

 



         3

3

2nd Trumpet

Killing me Softly



    

80

f

mp

Solos









     f

- Tenor 1st Time

       



- Guitar 2nd Time

Fall both times

88

2nd time only!



100









   



    

106

f

  

 

                        f

    

136

      

  

1.

 

         1.









  

  mf

f

 

 

        

   

p

   

 

  

On Cue

2.

PLay



              

1st Time only

3

  



 

f

149

 

  open - Gradually Fading away        

144

 



111

132

 





mp

97

  

 







3

3



 

 

3rd Trumpet

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

        

       

Harmon Mute

    mf

        

8

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

  



 3   



12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14

 22

 34





Dim to nothing









Squeeze





  

48

   

56



 



mf





mf



           



  



 

 





f

               f















   

Open



mp



Soli





40

52









     

       mf

  

       

       

     

f

 



3rd Trumpet

Killing me Softly

    

                      

68



f

78

  

81







 

mf





mp

- Tenor 1st Time

       



- Guitar 2nd Time

Fall both times

100

 

    f

106

            

120







Soli





       mf



 f

  

    



 





3

f

 

mp

 

     

2nd time only!

97

  

3





Solos

88

 



 



      







             

          

1.



PLay

f

         



To harmon - no stem





3rd Trumpet

Killing me Softly

132







Harmon - no stem

        





  

f

    

        

139

   



open - Gradually Fading away

   

144

Solo - accompany Vocal scat

1st Time only

   

Cm9/G

       

Gm7

f

Fm7/Gm

       

                           

149 Cm7/G

1.

Am7(b9)

Dm7/G

2.

Am7(b9)

Dm7/G

Gm9

4th Trumpet

Killing Me Softly With His Song



Slowly q=80

         

       

Harmon Mute

    mf

        

8

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

  



 3   



12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14

 22

 34





Dim to nothing









Open





  

56











mf



 



  



 





f

                f



mp





 

Squeeze

48







  







40

52







     

       mf



  

      

       

     

f

 



4th Trumpet

Killing me Softly

                         

68



To Straight Mute



f

  



     

80

f Solos

mp

- Tenor 1st Time

        



- Guitar 2nd Time

88

Fall both times

2nd time only!



100

 

 



        

106



 

     f

   



 



      1.







f









Open

    



mp

97

  

   







        f

    

          

74

Straight Mute

         

               PLay

f

4th Trumpet

Killing me Softly

112









        

132

f

  

 







 mf

  

3            3

open - Gradually Fading away

    1st Time only



f

  

149



                



   

136

144



3



   

p

    2.

1.

 

On Cue







   

 

1st Trombone

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Slowly q=80

  

      







7

   

14





mp

       

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

   

34

 

 mf

40

    

44

   

48

   

52

   









Soli

mp

  

  



 

f



 3    

       

        







 

22

           

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

      

 

mf

 

 

  

 

     

        



f







mp





 

     

 

          f

   

1st Trombone

Killing me Softly



play if no strings

    

56

  



p

                 



62

         



68

f

   



    

Play

             



        



 

            

    

3

3

Solos



f

- Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

      

88

94

   

 

Fall both times

 

     



2nd time only!

mf

 

  

 

 

   

mf

78



mf

           

73



   





  

     mf

f

  

              

1st Trombone

Killing me Softly

100

   

106

   

 



  



f



    

           

    

           Soli

mp

      



132



f



  

  

only 1st Time         





f

mf

     

  3



f

   



   

  



   

On Cue

 







 





        

p

   



 

3

2.

1.

PLay







      

1.



open - Gradually Fading away

144

149



       



   



   

       

                

140





137

mf

 

2.

111

127



  

   

3

 

2nd Trombone

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80



  



7





    

      

mp

 



Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

  

 







3     

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14

Dim to nothing

  







   

34

   

   

      

52

   

      



44

   

      

mf

41

48





22





 

 

   

f





 

    





        



f



 



     

mf

mp







 

      

   f

   

Killing me Softly

56

 



play if no strings



p

2nd Trombone

  

   



              



62





  

Play



mf

                             

68





f

              

78

    

mf

Solos

3

3



 



f

     mf

f

- Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

      

88

94

   

 

Fall both times



     

2nd time only!

mf

  



   

  

              

2nd Trombone

Killing me Softly

100

   

106

   







    

         

111

   f



 

    2.















        

    









1.



 

  

PLay

  

mf

f

  

                             



132



f

                 

142

mf

3

3

open - Gradually Fading away 1st Time only

    f



1.



