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THE
ESSENTIAL

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 from Invitation

Amerika
By Jaco Pastorius

00
Rubato
"A E7
8va------------------,
, IDeo

/- /J. .h J n.h
np aeeel.
Hann.-- - - - - - -i

" Chord symbols reflect implied harmony.

A E7
IDeo
8va ,
8va-- - - - - - - --

r Hann.- - - - - -i

B9 E7
-----------------------------
8va ~'
87a ~--------------------
IDeo 11M - -

1:1

""R.H. Hann.-- - - - - -i

""RighI hand.

Copyright @ 1984 Mowgli Publishing

4 Ali Rights Reserved Used by Permission

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 A E7 H.H.
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J. ~
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J. loeo 8va

r.-----
Harm.-- - - - - - - -I

A AlG# E~7#9
HR I loeo 8vau u u u

15ma ,
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D A
8va, loeo
8va- u u _ u u,

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D D#m7~5 E F#m D

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cresco ff

5
 from Weather Report-Heavy Weather

Birdland
Music by Josef Zawinul

[K]
Moderately fast J =157
N.C. G7#91B G/C G/D

j'
(Kybd.)
12

f
H.H.----------------------------------------------------
1/2 1/2
j j--t---" ~ ~

G7#91B

j'

H.H.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/2 1/2

~ j f ,~~~ ~

H.H.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
m m
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H.H.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
m m m
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H.H.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/2
f -. ~~,~~
In
j
In
J-t---'

@ 1977,1978 MULATTO MUSIC

6 International Copyright Secured Ali Rights Reserved
 Gm71]] F/G F/B

[oca

H.H ~
'f
m
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1/2
f- - - -1---'

E/B Dm7 DrnlG F/C Cm7 F/B G6 GrnlC F/E

1----1
I I r I

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G6 F F# G G6 Gm F/C

w/heavyreverb---------------------------------------------------------
*--------------------------------------

*Notes are plucked lightly while maintaining wide vibrato.

N.C.

10

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G/B G/C

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*The bottom note is plucked.

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G/D G/E G/C G

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n /n' '" /"" n
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lUI I " Il

AmlG Gadd2 G7

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N.C.

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loco

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BmEm G/B Cmaj7 C#m7~5 Bm7 Bm7fE Am7 C6 C/C# G

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ft
4- ft
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ft ft

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Bm Em C6 C#m7~5 C/D G/C C/D G

Bm Em G/B Cmaj7 C#m7~5 Bm7 E7~9 Am7 C6 C/C# G

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Bm Em C6 C#m7~5 C/D G/C Em C/D G

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ft I ft ft I
ft
u u
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 Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m75 C7 Bm7 E79 Am7 C6 cro G

Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m75 C7 Bm7 E79 Am7 C6 cro G5

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n
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G7
Play 9 times

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V

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110 oli .,. u
Il Il
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F#7 F7 E7 E7 D7 C#7 G7 F#7 F7 E7 E7 D7 C#7 G7 F#7 F7 E7

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11..2.,3. 114.
E7 D7 C#7 G7 F#7 F7 E7 E7 D7 C#7 G7 E7 D7 C#7 C7 G7

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letring- - - - - - - - - -

o o

o o n

10
 rn
G7

3
H.H.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~
J In - - r ~
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3
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1/4 1/2
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1/2 In 1/2
J-f~ .J-t--. ~ ~ J

*Played behind the bea!.

G/B

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In I 1/2
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 Gm

loco

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H.H J

[K] F/G F/B~ E~/B~ Dm7 DrnlG F/C Cm7 F/B

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letring- let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -i

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12
 Bm Em GIB Cmaj7 C#m7~5 Bm7 Em7 Am7 C6 C/C# G
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ft
n n
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Bm7 Em7 C6 C#m75 cro G/C cro G

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Bm7 Em7 C6 C#m7~6 cro G/C Em cro G

Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m7~5 C7 B7 E7#9 Am7 C6 cro G

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 Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m7#5 C7 Bm7 E79 Am7 C6 C/D G
3

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Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m7~5 C7 Bm7 E7~9 Am7 C6 C/D G

3

Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m7~5 C7 Bm7 E7~9 Am7 C6 C/D G

Play 3 times
3

Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m75 C7 Bm7 E79 Am7 C6 C/D G

.. .. ..

Begin fade Fade out

Bm7 Em7 EmID C#m75 C7 Bm7 E79 Am7 C6 C/D G

..

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 from Invitation

The Chicken
Music by Alfred James Ellis

[K] .
Moderate Funk J = 110
B~ N.C.

