Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The Aristocrats: I Want A Parrot'
The Aristocrats: I Want A Parrot'
‘I Want A Parrot’
I WANT A PARROT
As recorded by The Aristocrats
(From the 2012 Album THE ARISTOCRATS)
Music by Guthrie Govan
D
PR = 162 (P P CP P )
A Theme A1
E b
D /E E Edim
gggg 6 V V
1
I 8 V l } V l } }V
l
}
V
V
l
} V l } V V V fV l } V V
V V V V
T 0 0
A 9 8 6 8 6 11
6 x 6 x 5 x 5 x 6 x 5 x
B
0 0 0 0
sl. sl.
E b
D /E E Edim
gggg V V fV V V V V
5
I V l } V l } }V
l
}
V
V
l
} V l } V V V
V V V
0
T 0 4 0
A 9 8 6 8 6 6
6 x 6 x 5 x 5 x 6 x 5
B
0 0 0
sl. sl.
b
f VVV
E D /E E Edim
gg V V
9
Igg V l } V l } }V
l
}
V
V
l
} V l } V V V VV
V V V
7 11
T 0 4 8
A 9 8 6 8 6 11
6 x 6 x 5 x 5 x 6 x
B
0 0 0
sl.
E b
D /E E Edim
gggg V V fV V V V V
13
I V l } V l } }V
l
}
V
V
l
} V l } V V V
V V V
0
T 0 4 0
A 9 8 6 8 6 6
6 x 6 x 5 x 5 x 6 x 5
B
0 0 0
sl. sl.
B Theme B1
Dmaj9 11b Emaj9
gggg W VV VV WW R
PP VV VV VV l VV VV VV VV k
17
I W
T
6 9 13 8 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
A 4 7 11 6 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.
b Dmaj9 11 Emaj9
gggg V V V V V
25
I V V V
Full
M O
Full
let ring
T
A 8 8 (8) 4
2
B 2
sl.
C Theme A2
b
gggg E D /E
j
E
j
Edim
j j
27
I
W W
T
A
B
0 (0)
b
V V V V
E D /E E Edim
gggg V V V VVV
31
I f VV
0
T 17 16 14 9 4
A 6
5
B
sl.
b
V
E D /E E Edim
gggg V V P V V V V V V
35
I z gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV
FullM O M O 1/2M O 1/2M O
1/2 Full M Full M
7 11
T 7
6 6 4 3 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 4 6 4 (4) 1 4 (4) 1 6 9
A 5
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
b
V V V
E D /E E
gggg V V V gV V gV V V l f V gV P V V l f V V
39
I z
4:3
FullMO MO
1 1/2 M
Full
O
14 (14)
T 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 11 11 16 11 10 9
A
B
H sl. sl. P
fV V V
Edim
g g V fV V V V V V V V V ee V V V V V
42
Igg V V V V V V
15 12 11 12
T 14 11 12 14
A 16 12 16 12 11 11 12 14
14 14 13 11 11 13 14
B 14
E b
D /E E Edim
gg V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V
8va
g V V V V V V V V V V
43
I g fV
FullM M
Full M O 1/2M O 1/2M O
1/2 Full M M
Full
14 19 23
T 14 (14) 14 (14) 12 11 (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) 12 14 12 (12) 9 12 (12) 9
A 12 18 21
B
P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
E b
D /E
V
8va 8va 8va
V V V gV V gV V V
47
I
gggg l f V gV P
z
V l fV
4:3
M O
Full M O
1 1/2
19 19 18 19 18 18 17 18 18 23 18 17
T
A
B
H sl. P
E Edim
V V V gV V V V V V ee V V
8va
gggg V V V V V u V V
49
I
M
Full 1/2M
16 23 19 16 16 19 16
T 23 23 19 23 16 19 14 11 9
A 8 4
B
P P H H P H sl. sl.
