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)-<7>-(<7>)--|-(<7>)-9-9---|---------|
|-----<9>-(<9>)--|-(<9>)-----9-|-9---11--|
|----------------|-------------|---------|
|--0-------<9>---|-(<9>)-------|---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
|---<7>-----------9-9---|----/16--|-15--16--|
|---<9>---------------9-|-9-------|---------|
|-----------------------|---------|---------|
|-0-----<9>-(<9>)-------|---------|---------|
S S E +Q
Q e e E E Q S T T S S S S S S
|-18---------|-16---<7>------------|-------------------13-14-16-|
|-19---14-16-|------<9>------------|-14-16p14----14-16----------|
|-18---------|---------------------|----------18----------------|
|----7-------|----0-----<9>-(<9>)--|----------------------------|
E E Q S S S S +Q
Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-18------16-|-16------14-|-/14----<7>-----|
|------------|------------|--------<9>-----|
|-----0------|-(0)-0------|--(0)-----------|
|------------|------------|------0-----<9>-|
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)--|
|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(<9>)-(0)------------------|-(0)----0----------|-(0)-------------|
+E Q. +E Q. +H
T T T
Q Q H Q Q
|-----------------|-14--------|-<12>-----14(19)--|
|-16(21)--14(19)--|-----------|--<9>-------------|
|-----------------|----12-11--|--<9>-------------|
|-(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
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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
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| - 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
