BIRDLAND (Bassline) As recorded by Weather Report (From the 1977 Album HEAVY WEATHER) Music by Joe Zawinul Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Zawinul - Synth Bass' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Joe Zawinul - Synth Bass' Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Jaco Pastorius - Fretless Bass' Q=158 4/4 Gtrs I, II W H Q +E E +W H Q E E |----------||----------------|------------|-------------| |----------||o---------------|------------|-----------5-| |----------||o-2----3--(3)-5-|-(5)--------|-2----3--5---| |----------||----------------|------------|-------------| +W H Q. E +W H Q E E |-------------||-------------|------------|-------------| |-(5)--------o||-------------|------------|-----------5-| |------------o||-2----3----5-|-(5)--------|-2----3--5---| |-------------||-------------|------------|-------------| +W H Q. E |-------------------||------------------------------| |-(5)---------------||------------------------------| |-------------------||-2------------------3-------5-| |-------------------||------------------------------| | | Gtr III | ~~~ ~~~ | H Q E E E E E a E Q E E |-------------14b15-||---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-| |-------------------||------------------------14----| |-------------------||------------------------------| |-------------------||------------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-| |--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----| |-------------------------|---------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------| |-------14----------------|---------------14-12-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| +W H Q. E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-(5)---------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ | E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E |-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-| |-------------------------|------------------------14----| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-| |--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----| |-------------------------|---------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------| |-------14----------------|---------------14-12-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| +W H Q. E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-(5)---------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ | E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E |-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-| |-------------------------|------------------------14----| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-| |--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----| |-------------------------|---------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------| |-------14----------------|---------------14-12-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| +W H Q. E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-(5)---------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|-2------------------3-------5-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ | E Q. +Q E E E E E a E Q E E |-----12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14r14-12------12-| |-------------------------|------------------------14----| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-| |--(5)--------------------|---2--------3---5----| |-------------------------|---------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r=14--12--------| |-------14----------------|---------------14-12-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| +H Q E E +H H W W |------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-(5)----------------5---||-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------------3-||-(3)-------------|----------------|-----------------| | | E a Q. +Q E E +H +E Q E +H E E E E +Q. E E E E E |------------------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------------------------||-----------------|--------------0-|-(0)-------------| |-----13h14----(14)------||------------0--1-|-(1)------1-3---|-----------0---3-| |----------------------3-||-(3)----(3)------|----------------|-------3---------| Gtr III +H E E E E +E E E E +Q E E E E H. E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------0-(0)------|-------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----0-2------------|---0-1-------|-----------------| |-(3)------0-1-2-|-(2)--------------3-|-------------|-------0---1---2-| |----------------|--------------------|-------------|---3-------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q. +Q. E +H +Q +E. S |-----------------||-----------------------| |--------------17-||-(17)----(17)--(17)-17-| |---3----(3)------||-----------------------| |-----------------||-----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-(17)-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| H H W W |-------------|---------------|-------------| |-17s===12s===|=7\------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------| | | Gtrs I, II | H H H Q.. S +H H |-------------|---------------|-------------| |--5----------|-5-----------5-|-(5)---------| |-------------|---------------|-------------| |--------3----|-3-----3-------|--------3----| Gtrs I, II H H E E +Q H E E +Q H E E Q Q Q |-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-5---------|-5-5-(5)-------|-5-5-(5)-------|-5-5----------| |-----------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |------3----|----------3----|-3--------3----|-----3--3--3--| E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-----5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-5-----5------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------3-3-(3)--|-----3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3----3-3-| Gtr III W H Q E E +E Q. +H +H +Q +E E |-----------------|-----------------|------4----(4)----|-(4)----(4)--(4)s5-| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------2-|-(2)-(2)---(2)----|-(2)----(2)--(2)s3-| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3-3-----3---|------------------|-------------------| Gtr III ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Q Q +H +H +Q. E +E Q. +H +H +Q E E |--5----5---(5)----|-(5)----(5)-----|------7----(7)----|-(7)----(7)----9-| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(3)--(3)--(3)----|-(3)----(3)---5-|-(5)-(5)---(5)----|-(5)----(5)--0-7-| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| ~~~ +Q. E +Q +Q +H +Q. E +W +H +Q Q |-(9)s==5-(5)--(5)--|-(5)----(5)---0-||-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)--0--| |-------------------|----------------||------------|----------------| |-(7)s==3-(3)--(3)--|-(3)----(3)-----||------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------||------------|----------------| +W +Q. E E E E E Q Q +Q. E