D Theme B2
Dmaj9 11 b Emaj9
gggg W VV VV WW R
PP VV VV VV l VV VV VV VV k
51
I W
T
6 9 13 8 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
A 4 7 11 6 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
B
b Dmaj9 11 Emaj9
sl. sl. sl. sl.
gggg V V c V
59
I V V V fV V
V V gWWW gWWW
V W
0
T 0 0 2 2(14)
A 6 6 6 3 3(15)
6 4 4 4 4(16)
B 0 5 2
Amaj9 Dmaj13
sl.
Bmaj9 b T
G m11
V W
0 6 4
T 0 0 2 4
A 6 6 6 3 4
6 4 4 4 6
B 0 5 2
Amaj9 Dmaj13
sl.
Bmaj9 b
G m11
P
gggg VVV VV gV V V V
I V V V V V V Vc V V
gVVV
VV
VV VV V V
fV
67
V
let ring let ring
0 0 2 4 6 4
T 0 0 0 2 4 4
A 6 6 6 3 4 4
6 4 4 1 4
B 0 5
Amaj9 Dmaj13
sl.
b
C m11
H
b
F 7sus4 b
C m11 b
F 7sus4
b
F Riff section
C m7
gggg l l l k k k R k R V fV 3 l l
89
I V V V V V V R V P V fV V V V
aP gV V aP gV V
T
A 2 4 6 5 4 3
B 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
4 3 4 4
sl. sl. sl. P
sl.
gggg l l l l l l k k R
92
I R aP gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V aP gV V
M
Full
T
A 2
B 2 4 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4
4 4 4 4 3 4
sl.
sl.
gggg k R V fV 3 l l l
95
I P V fV V V V V V V V V
V V V
M
1/4
T
A 4 6 5 4 3 2 4 2 4
B 4 4 4 2 4
4 4
sl. sl. P
b
G Solo improvisation 1
(C m)
gg
97
Igg V V V V V V V V fV V V V V
Full Full
FullM FullM M O
Full
T
A 6
O
1/2
6
O
1/2
6 (6) 9
B 10 9 7
7
gggg VV gV V f V gV f V V f V gV f V V V V V
I V f V gV V V V V
V V V V
99
3 3
M MO
4:3
M
1/4 1/2
Full
T 12 11 (11) 10 11 10 9 9
A 9 11 12 12 11 12 11 9
9 11 11
B 7 9 10 11
9 9 9
P H P P P P
V V V V V
8va
g g V V f V gV f V V gV V V V V V V
V u
101
I g g fV gV f V gV u
M2 O M M M M FullM
6 3
Full 1 1/2 1 1/2
Full
14 21 21 (21) 21 21 21
T 12 13 14 13 12 14 16 17 17
A 13
10 11 10 11 14
B
sl. H sl.
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
8va 8va
gggg k
103
I 4:3 4:3 5:3
1 1/2 M FullM M
1 1/2 FullM M
1/2
21 21 21 21 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
T
A
B
V V fV V
105
I V
5:3 4:3 4:3
M
5 6
1/2
19 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 16 14
T 19 18 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 14 17 12 13 14 13 12
A 14 13 12 11 10 9
11 10 9
B 11
8va
V gV V V
6 5 5
gggg V V V V V V f V gV f V V gV f V gV V V
I V V V V V gV V fV
V V V V
107
5 6
16
T 14 16 15 16 15 14 16 18 19 19
A 9 11 13 16 15 13 11 14
13 11 13 14 16
B 11 9 11 9 11 13 14
sl. H H H
V V V V V V V
8va
g g f V gV f V V V gV V V V gV V
u }}
108
Igg u
M M
6
Full 1/2
O
Full
19 21 24 24 21 24 24
T 18 19 18 16 18 19 21 x 11
A x
B
sl. sl. sl.
g g V V f V gV f V V V V V V V V f V gV V f V gV V V fV V V f V V V gV f V V V
V
110
Igg 6 6 6
9 11 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 12 9 8 7
T 12 12 9 12 9 8 9 12 12 9 8 7 8 9 8 7
A 9
B
H P H P P P H P sl. H H H H P P P P sl. H H P P
gggg P V V V V V V V R 5
111
I z gV V V V fV V P V V V V V
V V V V V
tr[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
Brush hand lightly along string while trilling
3
T
9 16 8 6 4 6 4 3 6
A 8 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 2
B 6 4 2 (4) (2)(4) (4)
4 2
sl. sl. P P sl. sl. sl. H P P P
P P
H Interlude
gggg (E)
113
I c
W W fq V V V
FullM O
N.H.