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I .
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p
ft ft

O O 1 130 O 1 3 *v
4- O 3

E~7

D7 G7

C7

Copyright @ 1969 by Golo Publishing Co.

Copyright Renewed
Ali Rights Administered by Uniehappell Musie Ine.
22 Intemational Copyright Secured Ali Rights Reserved
N.C.(B~7)

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B~7

E~7

D7 G7 C7

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N.C.(B~7) B~7
8va , loeo

24

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E~7 D7

A N.C.(B~7)
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1 2 O 2 2 I
3 X 3 2 2 3

B7
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E~7

G7 C7

N.C.(B~7) B~7

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 E~7

D7 G7

C7

N.C.(B7) B7
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 E~7 D7

G7 C7
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N.C.(B~7) B~7
8va ,
loeo

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4 4

E~7

D7 G7 C7

N.C,(B~7)

B7

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B~7

E7
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D7 G7

C7
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n 3 X .-, 3 9
~ 2 2.'3 X 355

N.C.(B~7)

30
 from Jaco Pastorius

Come on, Come Over

By Jaco Pastorius and Bob Herzog

Intro
Moderate Funk-Rock J =110
Gm7 G7U F# 13(#11) Fm7 N.C.

f let ring- - -t let ring- - -t

End Bass Fig. l

wl Bass Fig. l (2 times)

~ Verse
wl BassFig. l (7 1/2times)
Cm7

Mm, _ hmm. l. Come on, come o

2. Come on, come o
3. Come on, come o

ver as fast as you can._ You're a - fraid_ that

ver, ev-'ry-one's wait-in' on_ you,_ yeah. We're won-der- ing when
ver, the plea-sure's all mine.
_ Mu-sic play-in', the

you won'L like it but you don 't un - der - stando

_ One thing,_ my bro -
you'll get tired_ of won-der-ing what to do._ There is some-thin' here_
door just o-pened, you don't have to stand in line._ Peo-ple of_ the world._

ther, I can tell _ you true:

_
that can-not be de nied;
_
ya been up-tight,mov - ing much too long.
_ While you're

the more time you spend_ feel- ing hap - py, the less time_ you'll be_ blue.
_
and get on_ down.
_ Don't knock it 'till you try.-
get on the phone
bus - y mak-in' a stand, ev- ry-bo-dy's mak-in' plan8- to move _ on, move 'em all _ a

Copyright @ 1976 Pastorius Music and Bob Herzog Pub/ishing

1>:'Rights Reserved Used by PerrT"ission 35
 To Coda l-@-
Chorus
C9 C#9 D9
.110

I
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,~Come on, come on o -
1,
long.

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simile on repeat

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5 7 X
I
* wl vocal ad libs 3rd time.

AJ.L - - - -11 -
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- vero Comeon, comeon o

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ver, huh._ Come on, ya got _ to come

"
.,

To Coda 2 -@-

o vero Why_ don'L you come on,_ comeon,_ comeon 0-

....

36
 D.S. al Coda l
Interlude
wl BassFig. l (2Iimes)
Cm?

ver?

-$- Coda 1
Chorus
D9
A.II. - -
Come
on, comeon o vero
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l I T

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777 7 X 4 X X 7 7
5 5 vP~v4' 5 5 X 4 4
X 5 7 X

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Come on, come on o - ver, huh._ Why don't you

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 Come on,_ oh, come on o vero_

Keyboard Solo

.
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D.S. al Coda 2
Interlude
wl Bass Fig. l (2 times)
Cm?

38
 -$-Coda 2

come on, comeon o ver, _ uh, huh.

* Outro
D9
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2
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Beginfade

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39
 from Jaco Pastorius

Donna Lee
By Charlie Parker

l!] Fast J =218

A~ B~7

3
f

B~m7 A~

E~m7

B~m7

' 3---..

E~7

Copyright @ 1947 (Renewed 1975) Atlantic Music Corp.

A. Righis!or tl1e Wo~ exdud;.,g lt1e U.S. Controlled and A.dministered bj Screef' Gems-EMI Music lne.
~ Cop-,..;g"t Secured ~ R'g':s ~ea 47
 Bb7 C7
I L ..