  



3rd Trombone

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

       7

  







 

3

     



12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) 14

Dim to nothing

    









 

        

      

34

mf

   

      



    

44

  

48



    

        f

mf

 

 





         

 

     



 

     

f

mp

52





22

41

 



 

mp







   

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

 

      

   f



   

3rd Trombone

Killing me Softly



play if no strings

    

56

p

  



            



62

   





  

Play



mf

                               

68





f

                   

78

Solos

mf

3

3



 



f

     mf

f

- Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

        

88

Fall both times

       

94

2nd time only!

mf

  

       

    

                

3rd Trombone

Killing me Softly

100

   





        

106

          

111

  

  

    2.





f

      



 







        

1.

      

  





PLay

mf

f

    

                            



132



f

                  

142

mf

3

3

   

openTime- only Gradually 1st

f



1.

Fading away



  



Bass Trombone

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Slowly q=80

      

     







mp

 

7

    

14







12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

 3

  



 



   



22

            

34

      

mf

41

   

44







 

  

      



mf



 



          







f

      

          f

                                 mf

48

                              

52

Killing me Softly

56

 



play if no strings



p

Bass Trombone

  

                 

62

 

   





Play

     mf

                                 f

68







3 3                                      mf f

78

83

   Solos

                          mf f

- Tenor 1st Time

          - Guitar 2nd Time

88

Fall both times

       

94

    

2nd time only!

mf

    

       

   

             

Bass Trombone

Killing me Softly

100

 





     f

               

106





   

             

   



1.

 



PLay



  mf







 





                                  f 

3  3                     mf

open - Gradually Fading away

     f

1st Time only

f



132

142

  



2.

111

120



       

    

 







1.



  



Guitar

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     





Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

 

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers) Solo

Fm7

       

14

Ebm7/Fm

       

18

22





Comp Bbm9/F

Fm11

Eb11

    

31

    Bbm7/F

   

   

Gm7(b9)

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

Eb9

    Cm7/F

   

   

Bbm7

Eb9

                       

     

28

Bbm9/F

     





Abmaj7



Bm7b5







 

Bbm9

 



C7



 

 

 

                           

34

Fm9

Bbm9

Ebmaj9

      

40

Gbmaj7

       

44

Eb9

Abmaj9

   

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

   

Fm9

   

Fm9

   

Bb7/D

Em7b5

Dbmaj7

   

        Dm9b5 Gm9

Cm7(b9)

Guitar

Killing me Softly

Fm7

       

48

52

 56



Ebm7/Fm

 

   

Bbm9/F

Bbm7/F

   

   

Gm7(b9)

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

    Cm7/F

   

   

Bbm7

Eb9

                       

Fm11

Eb11

    

65

   

Eb9

     

62

Bbm9/F

     





Abmaj7



Bm7b5







 

Bbm9





C7





 

 C7(+9)



 

                             

68

Fm9

Bbm9

Eb9

Abmaj9

Ebmaj9

Dbmaj7

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

   

Bbm9/F

Gb13

Fm9

Bb7/D

Em7b5

Gbmaj9

                          

74

Fm7

      

80

Ebm7/Fm

       

84

Bbm7/F

   

   

Gm7(b9)

   

    Cm7/F

   

Guitar

Killing me Softly Solos - Tenor 1st Time

            - Guitar 2nd Time

Bbm9

88

Eb9

Ab13

Db7alt

Bb13

Fm11

Bm7b5

Bbm11

Eb11

Am7

Fm9

Em7b5

Eb13

Ab7#9 Gbmaj9

Eb7(#9#11)

Ab9

C7(+9)

                          

94

Fm9

Bb7/D

                           

100

Am7b5 Dm7b5(b9)

Dbmaj9

Dm9

Dbmaj7 Gbmaj9

1.

Fm9

                      

106

                              

111

Dm9b5 Gb7

Ebm7/Fm

Bm7

Bbm7/F

2.

Bbm9/F

Solo w/distortion

Gm7(b9)

Cm7/F

                   

116

Bbm9/FComp

Eb9

 

                              

122

Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

Bbm7

Eb9

Fm11

Bm7b5

Guitar

Killing me Softly

Bbm9

       

128

132





Eb11

Abmaj7

   

   

C7

C7(+9)

   

                         

Fm9

Bbm9

Eb9

Ebmaj9

Dbmaj7

Abmaj9

Abmaj9

Gb13

Dbmaj9

Fm9

Bb7/D

Em7b5

Gbmaj9

                           

138

open - Gradually Fading away

                          

144

Fm7

Bbm9/F

Ebm7/Fm

                           

149

Bbm7/F

1.

Gm7(b9)

Cm7/F

2.