Q E E +Q Q |-(0)--------|-(0)-------------|----0--(0)-----|-------------4--| |------------|-----------------|---------------|-2--------------| |------------|-----------------|---------------|------2-(2)-----| |------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------0-|----0-----------| +W +W +W +E E E E E E E E |-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)-0-------------|| |------------|------------|------------|-------2-----3-----|| |------------|------------|------------|-------------------|| |------------|------------|------------|---------0h1---2-2-|| E E a Q H W Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |---0-15s16-------|----------|----16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s=| |-----14s15-------|----------|----15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s=| |-----------------|----------|-----------------------------------------| |-3---------------|----------|-----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s| |-15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S H. +W |-16s15s16s15-0-------|-(0)----| |-15s14s15s14---------|--------| |---------------------|--------| |---------------------|--------| Gtr III S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s16s15s| |-15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s15s14s| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| H +Q. E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-16----(16)---0-||-(0)------------|-----------------| |-15----(15)-----||---------2------|-----------------| |----------------||------2-------2-|-(2)--3--4-------| |----------------||----------------|--------------2--| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0-| |---------2-2-------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0------| |-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4---------| |---------------x-4-|-----------------|-3------------|----------------| |3| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E |-5-5-5-----------------|-5---------------|----------------| |-------7-5-------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2------| |-----------7-5-3-0-----|-----------------|------2-------2-| |-------------------3p0-|---------------3-|-(3)------------| +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---0-4----------| |----------------|---------2-2-------|---------------0-|---------2------| |-(2)--3--4------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---4-----|-------2------3-| |--------------x-|---------------x-3-|-----------------|-3--------------| +Q Q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E q E E |----------------|-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5---------------|--------4--------| |---------0----0-|-----------------|---7---2---0-----|----------2----0-| |-(3)--4---------|-----------------|-----------------|------2----------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)-------------| +Q Q q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E +Q Q Q E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)------------|---------2-2-------|-----------0----|---------2----0-| |------4--3------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3--------|------2---------| |--------------2-|---------------4-3-|--------------3-|-(3)------------| +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-----------------||-------------------| |----------------|---------2-2-------|-----------0-----||-------5-------5---| |-(5)--4--3----2-|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---------||-------------------| |----------------|---------------4-3-|---------------3-||-(3)-3---3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| ||o-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---o||-----5-------5---|-----5-------5----| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------| ||--3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--||-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-||-(0)-----------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---||------4--3--2--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||---------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3-----||---------------| Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q |------------0-|-(0)-----------|--------------|---------------| |-1--0---------|------4--3--2--|-1--0-------5-|-(5)--4--3--2--| |-------4--3---|---------------|-------4--3---|---------------| |--------------|---------------|------------3-|-(3)-----------| 1.,2.,3. 4. Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E 4x Q Q Q E E |------------0-||--(0)-----------|------------0--||--------------| |-1--0---------||o------4--3--2--|-1--0---------o||-1--0---------| |-------4--3---||o---------------|-------4--3---o||-------4--3---| |--------------||----------------|---------------||------------3-| Q H. +W +W +W |----0-------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-3----------|------------|------------|--------| ~~ ~~~ |------3------| +W +Q Q a Q Q E E |-(0)--------||-(0)-14b15==14r14-12-----12-| |------------||----------------------14----| |------------||----------------------------| |------------||----------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~ |-----3------| +Q Q Q E E Q Q a Q Q E E |-(12)-----12--14-14b14.5-|---14b15==14r14-12--------| |-------------------------|--------------------14-12-| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ |3-| E Q. +Q Q E a E E a E S E. Q E |---12----(12)-----|-14b15==14r14-14b15==14r14---12-----12-| |------------------|---------------------------------14----| |------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r--14--12----------| |-------14----------------|----------------14-12---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| Gtrs I, II W H Q. E |-------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------|-2---------------3--------5-| |-------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr III | ~~~~~ | |-----3------| |--3---| | E E Q +Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q |-------------------|---14b15==14r14-12-----12---| |-------------------|--------------------14------| |---13h14--(14)-----|----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------5-| |--(5)--------------------|---2-----------3---5----| |-------------------------|------------------------| | |~~~~~~ | +Q Q Q E E +Q a Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)--14r14--12--------| |-------14----------------|------------------14-12-| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| +W H Q. E |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(10)---------------------|-2---------------------3-------5-| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ | E Q. +Q E E E E a E a E Q E E |------12----(12)----14b15-|---14-14b15==14-14r14-12------12-| |--------------------------|---------------------------14----| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| +W H Q E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------5---| |--(5)--------------------|---2---------3---5------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-(12)------12--14-14b15==|=(14)r--12--12----------| |-------14----------------|----------------14-12---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| +H H W W W |---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------| |-(5)-----------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------------||---------------|----------------|-----------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ | E Q. +Q E E +H E Q E +H E E E E +Q. E E E E E |-----12----(12)------||---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------------||---------------|--------------0-|-(0)-------------| |---------------------||----------0--1-|-(1)------1-3---|-----------0---3-| |-------------------3-||-(3)-----------|----------------|-------3---------| Gtr III +H E E E E +E E E E +Q. E E E Q +H +E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------0-(0)-----|---------------|-------------------| |----------------|-----0-2-----------|---0-1--(1)----|-(1)---------------| |-(3)------0-1-2-|-(2)-------------3-|---------------|---------0---1---2-| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----3-------------| Gtr II W H E E E E |----------------||----------------10-| |----------------||----------10-12----| |----------------||-------------------| |----------------||-------------------| | | Gtr III | E Q. +Q. E +W |----------------||-------------------| |----------------||-------------------| |---3----(3)-----||-------------------| |--------------3-||-(3)---------------| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-(10)-----------------|-------------------10-| |-------12---10-----10-|------10-----10-12----| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| | | +W +W |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |-(10)----------------|-----------------10-|-(10)------------------| |-------12---10-----9-|----9------10-12----|-------12---10------10-| |---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| | | +H E E E E Q H. +H +Q E E |---------------------|----4---------------|--(4)-------(4)------5-| |---------------0-----|--------------------|---------------------5-| |-------------3---0---|-2------------------|------------------0--3-| |--(3)--------------0-|--------------------|-----------------------| Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q |---------------------10-|-(10)----------------|| |------10-------10-12----|-------12---10-------|| |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------|| | | +Q Q +H +Q. E E E E E |-(5)---5---(5)----------|--(5)--------------0-|| |-(5)--------------------|---------------0-----|| |-(3)--------------------|-------------3---0---|| |------------------------|---------------------|| W W |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| | | +Q Q q E E +E E E E Q E a E |-(0)------------|-----4-5------------| |---------2------|--------------------| |------2-------2-|-(2)-----3-4----0h2-| |----------------|--------------------| Gtr III |-3-| +Q E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q q q E e |----------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---| |----------2-2---------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0--------| |-(2)----2-------x-----|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4-----------| |------------------4-3-|-----------------|-3------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q q E E +E E Q Q E E |-5-5---0-5-5---0-|-5-------------0-|-(0)------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------2-------2-|-(2)-2-3--4------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------x-| |-3-| E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q q Q E E |---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------0---| |---------2-2---------|---------------0-|-------2------|---------0--------| |-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---4-----|----2-------3-|-(3)--4-----------| |-----------------4-3-|-----------------|-3------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q q q E E +Q Q Q E E |-5--------------------|-5-------------0-|-(0)------------|-----------------| |---7-5----------------|---7---2---0-----|---------2----0-|-(0)-------------| |-------7-5------------|-----------------|------2---------|------4--3-------| |-----------7-5-3-0----|-----------------|----------------|--------------2--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |-----------------|---------------0-||--(0)------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------0-----||o---------2----0-|-(0)------------| |-2-2---2---------|-0-2---3---------||o------2---------|------4--3------| |---------0-0---0-|-----------------||-----------------|--------------3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------0--|| |---------2-2---------|-----------0-----o|| |-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------o|| |-----------------4-3-|------------------|| +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-||--(0)-0---4---------|-------------------| |-||o-----------2-----0-|-(0)-0-------------| |-||o-------2-----------|-------4--3-3------| |-||--------------0-----|----------------x--| |-3-| E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------0-| |---------2-2---------|-----------0-----| |-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------| |-----------------4-3-|-----------------| +Q Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-(0)------------|-----7---------5-------| |---------2----0-|-(0)-------------------| |------2---------|-------4-(0)-3---------| |----------------|-------------------x---| |-3-| E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E 3x +Q Q Q E E |---------------------|---------------0--||-(0)-------------| |---------2-2---------|-----------0-----o||---------2----0--| |-2-2---2-------x-----|-0-2---3---------o||------2----------| |-----------------4-3-|------------------||-----------------| +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------| |-(0)-0------------|---------2-2-------|---------------------------------| |-------4--3-3-----|-2-2---2-----------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-| |----------------2-|---------------3-0-|---------------------------------| Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------0-*| |-------2----0-|-(0)-0-----------|---------2-2-------|-----------0-----*| |----2---------|-------4--5------|-2-2---2-----------|-0-2---3---------*| |-3------------|---------------x-|---------------3-4-|-----------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths