TEEN TOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by Weather Report
(From the 1977 Album HEAVY WEATHER)
Music by Jaco Pastorius
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Moderately Q=128
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S E H
|------------|-----5---3---0-------0-2-0-------|---2---------------|
|------------|---------------------------3-0---|-----4-------------|
|------------|---3---3---3---3-5-7-----------4-|-------2---2-------|
|------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Q a E S S S S E Q
|---------------------0-1-2-5-7-8-|-9-4-2-4------------|--------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------0-0--------|---0-2-5-0---0------|
|---------0-3-5-3---0-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---1---4-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~
E S S S S S S S S E +E E Q S S S S S S E Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------2-----------------|---------------------|----------------------0-1-2-|
|-----------3-----2---------|---------------------|--------------2-3-4---------|
|---2-3-4-----3-2---3-(3)---|----5-5-3------------|------3-4-5-----------------|
|---------------------------|----------1---1------|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E H E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|--------------------|----------------------------|---9-7-5-7-7-5--------|
|--------------------|----------------------7-6-5-|---------------3------|
|---6-5-3------------|----0-2-3-4---5-6-7---------|----------------------|
|-----------5--------|----------------------------|----------------------|
~~~~~~~
E a S S +E E Q E S S
|-----------------------17-17-|
|---5-7-10-(10)-12------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Q E. S +E S S E S S S S S S S S E Q S S S S
|-----------------------|---2--------------0--------||
|-----------------------|-2---4-0------------2-0----||
|-----------------3-5-3-|---------4-2------------4--||
|-------3-(3)-5-3-------|---------------------------||
S S S S S S E H H E E S E S
|--------------------|--------12-14-17-17-||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|---1---2---3--------|--------------------||
S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S E H
|-----5---3---0-------0-2-0-------|---2----------------|
|---------------------------3-0---|-----4--------------|
|---3---3---3---3-5-7-----------4-|-------2---2--------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------0-1-2-5-7-8---|
|-----------------3-----------------|
|---------0-3-5-3---0---------------|
|---1---4---------------------------|
S S S S S S E H Q a E S S S S E Q
|-9-4-2-4------------|---------------------|
|---------0-0--------|----0-2-5-0---0------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~~
E S S S S S S S S E +E E Q S S S S S S E Q
|---------2-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------3-----2---------|-----------------------|
|---2-3-4-----3-2---3-(3)---|----5-5-3--------------|
|---------------------------|----------1---1--------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Wx2
|----------------------0-1-2-|--------------------|--------|
|--------------2-3-4---------|--------------------|--------|
|------3-4-5-----------------|---6-5-3------------|--------|
|----------------------------|-----------5--------|--------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Wx11
|----------------------0-1-2-|--------------------|---------|
|--------------2-3-4---------|--------------------|---------|
|------3-4-5-----------------|---6-5-3------------|---------|
|----------------------------|-----------5--------|---------|
Q E E E E E E W Q E E E E E E W
|----------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|----------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|----0-0-3-3-7-7-|-8--------|----5-5-8-8-12-12-|-13----|
E E E E E E E E W Q E E E E E E W
|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|-----------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|---7-------------|----------|------------------|-------|
|-----0-0-3-3-7-7-|-8--------|----5-5-8-8-12-12-|-13----|
~~~~~~
Wx12 H S S S S S S S S S S E +Q H
|-------------|----------4---3-0---5-|---3-------------|
|-------------|--------2---------3---|-3---5-(5)-------|
|-------------|------------5---------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------------------|-----------------|
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Q E E +E S S E S S
|--------4-------------|---0----------------|----------------------|
|------3---2-3-5-2-0---|--------------------|----------------2-3---|
|--------------------3-|-3---5-3------------|------2-(2)-3-2-----5-|
|----------------------|---------1-1--------|----------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
S S E +S E. S S S S S S S S +Q H. H S S S S S S S S
|---3----------------5---2-----|--------------|----------------------|
|-5---2-(2)------7-6-------6---|--------------|------3-3-2-3---3-2-3-|
|----------------------------5-|-(5)----------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Wx3 H S S S S S S S S
||-------------|-----------------------||
||o------------|------3-3-2-3---3-2-3-o||
||o------------|----------------------o||
||-------------|-----------------------||
Wx6 H E Q. +Q Q Q S S E
|------------|-------------|-------------------*|
|------------|-------------|------------5-5----*|
|------------|-------------|---------5---------*|
|------------|--------0----|-(0)--5------------*|
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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
