Runaway - Jamiroquai (transcribed by KN)
Bass rests during intro (first 8 bars)
(q=qtr note, e=eigth note, s=sixteenth)
First Verse
1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q ss ss ss e se se e e e e
|-------87-5------|---------------8-| | |
|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the |
|-3---------------|---3---------6---| first verse, 16 bars total) |
|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------| | |
*Ghost note: fret softly on
3rd fret for muted percussive note
First Chorus
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se e e e s s s se ss e s s se e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------5---3-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------3--------|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se q\ s s s se e s s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
|------------(12\)|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
*Slide from about 12th *Hammer on 7th
fret all the way down fret,3rdstring
1 +a2a+a3 +a4 +a| 1 + 2 + 3 +a4a+ | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
|-----------------|-----------355---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------X5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------3------33|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-----44|-4-4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se ss s s s ss s s s e e sse e e sse
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-6X--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-------------|
|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-----------------|
*Hammer on 7th
fret,3rd string
Second Verse
1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q ss ss ss e se se e e e e
|-------87-5------|---------------8-| | |
|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the |
|-3---------------|---3---------6---| second verse, 16 bars total) |
|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------| | |
Second Chorus
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se e e e e s s se ss s s s se e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
|--------3------3-|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-----33|-4-4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 4th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se sssse e s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
(Hmr)
|-----------------|-----------799-9-|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
|-----------------|--------------7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|-----------------|
*Hammer on *Hammer on 7th
9th fret fret,3rd string
1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4 -4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret *Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se e s s s se e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11--10------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5/11---------11--11(-\)|
|---------------88|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-----6-|-5-5------------------------|
|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|----------------------------|
*Play 3rd string *Hold
3rd string at
on 5th fret and 11th
for one eigth
slide to 11th then
down in the
final
of the bar to
Vamp into Break fret
C in the next bar
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se s s s se s s s se s s s se
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|
|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|
Break (Bass rests for 8 bars)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------15\-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus/Refrain
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e s s s se sssse s s s se ss s s s se e e e
(H)
|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Hammer on 5th fret *Hammer on 6th fret
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss sss s se ssss s s s ss s s s e e sse e e e e
(Hmr)
|-----------------|------------(H)79|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
|-----------------|-------------79--|-----------------|-----57----------|
|---------------88|-7-7--7-77-------|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
|-1-1--1-11-------|--0--------------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
*Hammer on 9th *Hammer on 7th
fret, 3rd string fret,3rd string
*Hammer on 9th
fret, 4th string
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s ssssssse s s s se sq e s s se e e e
(Hmr)
|-----------------|--------(H)355---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------35---X5-|-6--------PB(8)7-|-----------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X--------|------------x----|-----------------|
|--------3------33|-----------------|---4--4-44-------|-4--4-4-44---3---|
*Ghost note: fret lightly around
4th or 5th fret. (even open A
doesn't sound bad)
*Pre-bend the third string 1/2
step so that it sounds like you're
playing on 8th fret on beat 4. Then
release evenly over the qtr note
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se ss s s s se ss s s s ss s s s s s sss s e e e e
(Hmr)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)5-7/11------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------11--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5---------------------|
|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-------------------9-(\-)|
*Hammer on 7th fret, 3rd str
*Hammer on 7th fret,4th str
& slide up to 11th fret
beat 3.
*Hold the 1st
at 9th
fret for one
note, then
slide down in
final eigth of
the bar to be
for C on the
first beat of
next bar
Repeat Refrain
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4a+ a | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e e s s se se s s s ss sss s s s s se e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------XX6(8)|-6---------6---5-|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3--3-3-X--------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--------3------3-|---------1---X3--|-4-4--4-44---------|---4--4-44---3---|
*Play 6th fret, bend to 8th fret and release
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
s s s se e sse s s s se ss s s ss ss s sse s s e s s e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6---66--|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|
|-1-1--1-11---11--|-0-0--0-00-----00|-----66-6--6---6-|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 a + a 4 + |
s s s se ssss s s s se e s s s s s se ss s s s ss s q
(H)
|------------(H)35|-----------5-----|----------------(Hmr)-------------------|
|-------------35--|-----------------|---------------55|-6--------------------|
|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|----------------------|
|--------3--------|-------------1-3-|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---X-PB(6)5-|
*Hammer on 7th *Pre-bend the
string 1/2
fret, 3rd str step so that
sounds like you're
*Hammer on 7th playing on 6th
on beat 4. Then
fret, 4th str release evenly
the qtr note
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
s s s ss e s s s se ssss s s s ss s e e e sse s s e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-----|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57------6-\-| (Bass rests in |
|---------------8-|-7-7--7--7-------|-6-6--6--6-6-----|-5-5-------------| final 2 bars) |
|-1-1--1-11-------|--------7--------|--------6------6-|-----------------|---------|---------|
*Hammer on 7th
fret,3rd string
(Transcribed by KN)
