Comping

Concept & Demo

Music by Stuart Ziff
Transcribed by Glen Morgan
 = 118

(  =  
)
Ex. 1a (Chorus 1) 0:07
B  13
    1
 
  2
   3
 4
  
               
   
Electric Gu...


6 6 6 6 (6) (6) 6 6
8 8 8 8 (8) (8) 8 8
 7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
(7)
(6)
(7)
(6)
7
6
7
6

E9 G7(  9)
   5
 6 7
   8
 
      
         
Electric Gu...

  
6 6 6 (6)
6 8 8 (8) 11
 6
5
6
5
7
6
7
6
(7)
(6)
10
9
10

Cm7 F7 B  13 G7(  5)(  9) C13 F7(  5)(  9)
      
           
  
 
9 10 11 12

              
Electric Guitar

    
11 11 6 9 8 (8) 7
11 10 8 11 10 (10) 9
 12
10
10
10
7
6
10
9
9
8
(9)
(8)
8
7

Ex. 1b (Chorus 2) 0:34
B  13
  13
    14
 15
    16
  
                
Electric Gui...

 
6 6 (6) 6 6 (6) 6 6
8 8 (8) 8 8 (8) 8 8
 7
6
7
6
(7)
(6)
7
6
7
6
(7)
(6)
7
6
7
6


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 E9 E°7 B9
 
   17 18
  19  20  
        
 
Electric Guitar


9
8 6 (6)
 6
5
9
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
5 (5)

Cm7 F9 B9 B9   F7(  5)(  9)
  G7( 5)( 9) C9

           
      
21 22 23 24

                       

Electric Guitar

   
8 8 8 8 7 6 9 8 (8) 7
 8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
6
7
5
6
8
9
7
8
(7)
(8)
6
7
X X 6 5 8 7 (7) 6
 8 8

Ex. 1c (Chorus 3) 1:00

B6 B9 E9

   25   26  27      28   
                   
     
Electric Guitar


7
8 6 (6) 8 6 6 7
 7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
7
8
5
6
5
6
7
6
5 (5) 5 5 7

E9 B6 B9 G7(  9)
   
29
 30  31     32

                   
  
Electric Guitar

  
6 6
6 6 8 8 6 11
 6
5
6
5
7
8
7
8
5
6
10
9
6 6 5 10

Cm7 F7 B  13 G7(  5)(  9) C13 F7(  5)(  9)
     
     
 
  
   

   
33 34 35 36

           
Electric Guitar

    
11 11 11 6 (6) 9 8 7
11 11 10 8 (8) 11 10 9
 12
10
12
10
10
10
7
6
(7)
(6)
10
9
9
8
8
7


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 B  13 E7 B7
   
37

     38
    39

 
      
Electric Gu...

  
6
8
 7
6
6
5
(6)
(5)
6
5
6
5
7
6

Ex. 2 1:48
B  13 ¼  ¼  ¼
          
40 41
   
   
   42
   
   

43

      
3 3 3 
Electric Guitar

3
¼ ¼ ¼
  
6 6 5 6 (6) 6 5 6 (6) 6 6
9 9 9 6
 6
8
6
8
6
8
6 5


Ex. 3a 2:35
B9 E9
       
  44      45
                                
46 47 48

      
                     
Electric Guitar

6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
 5
6
5
6
5
6
X
X
5
6
X 5
X 6
X
X
5
6
X X 5
X X 6
X
X
5
6
X X 5
X X 6
X
X
X
X
6
5
X 6
X 5
5 5 5 X 5 X 5 (0) X 5 X X 5 (0) X 5 X X 5 X X X

Ex. 3b 2:47
B9 B7 B  °7 E7
3 
            
49

          50




 

51    
   
52
       
         
Electric Guitar

10 9 9
6 8 6 (6) 6 6 9 8 8
 X
X
5
6
X
X
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
5
6
5
6
10
8
9
8
8
8
X 5 X 5 (5) 5 5

Ex. 4a 3:40
B9 E9
 
          

53
      
54
    55
   
56
     
     
Electric Guitar

6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6
 5 5 5 X
X
5 5 6 8 8 6
X


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 B6 
    
57



 58
 59  B9  
 60

  
  

Electric Guitar

(6) 6 6
(6) 6 8 6 6
 (6) 6 7
8
5
6
5
5

B7
 Cm7 F7
  61 

     62
   63
    
       
Electric Guitar

7 8 X
 7
7
8
8
X
X
8
7
8
7
8
7
6
5
7
6

Ex. 4b 5:09
G7 F7 E7 (RH Tap)
 
           
64 65 66 67
       
    
     
Electric Guitar



 9
8
8
7
8
7
X
X
8
7
6
5
(6)
(5)
6
5
6
5
7
6
 6

B7 (RH Tap) F7 (RH Tap) E7 (RH Tap)


   68 69
    70
    
       
      
 
Electric Guitar

   

 7
6
8
7
8
7
6
5
6
5
 6 1 11

Ex. 4c 5:42
B7 E7 B7 B9 B6 
    
        
71 72 73 74
          
         
Electric Gui...

