CHAMELEON

MEDIUM FUNK q = 96—108 H. HANCOCK, B. MAUPIN, H. MASON, P. JACKSON

INTRO (STEADY
 µ
IN THE GROOVE)
       
PLAY 3 TIMES
       
 
DRUMS ENTER 2ND TIME (PLAY LAST TIME)


  
       
        
 
    
                    
2
 
        
B¨-7 E¨7
  2 PLAY 6 TIMES
   
CHORDS ENTER 3RD TIME
      
    
   

   
 
  
    
                 2
 
   
A (CUE PASSAGE CONTINUES UNDERNEATH MELODY)
E¨7 B¨-7  E¨7 
    B¨-7      PLAY 4 TIMES 

                     
 
 
                  2 
      
 
 
                  2
   
B¨-7 
               PLAY
B¨-7 E¨7 E¨7

        
4 TIMES 


  


 
                   
2
 
    

B B¨-7
  
E¨7 B¨-7  E¨7 
          PLAY 3 TIMES 
                 
 
  

 
  
 
                   2
 
     
D¨7sus
 B¨-7sus
µ 
 unis.
     
   
       
        
 
     DRUM FILL
     
  

Transcribed by VILLE V. (2009)

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C SOLO
    B¨-7 E¨7 B¨-7 E¨7
                      

  
  
 
                  
     

D µ B¨-7 D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨

       
A2 B2 PLAY 3 TIMES 
   unis.
      
        
   

     
      


                   
       
 
D¨7sus
 B¨-7sus
µ 
unis.     
      
        
 

        
 
 
DRUM FILL
         

(DRUMS PLAY SYNCOPATED 16THS ON SNARE) TILL CUE (1.–11.) ON CUE (12.)
E      
B¨-7
     
    
       
                
   

F SOLO
B¨-7
(FUNKY GROOVE)
D¨7sus B¨-7 D¨7sus
 
       
 
              
SAMPLE BASS LINE    
    
                       
 
  

 D¨7sus B¨-7sus
G µ  D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨ A2 B2
 unis.   
   
    

           
            
        
     
               

µ D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨
 unis. 
     
             

             
       
            
 3
H F#-7 A± D/E¨ D7alt A¨-7
   
          

        
           

I (FUNKY) D¨7sus B¨-7 D¨7sus

B¨-7
   
        
               
SAMPLE BASS LINE
                    
                 

B-7 D7sus C7sus E2/G# B¨-11 B-7 D7sus


            

DRUMS         (ETC.)
           
         

1.2. 3. µ D¨7sus
 B¨-7sus

           
D¨7sus  
 
unis.   

          


        
           
      

                   
SAMPLE DRUM FILL
   

 
J SOLOB¨-7 E¨7 B¨-7 E¨7 VAMP, SOLO & FADE
  
                
  
     
          
           
 
                  2
 
     

As played on Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters".

The bass vamp at Intro and letters A, B, C and J is played on a synthesizer.
The cue passage in Intro is a background line played by electric bass on the recording.