3 -- -

ft

Frn C7#9 Frn

C7 Frn
q

Bbrn7 Eb7 Ab

48
B~7 B~m7
8va ,
3---, loeo
~ _ ,_o, _ 3--., 8va-- -
~

Harm.
letring- - - - - - - --i

E~7 A~ E~7 D7

I..~ ~ .. I .
8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I 1._ L

..~!! n" 43-

~
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-11 13- - 14 16 13
16 17 ~

D~7 D~m7 A~ F7

B~7 B~m7
8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3 3

E~7 A~ F7
8va-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I _ ~ ~ 3_ o _ ~---, L_ I ...

... .J
3 (1. ... ,--,,'" '

H "
14 11 I I
18 19 16 16 15 14 11 12 11

49
 B~7 C7
8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Frn C7#9 Frn C7

8v~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~

Frn C7#9 A~ F7
8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.. _.. .. 1._ I L

-g
3 .li - 3

4..

~
B~rn7 E~7 A~ F7 B~rn7 E~7#9 A~
8va ,
::-....

,-.., ~3~

50
B~rn7 E~7 A~

E~rn7 D~rn7
8va- - -- ------

A~ F7 B~7
8va ~ , wco
. . L

3
3

17 12 15 I 14 11 ,
13
-11 11 11 11 11 15

B~rn7 E~7 A~
15ma , 8va--------------------------

'...' ~ "

Harm i

let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I

F7 B~7 C7
8va----------------------------- loco
~3~ -E , /T'\

o 3 --' '--- 3 ' '--- 3 '

Frn C7#9

51
 C7 Frn

F#rn7 B7 E C#7

" F#7
- F#rn7

3 '---/
.. " n "

B7 E Brn7 A#7

3 ' 3 '

Arn7 E C#7

52
 B7 E C#7
#

F#7 G#7

C#m G#7#9 C#m

loeo

Harm.
leIring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -i

C#m EO E C#7
IL ,I .. _.u. _ I.._ JJ,_ ... .
8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
L.. ~

13 13 14
16 15 .-.
, "I!
T I~

F#7 B7 E N.C.
8va ------ ,
0 - loeo lSma-u---'

lelring- - - - - - - - - - - --i Harm.

53
 from Jaco Pastorius

Portrait of Tracy
By Jaco Pastorius
Free tirne
*05 D5 A5 E o/c **
15ma , wco

f
Harm.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ....
letring- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .... let ring throughout

*Chord symbols reflect implied harmony. ** Ali upstemmed notes are harmonics. Pitches
sound two octaves higher than written except
where indicated at IID .

Emaj9 Cmaj9 o/c Emaj7 E~7#9

***

***H.H. H.H.

*** D# harmonic is produced by fretting a B on the 2nd fret of the H string with the index finger,
then playing the harmonic on the 6th fret of the A string with the pinky finger (while stili holding the B).

[[]
Moderately J =98
Emaj9 Cmaj9 Emaj9 E7#9 Eadd2/0# * ** O
,-- 3---, t:\
t:\ I -------
---------
.-.

r
H.H. t it

tHarmonic located 3/10 the distance between 2nd & 3rd frets.
ttHarmonic is located directly over 2nd fre!.

DIF# F6(#4) E13 E13 Esus ~ E13

,-

Esus ~ E13 Esus~ ogo C~

ttt 8va - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - --

ttt Applies to upstemed notes only.

Copyright @ 1976 Pastorius Music

78 A" Rights Reserved Used b}- Perm'ssioP
B~m~7 Bm7 C~
8va , ,

Bm9 B~maj7 E~maj(#4) N.C.

J/-,) - -J.~ ,

G#m7~5(add6) G D/G NG D/G G#m7~5(add6)

8va--"

/ _,,) /oeo

G D/G NG D/G G#m7~5(add6) G D/G

G/C D/G
[I] AG/CTempo D/G
G#m7~5(add6) B~maj7 F6maj7

.-
Emaj9
3 '
Cmaj9 o/c D/O Emaj9 E~7#9
t:\
Emaj7(#4) *

\:I ~r
L-3--.J
H.H. H.H. **H.H.

**Harmonicsare producedby barring the 9th fre! of the G. D. and A ~

with the indexfinger. then playingthe harmonicsODthe 13thfret of the salDe
strings with the~. finger 'wbile still boldingthe oores00 the 9Ih fret

79
 from WeatherReport-Heavy Weather

Teen Town
By Jaco pastorius

[!] [!]
Moderately J = 128
Cl3 Al3

Fl3 Dl3 Cl3

Al3 Fl3 Dl3

Cl3 Al3

I
,.