    
8 8 6 (6)
 7
6
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
6
X
X
7
8
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)


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 Ex. 5a (Chorus 1) 8:25

   75
B9

B6
 B9
 76   77  78

              

Electric Guitar


6
6 8 6 (6) 6 6
 5
6
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
5
6
5


E9 E6 E9 B9 B6 B9 Cm7

         

79
  80
 81  82
  
          
Electric Guitar

  
8 6 (6)
8 6 (6) 6 8 6 8
 6
5
8 6 (6) 5
6
7
8
5
6
8
8

F7 B7
   
83
   84
    85 86

            
Electric Gui...

 
(8)
 (8)
(8)
8
7
9
8
8
7
X
X
X
X
7
6
7
6

Ex. 5b (Chorus 2) 8:52
B7 B6
B9 B6
     
        
87 88 89 90

 
     
      
     
Electric G...

8 6 (6) 6 8
 6
5
7
6
7
6
7
(6)
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
5
6
7
8
(7)
(6)

  E9
91
  92
   93
B9
   94
    
     
   
Electric Guitar

 
6 (6) 6
6 (6) 6 6 6
 6
5
6
5
(6)
(5)
6 5
6
5
6

Cm7 F7 B7 G9 F9 B9
       
   
     
95 96 97 98

             
Electric Guitar

    
8
9 8 7
 7
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
9
8
8
7
6
7
6

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 Ex. 5c (Chorus 3) 9:18
B9
  99  100  101  102

    
Electric G...

6 (6) (6)
 5
6
(5)
(6)
(5)
(6)
5 (5) (5)

E9 B9
  103
 104
 105
 106


Electric G...



Cm7 F9 B9 B7
  107
 108
 109
 110

     

Electric G...

 7
6

Ex. 5d (Chorus 4) 9:45
B7 E7 B9 B7

   111 112 113

    114

             
Electric Guitar

 
6 6 10
6 6 9
 7
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
10


D7 E7 E°7 B6 B9
   115
  116 117     118 
     
          
Electric Guitar


6
5 8 6 (6)
 5
4
6
5
6
5
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)

Cm9 F13(  9) B  13 G7(  5)(  9) C13 F7(  5)(  9) B  13
         
         
              
119 120 121 122

             
Electric Guitar

      
10 10 10 10 6 9 8 7 6
8 8 7 7 8 11 10 9 8
 8 8
8 8
8
7
8
7
7
6
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
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 Ex. 5e (Chorus 5) 10:12
B  13 E7 B  13 E9
         
123

  
124
    125

   
 126
 
     
   
Electric Guitar

   
(6) 6 6 6 6
(8) 8 8 6 6
 (7)
(6)
6
5
6
5
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5

E9 B9B6 
     
      
127 128 129 130

           
Electric Gu...

   
6 6
6 6 8 6 (6) (6)
 6
5
6
5
7
8
5
6
(5)
(6)
(5)
(6)

Cm7 F9 B9 G  9 F9

           

131 132
      133
  
134
   
      

     
Electric Guitar

 
8 8 6 9 8
8 8 8 8 8 6 9 8 X
 8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
X
X
8
7
5 9
8
8
7
X
X

Ex. 5f (Chorus 6) 10:38
B6 B9 E7 B7 B6 B9 B7
   135  136 137   138

                        
Electric Gu...

    
8 6 8 6
 7
8
5
6
6
5
6
5
7
6
7
8
5
6
7
6
7
6

E7 E6 E9 B7 B6 B9 G7(  9)
        
139
  140
   
141

 
142

          
Electric Guitar

 
8 6
8 6 8 6 11
 6
5
8 6 6
5
7
6
7
8
5
6
10
9
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 Cm9 F13(  9) B  13
  
    
   143
 144
    145 146

            
Electric Guitar

    
10 10 10 10 10 6
8 8 7 7 7 8
 8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
6


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