----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lila´s dance - Mahavishnu Orchestra ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Lewah69 released on the LP "visions of the emerald beyond" (1975) E-mail: if you want to write me please PM me on UG first, thanks. Tuning: standard Intro: piano chords: 7/4 beat (G C Bb Eb Db Gb E A G D/F# Em9) (A) part (drums enter the 3rd time, bass enters the 5th time). 5/4 beat, eight notes (picking pattern down/down/up/down/up... ) Em9 (022032@1) Gmaj13add#11 A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) A/F# (202220@1) 8x e|---------------2--------------0--|----------------------------------|| B|---------3--------------2--------|---------2-----------2--------2---|| G|------------0--------------4-----|----------------------------------|| D|---------------------4-----------|------2-----------2--------2------|| A|------2--------------------------|---0------------------------------|| E|---0--------------3--------------|------------4--3--------2---------|| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3 ... (eight note counting) bassline for part (A) half & quarter notes Em9 (022032@1) Gmaj13add#11 A (x02220@1) A/G (302220@1) A/F#G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| (202220@1)D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|----------------------5-----7-----|| E|---0-----------0-----3-----0-----|---5------------7-----------------|| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ... (quarter note counting) (B) part: 7/4 beat, quarter & eight notes (picking pattern down/down/up... ) *(bass plays the root notes of the chords) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Ebe|--------------------------------------------------| (x43121@3)B|----------------------------------------------8---| G|--------------12---------9-----------7------------| D|----------12-------------------------------8------| A|---10*---------------10-----------8-----6---------| E|------------------8---------6---------------------| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7/8 beat Db (x43121@1) Gb (244322@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm/F#e|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|| (x2444x@1)B|------------6----------------------------2--|------------0--------0---|| G|---------------------3----------1-----------|-------------------------|| D|---------6----------------------------2-----|---------0--------0------|| A|---4--------------4-----------2----0--------|-------------------------|| E|---------------2--------0-------------------|---3-----------2---------|| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. melody for (B)part on Guitar (original played on violin) 7/4 G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Ebe|------------------------------------------------15--13---| (x43121@3)B|-----------------------12-----------15--13---------------| G|-----------12------12------14--12~----------15-----------| D|---12--14------14----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Db (x43121@1) Gb (244322@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) 7/8 5/4 e|--13~-------------------------------------14--|--15--17--19--||--19~------| B|--------------------11--12--14~---15--17------|--------------||-----------| G|--------13--11--13----------------------------|--------------||-----------| D|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------| A|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------| E|----------------------------------------------|--------------||-----------| Repeat (A) 2 times (interlude) / then play (A) several times for backing violin solo Repeat (B) / break on Em Interlude by guitar (E-dominant): John McLaughlin plays several bluesy licks in a nice rhythmically way, also throws in some picked chords and then leads into a soloing. Ralphe Armstrong plays the following bass-line underneath with some variations. (C) part: bass 20/8 beat (shuffle) (triple eight notes over a quarter beat) (E7) x times G|-----------------6--7----7--6----------------------6--7--9---|| D|-----------6--9----------------9--6----------6--9------------|| A|---7----7----------------------------7----7------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| 1)e. a. 2) e. a. 3)e. a. 4) e. a. 5)e. a. 6) e. a. 7) e. ... quarter beat count with the triple eights melody for (C) part guitar (unisoni with violin) (E7) * smear bend (1/4 tone) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------12------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------12----------| G|-------------12*-------14--12--14b16br14p12-----12------14----------14---| D|--/14~---14--------14------------------------14------14------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| hold note then bend up 2x e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|---12---12b13-----------------------------------------------------------|| D|--------------14-------------------------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| *variation (alternate melody-line) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------15--14----------------------| G|-------------12*-------14*--14b15b16br14p12----------14------------------| D|--/14~---14--------14------------------------------------------14----12--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------12*---------------------------------------------------------| D|---12h14~----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat (C) 4x (*with the variation every 2nd time) then play (B) followed by (A) part for the outro melody over the last 6 times of (A) part (original played by violin) 3x e|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| B|----------8------|--7~------8---------|---------------------|------------|| G|-----------------|-----------------7h-|-9--------9~-----7p--|--6---------|| D|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| A|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| E|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------|| Ending: piano chords: 7/4 beat (G C Bb Eb Db Gb E A G D/F# E) ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | * smear bend ************************************ P.S. 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