Dl3 8va ---, Cl3 IDeo

Al3
.. .. liiiiiiI

-5- "7 ,
."7
.. -5--4- "7 "5 2,1. 5~~3 I

Copyright e 1977 Haapala Music

A Rights Reserved Used b') Perm $Son 91
 Fl3 Dl3 Cl3
8va ,

F13 D13
Al3

Cl3 Al3 Fl3

Dl3 Cl3 Al3 Fl3

Dl3 Cl3 A13 Fl3 D13

92
 E13 A13
8

wl octaver

E13 A13
12

.: OD
m E13 I
r-=-O
I 11 l'''
A13
C#13
... JJ._ * JJ._ ,

octaver off
f

ft ,
"7 , .

F#13 E13 C#13

r.i:'

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A13 F#13
Play 3 times

r. iiiiiiiiiiii

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,
. .

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93
 Bass Notation Legend
Bass music can be notated two different ways: on a musical statt, and in tablature.

Notes:
THE MUSICAL STAFF shows pitches and rhythms and is divided by bar lines into G A
E f
measures. Pitches are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet. C D
A R
I
Strings:

TABLATUREgraphically represents the bass fingerboard. Each horizontalline

~ ~ 9

===
ft

represents a string, and each number represents a fret. high : u ~

low E
3rd string, open 2nd string, 2nd fret 1st & 2nd stringsopen,playedtogether

HAMMER-ON: Strike the first (Iower) note with PULL-OFF:Piaceboth fingerson the notes LEGATO SLlDE:Strikethe first noteand SHIFT SLlDE: Same as legato slide, except
one finger, then sound the higher note (on the to be sounded.Strikethe first noteand thenslidethe samefret-handfinger up or the second note is struck.
same stringI with another finger by fretting it without picking,pullthe finger 011to sound downto the secondnote.Thesecondnote
without picking. the second (Iower) note. is not struck.

TRILL:Veryrapidlyalternatebetweenthe TREMOLOPICKING:Thenoteis pickedas VIBRATO:Thestringis vibratedby rapidly SHAKE:Usingonefinger,rapidlyalternate

notesindicatedby continuouslyhammering rapidlyandcontinuouslyas possible. bendingand releasingthe notewith the betweentwo noteson onestringby sliding

==
on andpulling 011. frettinghand. eithera half-stepaboveor below.
""'"
a

~
=
NATURALHARMONIC: Strikethe notewhile MUFFLEDSTRINGS:A percussivesoundis BEND:Strikethe noteand bendupthe BEND AND RELEASE:Strike the note and
the fret handlightlytouchesthe string producedby layingthe fret handacrossthe intervalshown. bend up as indicated, then releaseback to
directlyoverthe fret indicated. string(s)without depressingthem andstriking the originai note. Only the first note is struck.
them with the pick hand. /' -;----...

1/2 1/2

RIGHT-HAND TAP:Hammer("tap") the fret LEFT-HAND TAP:Hammer("tap") the fret SLAP:Strike("slap")stringwith right-hand POP:Snap("pop") stringwith right-hand
indicatedwith the "pick-hand"indexor indicatedwith the "fret-hand"indexor thumb. indexor middlefinger.
middlefinger andpull 011to the notefretted middlefinger.
by the fret hand.
~

+ ED

> Additional Musical Definitions

(accent) Accentuatenote (playit louder) D.C.al FIne 60 back to the beginning of the song andplay
unti! the measure marked "Fine" (end).

"
(accent) Accentuatenotewith greatintensity Bass Fig. Labelusedto recalla recurringpattern.

(staccato) Playthe noteshort Fili Labelusedto identifya brief patternwhich

is to beinsertedinto the arrangement.

r"1 Downstroke tacet Instrumentis silent(drops out).

v Upstroke . Repeatmeasuresbetweensigns.

D.S. al Coda 60 backtothesign( ~ ), then playuntil the Whena repeated sectionhasdifferent

measuremarked"ToCoda,"thenskipto the endings,playthe first endingonlythe first
sectionlabelled"Coda." time andthe secondendingonlythe second
time.
NOTE: Tablaturenumbersin parenthesesmean:
1.Thenoteis beingsustainedovera system(notein standardnotationis tied), or
2.Thenote is sustained,but a newarticulation(suchasa hammer-on, pull-oll,slideorvibratobegins),or
3. Thenote is a barelyaudible"ghost" note (notein standardnotationis alsoin parentheses).

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Blackbird
Soullntro
The Chicken
Chromatic Fantasy
Come on, Come Over
Continuum
Donna Lee
Invitation
Liberty City
Opus Pocus
Portrait of Tracy
River People
Teen Town
Word of Mouth

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