AMERIKA (Bassline)
As recorded by Jaco Pastorius
(From the 1984 Album INVITATION)



 Music by Jaco Pastorius

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


 Rubato
 2/4
  Gtr I
  Q.    E    Q.      E    Q   E E
|------/9-|-/9---------|------9-9-|
|---------|---------11-|-11-------|
|---------|-----0------|-(0)------|
|---------|------------|----------|
             E  Q.       +H


  +E   E    Q        E   E E E   Q    Q
|-(9)--()--|-()-9-9---|---------|
|------()--|-()-----9-|-9---11--|
|----------------|-------------|---------|
|--0----------|-()-------|---0-----|
   E   E    Q       +H           E E  Q


   Q  Q     Q    E E   +H
|-----9--|-11--/13-9-|-(9)-----|
|-12-----|-----------|------8--|
|--------|-----------|--0------|
|--------|-----------|---------|
                        Q   Q


  +Q.      S  S   +Q.     E    Q  Q
|-(9)-----/9-/9-|-(9)-------|-----9--|
|--9---10-------|--------11-|-11-----|
|---------------|--0--------|--------|
|---------------|------0----|--------|
   Q    E  E       Q   Q


  Q           S   S S S   Q    Q     Q   Q
|--------------9-9---|----/16--|-15--16--|
|------------------9-|-9-------|---------|
|-----------------------|---------|---------|
|-0------()-------|---------|---------|
  S  S   E   +Q


   Q    e  e    E    E        Q       S  T  T  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-18---------|-16---------------|-------------------13-14-16-|
|-19---14-16-|------------------|-14-16p14----14-16----------|
|-18---------|---------------------|----------18----------------|
|----7-------|----0------()--|----------------------------|
   E E  Q       S S  S   S   +Q


   Q.      E    Q.      E     Q     Q
|-18------16-|-16------14-|-/14---------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
|-----0------|-(0)-0------|--(0)-----------|
|------------|------------|------0------|
   E  Q.       +E  Q.        +E  E  E   E


         T      T      T        T         T         T       T
    E    E      E      E        Q         Q         Q       Q
|-------14(19)-14(19)-13(18)-|-13(18)----14(19)--|-16(21)--13(18)--|
|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-()-(0)------------------|-(0)----0----------|-(0)-------------|
   +E    Q.                    +E     Q.           +H


   T       T                              T
   Q       Q         H            Q       Q
|-----------------|-14--------|------14(19)--|
|-16(21)--14(19)--|-----------|---------------|
|-----------------|----12-11--|---------------|
|-(0)-------------|-----------|------11----------|
  +H                 E  E  Q      E   Q.


    T
    Q.        E     Q.     E    Q    +E   S  S
|--14(19)---/14-|-/14-----11-|-11---(11)-14-16-|
|---------------|------0---0-|--0--------------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|
|-(11)----------|------------|-----------------|
   +Q.        E     E  Q   E    Q.        E


   Q.     E    Q  Q     Q   Q
|-18--------|-----9--|-11--14--|
|--------14-|-14-----|---------|
|-----0---0-|--0-----|---------|
|-----------|-----9--|-10--11--|
   E  Q   E


   Q   Q     H        H
|-----16--|-14----|-/11------|
|-14------|-------|-----0----|
|---------|-------|----------|
|-12--13--|-14----|----------|
                      E Q.


                          |-3-|
   +Q   Q     S S S S S S S S S   S  S   S  S S S S S
|-(11)------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--(0)------|-------------------|-7---------4-6-7-4-6-|
|-----------|-4-5---4-5-7-4-5-7-|---(5)-(7)-----------|
|-------5-7-|-----7-------------|---------------------|
   +Q   e e


  Q  Q    Q  Q    W
|-------|-------|------*|
|-7-----|-2-----|------*|
|-------|-0-----|------*|
|-------|-------|------*|




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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