T
A
B
0 (0) [3] 4 (4)
V VV VV gVV
gggg j VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V VV
117
I
4:3 4:3
4:3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 2 7 9 9 14 12 (12) 11 (11)
A
B
sl. sl.
I Theme A3
b
V V V V V
E D /E E Edim
g g V V }V V VV f VV VV
121
Igg
12 11 9 11 9 7
T 9 8 9 8 8
A
B
H
b
VVV
E D /E E Edim
6 7 9 11 0
T 8 9 10 (10) 12 0 0
A 13 6 6 6 6
14 5 5
B
0
sl.
sl.
b
V
E D /E E Edim
gggg V V P V V V V V V
129
I z gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV
M
Full
O
1/2M O 1/2M O 1/2M O FullM M
Full
7 11
T 7
6 6 4 3 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 4 6 4 (4) 1 4 (4) 1 6 9
A 5
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
b
V V V
E D /E E
g gg V V V l gV V gV V V l f V gV P V V l f V V
133
I g z
FullMO M
1/2 MO
1 1/2 FullM O
14 (14)
T 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 16 11 10 9
A
B
H sl. sl. P
fV V V
Edim
g g V fV V V V V V V V V ee V V V V V
136
Igg V V V V V V
15 12 11 12
T 14 11 12 14
A 16 12 16 12 11 11 12 14
14 14 13 11 11 13 14
B 14
E b
D /E E Edim
V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V
8va
g g V V V V V V V V V V
137
Ig g fV
FullM M
Full M O 1/2M O 1/2M O
1/2 M
Full FullM
14 19 23
T 14 (14) 14 (14) 12 11 (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) 12 14 12 (12) 9 12 (12) 9
A 12 18 21
B
P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
E b
D /E
V
8va 8va 8va
V V V gV V gV V V
141
I
gggg l f V gV P
z
V l fV
4:3
M O
Full M O
1 1/2
19 19 18 19 18 18 17 18 18 23 18 17
T
A
B
H sl. P
E Edim
V V V gV V V V V V ee V V
8va
gg V V V V V
143
Igg u V V
FullM M
1/2
16 23 19 16 16 19 16
T 23 23 19 23 16 19 14 11 9
A 8 4
B
P P H H P H sl. sl.
J Theme B3
Dmaj9 11b Emaj9
gg VV VV WWWW R
PP VV VV VV l VV VV VV VV k
145
I g g WW
W
0
T 0
6 9 13 8 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
A 4 7 11 6 4 6 4 4 9 6 4 4
B
0
sl. sl. sl. sl.
b
c
Dmaj9 11 Emaj9
g g c VV
VV WWWW VVVV VVVV j
149
I g g VV VV VV
W V V
W V V
1/2 Full
0 (0)
T 0 (0)
A 6 9 13 8 (8)
4 7 11 6 (6)
B 7 (7)
0 (0)
K Theme C2
Amaj9 Dmaj13 Bmaj9
gggg V V c V W V V
153
I V V V fV V
V V gWWW gV V
V W
GK2
0
KK23 2(14)
KK12
T 0 0 2(14) 0(12)
A 6 6 6 3(15)
6 4 4
B 0 5
sl. T T T T
gggg V V V c V VV VV
157
I V V fV V
V V gWWW gVV VV
V W
GK2
KK31
0 4
T 0 0 4
K2
A 6 6 6 4
6 4 4 8 6
B 0 5
sl.
gg V V V V c V VV
161
I g g VVV fV V
V V gVV V V
V V
let ring let ring
0 0 2
T 0 0 0 4 (4) 2
A 6 6 6 3
6 4 4 1
B 0 5 2
sl.
Amaj9 Dmaj13 b
C m11
b
F 7sus4 b
C m11 b
F 7sus4
b
L Jam on previous chords
C m11 F b
gggg WWW WWW k PP VV VV gVVV VV VV j
175
I WW WW z V V
u
2 (2) 2 2 (2)
T 4 (4) 2 4 4 2 (2)
A 4 (4) 4 3 (3)
2 (2)
B 4 (4)
H
b
C m11 Fb
gggg WW WW k bPPP VVV VVV VVV gVV VV k
179
I WW WW V V fV V V
z V
GK4 2
KK42
4 2 2
T (4) 2 4 2 2 11 9
K4
(4) 3 4 3 3 11 9
A (2) 9 4 5 4 2
B (4) 4
H sl. sl. P
b C m7 F b
gggg WW WW k gVV VV VV VV VV V V V V
I V
WW WW
183
MM MM
1/2 1/2
Full Full
M
1/2
O
9
T 5 (5) 11 11 11 (11)
A 4 (4) 11 11 11 (11) 8 8 6
2 (2)
B (4)
b C m7 Fb
gggg W k V V gV V gV V V k
187
I W WW gV V
4:3
1/2
let ring
6
T 7 7
A 6 (6) 9 9
6 (6) 9 8 8 8
B
sl. sl.
b (C m) b
(F )
gggg j VV VV j k V V k aP gV V gVV VV k V V V f V gV f V V V V
191
I z V gV
u
1/2
M
1 1/2 1/2
T 4 7 8 9 8 7
4 4 7 8 6 6 8 9 9
A 6 6 8 8 8 8
B 7
sl.
b b
V V V VV VV VV VV
(C m) (F )
195
I
gggg R c j
aP gV c j k V V k gVV VV k VV V gV
V
1/2
7 9 (9)
T 12 11 9 9 9 11 (11)
A 9 9 9 9 9
5 6
B 4
sl.
b b
a P gV f VV VV
(C m) (F )
V gVV VV VV VV fVV VV
g
Ig
gg j k V V fV k V V V k V VV k PPz VV
a b
199
4:3
u V V gVV V
M
Full FullM
9 9 9 9 8 9 13 14 15
T 12 11 11 9 9 9 (9) 11 12 12
11 11 10 9 8 (8) 12
A 9 8 (8)
B 11 9 7 7 (7)
H H
b b
V
(C m) (F )
gggg V j j k VV gVV k j P fV j P gV P V Pz gV k
z z
203
I V z u
3
Full Full
16 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
T 12 5 4
A 4 3
B 11
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
b b
V V V gV VV VV VV VV VV V
(C m) (F )
V V V
207
g
Ig
gg V j
u k gV V k gVV f f VV VV gVV f f VV VV ggVV
1 1/2
7 (7) 9 7 6 7 11 11
T 9 11 9 11 10 9 7 6 5 7 9 12 12 12 12
A 11 10 9 8 7 6 8 9 13 13 13
B
H P P P sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
b b
V V V V
(C m) (F )
gggg V j k Pz V V PR
I V V PR
V V aPR gV V V V
211
gV
FullM M [[[[[
Full 1/2
T 12 16 14 12
11 (11) 9
O
A
B 11 9 7 2 4 2
9 6 (6) 2 3 4
P P sl. P
sl. sl. sl.
b b
gggg (C m)
j k V k k V
(F )
k j
215
I u V
V V V
FullM M
Full
Full Full
T
A 6 4
1
B 2 (2) 0
sl. sl.
b
V V
(C m)
gggg V V V fV V
V V V V V
3 3 3
I k l V V fV V V fV V
3 3 3
V V V V V gV V V gV V V
219
3 3 3
M M
1/4 1/4 1/2 M
12 12 9
T 12 9
A 12 11 9 8 8
11 11 9 11 6
B 11 10 9 8 7 6 4 4 7 4 7
9 7 4 6
b
V V V V V V V V V V V V fV
(F )
gggg
3
fV
3
gV
3
V V V V f V gV V gV
221
I V gV V V V V f V V V V gV f V V V f V gV
3 3 3 3 3 3
9 12 9 9
T 4 6 7 9 8 9 10 11 11 9 11 9 11 9
A 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 8 7 8 9 8 9 11 11 10
6 8 6 8
B 7
sl. sl.
b
(C m)
f VV
8va
gggg VV j V V V V
223
I u u V V V V
M
Full FullM
21 12 9
T 9 20 9 12
A 9 11 9
11
B
sl.
b
(F )
8va
gggg V V fV V V f V gV V V V V
5 6
I gVV VV VV V V VV
3
225 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
M
6 5
1/2 1/2
T 11 11 O
O 11
9
14 (14) 13 12 11 10 11 12 11 9
12 11 9 12 14 12 11 9 9
A 11 11 (11) 9 11 11 15 11 9
11 9 11 9
B 11
P P P P sl. H P P P H H P P P sl. sl. P P
b
V V V V V VV
(C m)
V
5 5 6
g g V V
V V V V V V V V
227
I g g V V f V V V V V V gV V V V V V gV V V
V
6 7 6
12
T 9 12 14 12 9 12
A 9 9 11 9 11 11 13
11 9 11 11 9 11 9 11 13
B 9 10 9 7 11 11 9 11 13
9 7 9 12
sl. sl. P H H P P H P P sl. H H H H P P sl.
P sl. H
(F ) b
gg f V V k V V V k VV VV gVV V VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
8va 8va 8va
gg
228
I
M M M MM M M 1/2M M 1/2M
3 4:3 4:3
M M
Full Full Full 1/2 Full
Full
Full Full 1/2 1/2
19 19 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
T 15 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
A
B
b
(C m) (F ) b
V V V V
8va
gggg gVV VV V V V V V V l
231
I f f VV VV VV VV
4:3 4:3 ft
M M
1/2 1/2 M M
Full 1/4 M
Full
M2 Full
Full
N.H.
18 18
T 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 17
A 16 16 0 (0)
0 (0) 0 (0)
B 0 (0)
[3]
b b
} }
(C m) (F )
}
gggg gVV VV f V V f V V V l j c V V V u
235
I V t j k V
u
3
M2 Y
YO
Full
N.H. Y
7
T 11 (11) 10 9 8 7 2 5 x (x) x
A 9 6 [2]
B
P P P P P sl. sl.
b b
V V
(C m) (F )
gg V V V V V V V V V V
239
Igg V V V V P V V V V
z
k V
4:3
M M 1/2M M
4:3 4:3
\\\\\\\\
Full 1/2 Full
14
T 5 2 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 5 5 (5) 12
A 4 4 4
11
B
H
b
(C m) b
(F )
W
8va
gggg j PP VV VV VV V
243
I V V V Vc z
M O
\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Full
Full
0 (0) 16 24
T 0 (0)
A
B 9 (9)
9
sl. sl.
b
(C m) b
(F )
gggg j j j j } } } } } } } } } } } fV
247
I V fV
4:3 5:3
Full Full
T
A x x x x x x x x x x x 0
4 0
B
b b
gVV j
(C m) (F )
gggg j j j k VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
251
I u gV
GK9
KK98
7
T 11 5 4 5 7 (7)
A 6 4 6 8 (8)
B
sl.
b (C m) b
(F )
VV V k
8va
255
I
gggg VVV VV
V j V k VV VV PPz gVV VV VV
1/2
9 12 16 16 18 (18)
T 9 9(21) 14 17 17 19 (19)
A 9 9(21)
9 9(21)
B
T sl.
b b
VV VV VV
(C m) (F )
gggg j gVV j j }}
259
I
Y
16 (16)
T 17 (17) 17
A 15
x
B x
sl.
gggg j VV l VV k k VV VV
4:3
7
I j j V V V V V l V k k
t
Full
N.H.
T
A 4 6 9 11 6 6 6 4 4
4 6 9 11 6
B
b b
[2]
gg
Igg
(C m) (F )
11
V V V V V ft t t
Full
N.H.
T
A
B
0 (0) (0) [3] ([3])