Gm7(b9)

Cm7/F

Fm9

Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Slowly q=80

"Dreamy"

Bbm9

Fm9

 

 



             

7





Eb% Abmaj9

 

    

14



mp

 

 



Dbmaj9

 

 



 

 





 



 

     mf

18



     



 



 

Cm9

Fm11 Fm% Bb9/DFm9 Bb7 Em7b5

 

Gbmaj9

 

 

      

 



   

Gmaj9 Gbmaj9 Fm9

         3



3          





 

      

      



  

 

 

Abmaj9

 

Abmaj9

 

Dbmaj9

12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

  

Eb%



 

             

     

  

   

Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly

                

22

Eb9

Bbm9/F Comp



Abmaj9



Dbmaj9



Bbm7

                        27

   

Eb9

    





30

  





Bbm9

      34

   







Fm11



Eb11

    



   









Abmaj7

    



Bm7b5

C7









   





                             Fm9

40

   

Ebmaj9

Bbm9



        44

   

Gbmaj7



     

Eb9



Dbmaj9

    

   

Abmaj9

Fm9



Abmaj9

   

Fm9



   

Bb7/D

Em7b5



Dbmaj7

    

        Dm9b5 Gm9

Cm7(b9)

Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly

48

  





   





52

     

                         



     



                 Bbm9/F

Eb9





   

56

            





  



         



Abmaj9



Dbmaj9

Bbm7

                        61

   

 Eb9

     64

  

Bbm9







Fm11





     

     

 Eb11



   





Bm7b5

 Abmaj7

   





 C7

C7(+9)

   

Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly

68

   













                               Fm9

74

  

Bbm9



Eb9



Ebmaj9

Dbmaj7

Abmaj9

Gb13

 Abmaj9

Fm9

 Dbmaj9

Em7b5

Bb7/D





Gbmaj9

                         

80







 



84

       



 



 

   



 

      

              

 

              



 

     

  

   

Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly Solos

   

- Tenor 1st Time

88

   

- Guitar 2nd Time

   

  

              Bbm9

 

Eb9

Ab13

  

   

Db7alt

Bb13

       

93

       

Eb7(#9#11)

     

   

Fm11

   

   

   

Bbm11

   

   

Bm7b5

97

      Eb11

    



  

Am7



100

        Fm9

       

      Em7b5



   Ab9



   Eb13







     

Ab7#9 Gbmaj9

    

C7(+9)



   

Fm9

      





     Bb7/D



Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly

1.

106

     

   

  

Am7b5 Dm7b5(b9)

Dbmaj9

                           

111

Dm9b5

Gb7

           115

         

           



Bm7

    Dm9

 



 

                

Abmaj9



 

mf

      



           



    



 

Eb9

Fm9

           

120

Bbm9/F Comp

   

Dbmaj7 Gbmaj9

2.

   

 

 

              

   

Dbmaj9



Bbm7



                        125

  

Eb9

  

 







Fm11

     

 

Bm7b5









Piano (Synth Rhodes Opt.)

Killing me Softly

128

   





Bbm9

        132

  





Eb11



Abmaj7

   



  C7

   



C7(+9)

   







                               Fm9

138

   

Bbm9

 Ebmaj9

Eb9

 Dbmaj7

Abmaj9



Fm9

Gb13



Abmaj9

Dbmaj9

Em7b5

Bb7/D





Gbmaj9

                                

open - Gradually Fading away

144

      150





1.

         

           

       mf       

      

       

       

 

 

2.

      

           

       

Fm9

     

Electric Bass (Frettless Opt.)

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song

        

Slowly q=80

       

mp

     

6

   

    



10

14





12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

                mf

           

18

22

     

             

27

    

 

 

        

   



   

   3    

 

      

 

           

                 

   

              

                          

30

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

      

Electric Bass (Frettless Opt.)

Killing me Softly

                                     

34

           

39

      

           

                                    

43

                                 

48

                               

52

56

              

61

    

 

 

                   

   

                

                          

64

      

Electric Bass (Frettless Opt.)

Killing me Softly

                                      

68

           

73

77

      



      

             

        

                       

80

     

         

Solos - Tenor 1st Time - Guitar 2nd Time

                                  Walk! Bbm9

85

Ab13

Db7alt

Bb13

Eb7(#9#11)

Eb9

Fm11

                         

90

Bbm11 Eb11 Am7 Ab9 C7(+9)                           

95

Bm7b5

Electric Bass (Frettless Opt.)

Killing me Softly

Em7b5 Eb13 Ab7#9 Gbmaj9 Fm9 Bb7/D                             

100

Fm9

Am7b5 Dm7b5(b9)

      

106

Dbmaj9

Dm9

   

1.

Dbmaj7 Gbmaj9

Fm9

              

                               

111

Dm9b5 Gb7

2.

Bm7

mf

           

116

120

     

              

125

    

 

 

  

           

                   

   

                

                          

128



      

Electric Bass (Frettless Opt.)

Killing me Softly

                                      

132

           

137

         

140

      

                       



mf

149

  

152

    



 

          

1.

  

2.

      



                      

open - Gradually Fading away

144

  

 





 

   



  

  

 

 

  

Drums

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

    

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

Cymbal wash - Mallets

                     

mp

(ad lib cymbal tinkles)

    

6

 

10





   





12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)





    





   

  

                            

14

    (4)

mf

    

18

    (6)

 

3

   

    (8)

(4)                                      

22

    

27

 

31

(6)



(10)



    





    (8)







    

(12)





Drums

Killing me Softly

(4) (Brass)                                          

34

(8) (10)         (6)                       

39

    

44

    (12)

       

   

                    

   

48

    

52

    (6)

   

(4)

    (8)

(4)                                      

56

    

61

 

65

(6)



(10)



    





    (8)







    

(12)





                                

68

Drums

Killing me Softly

71

 

 

(4)

   

    

76

    (6)

    (10)

   

(12)              

                            

80

    

84

    (6)

    (8)

   

    (4)

    (8)

Solos - Tenor 1st Time

(4)                                  - Guitar 2nd Time

88

(6)        

93

  

97

   

(10)        

 



    (8)

 

       

(12)         



Drums

Killing me Softly

100



     

 (4)                

(6)              (8)     (10)                      

105

                                                2.

110 1.

    

115

   

(4)

   

   

(6)

    (8)

(4)                             

120

    

125

 

129

(6)



(10)



    





    (8)







    

(12)





Drums

Killing me Softly

                                    

132

    

137

(6)

 

141

 

144



(10)



   



 



    (8)

 





 

     

(4)

   

 

 

(12)

open - Gradually Fading away

(4)                             mf

(8)                            

149



(6)

1.

(8)

2.

(Opt.) Violin 1

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     





12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

 



14

   





40



   





mf



 







 





    

56

    



 





  

 







 



     

   

mp

             







48

62





  



Dim to nothing

   



  

22

34

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy





 



(Opt.) Violin 1

Killing me Softly

   

75

    





 

68

   

  







  

    

   







81

   



Solos

  -Guitar 2nd Time   

100







132

    



138

   







- Tenor 1st Time

88







 

  



1.



   





   

   

   



  



open - Gradually Fading away

On cue        

144



mf

150

   

1.





   







2.







   

(Opt.) Violin 2

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     





12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

  

22



 



14





  





 

Dim to nothing





    

34

   





mf

    

40

 











   

56

   



 





  

 







 



     

   

mp

             







48

62

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy





 



(Opt.) Violin 2

Killing me Softly

   

75

    





 

68

   

  







  

    

   







81

    

Solos



- Guitar 2nd Time        

100







132

   

138

    





  

  



1.



   







   

  



   

   



open - Gradually Fading away

  On cue      





- Tenor 1st Time

88



144

mf

150

   



1.





   







2.







   

(Opt.) Violin 3

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Slowly q=80

     





12/8 feel Funk q=174 (swung quavers)

   

22

 34

 40



 



14





  





 

Dim to nothing



  

   





mf

   

 











    

56

    



 





  

 







 



     

   

mp

             







48

62

Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy





 



Killing me Softly

68

    



   







75

(Opt.) Violin 3

   

  







  

    

   







81

    









Solos

- Guitar 2nd Time        



- Tenor 1st Time

88

100







   

138

   





 

132



  



1.



   





   

   

   



  



open - Gradually Fading away

      

144

On cue



mf

150

   

1.





   







2.







 

 

Suggested Solo - Tenor Sax

Commissioned by the Toronto Starlight Orchestra (www.starlightorchestra.ca)

Killing Me Softly With His Song Fox/Gimbel Arr. Matt Amy

   



q=174 (swung quavers)

 5





Fm7/Gm

    

Dm7/G               

         Cm7/G



Solos - Tenor 1st Time

 - Guitar 2nd Time     

9

 Cm9/G                     

Gm7

12/8 feel Funk

3

Am7(b9)

3

3

3

3

Bb13              

Eb7alt

F9

3

F7(#9#11)

C13



            

3

Gm11

C#m7b5

                                       

13

Bm7 Bb9        F11               Cm11

17

21



3



Gm9





D7(+9)



      3

3

Abmaj9

                           F#m7b5

F13

Bb7#9

Ebmaj9 Bm7b5 Em7b5(b9) C7/E                                3 3

25

Gm9

Em9

        

29

3

Ebmaj7

          3

                    

Abmaj9

1.

Gm9

Em9b5 Ab7 C#m7