SATURDAY IN THE PARK As recorded by Chicago (From the 1972 Album V) Words and Music by Robert Lamm Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piano arr. for Gtr.' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Brass Section arr. for Gtr.' Intro Q=114 C/GGsus4 F#m7 Fmaj7 C/G 4/4 Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.) Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q. |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------0--0-0-----| |-2--0--0-0---2-|-(2)--0--0-0---2-|-(2)--0--0-0---2-|-(2)--2--2-2-----| |-3--3--3-3---0-|-(0)--0--0-0---0-|-(0)--0--0-0---3-|-(3)--3--3-3-----| |-3--3--3-3---2-|-(2)--2--2-2---1-|-(1)--1--1-1---3-|-(3)--3--3-3-----|

Gtr^Em7 I (El. Gtr.) ^D7/F# ^F6 ^C/E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----8------8---| |----3------3---|----3------3---|----3------3---|----8------8---| |----0------0---|----5------5---|----2------2---|----9------9---| |----2------2---|----4------4---|----3------3---|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Q ^Em7E E Q E E Q ^D7/F#E E Q E E Q ^F6E E Q E E Q ^C/EE E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------8-------8---|| |------3------3---|-------3------3---|-------3------3---|------8-------8---|| |------0------0---|-------5------5---|-------2------2---|------9-------9---|| |------2------2---|-------4------4---|-------3------3---|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||

| | Gtr III (Brass section arr. for Gtr.) | H.. E +H.. E +H.. E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |-5-------------4-|-(4)------------3-|-(3)------------2-|-(2)------2-3-4-5-|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| Chorus $

Q ^Em7E E Q E E Q ^D7/F#E E Q E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o------3------3------|------3------3------| ||-------0------0------|------5------5------| ||-------2------2------|------4------4------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------|

| | +Q Q Q E. S +Q Q Q E. S ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------5------|-------------5------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--(5)--------------4-|-(4)--------------3-| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------|

Q ^F6E E Q E E Q ^C/EE E Q E E |--------------------|------8-------8---| |------3------3------|------8-------8---| |------2------2------|------9-------9---| |------3------3------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|

| | +Q Q Q E. S +Q Q E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-------------5------|------------------| |-(3)--------------2-|-(2)------2-3-4-5-| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|

Q ^Em7E E Q E E Q ^D7/F#E E Q E E |--------------------|--------------------| |------3------3------|------3------3------| |------0------0------|------5------5------| |------2------2------|------4------4------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|

| | +Q Q Q E. S +Q Q Q E. S |--------------------|--------------------| |-------------5------|-------------5------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-(5)--------------4-|-(4)--------------3-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|

Q ^F6E E Q E E Q ^C/EE E Q E E |--------------------|------8------8----|| |------3------3------|------8------8----|| |------2------2------|------9------9----|| |------3------3------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------||

| | +Q Q Q E. S +Q Q H |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |-------------5------|------------------|| |-(3)--------------2-|-(2)--------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|------------------|| 1st - 3rd Pre-Verses

^Bm/DGtr I ^G/D

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E +E E Q E E Q |----7--------|----7--------|---------------|-----------------| |-------7-----|-------8-----|-2----2-2----2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2--| |----------7--|----------7--|-2----2-2----2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2--| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

1st - 3rd Verses

E Q E +E Q E E ^D/AE E E E E E E Q ^G/BE E Q E E Q ^Am7E E Q E E |-----------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-||----3-------3---|------3-------3----| |-5-3--5-(5)-0--0-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-||----3-------3---|------1-------1----| |-5-4--5-(5)-0--0-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-||----4-------4---|------2-------2----| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------|

| | Gtr III | W E E E E E E S S E H E E E E +H E E E E |-----------------|-------2---5-2-0---||--------------1-|-(1)--------1---0--| |-----------------|-----3---5-------3-||-3--------3-----|-------------------| |-----------------|---2---------------||-0--------0---0-|-(0)--------0---0--| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------||----------------|-------------------| To Coda

Q ^CE E Q E E Q ^G/BE E Q E E

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W W |------3-------3---|------3------3---|-------------|---------------------| |------5-------5---|------3------3---|-------------|---------------------| |------5-------5---|------4------4---|-------------|---------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------|

| | +H E E E E +W H Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-(0)--------0-----|-----------------|-------------|---------3---7-3-----| |----------------3-|-(3)-------------|-------------|-----5-1---5-----5---| |-(0)--------0---0-|-(0)-------------|-----------2-|-(2)-----0---4-0-----| |------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----2-0---2-----7---| |------------------|-----------------|-----------0-|-(0)-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------------| 1. H Q E E E E E E E E S S E |---------------|-10----8-----7-----5---5-|| |---------------|-------------------------|| |-----------/11-|----/9---/7-----/5---5---|| |---------------|-------------------------|| |---------------|-------------------------|| |---------------|-------------------------|| | | W E Q E +E Q E |-2-------------|-------------------------|| |---------------|-------------------------|| |---------------|----------0-(0)--2-----4-|| |-0-------------|-----0----0-(0)--4-----5-|| |---------------|-------------------------|| |---------------|-------------------------|| Interlude

Q ^G/BE E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------3--------3---|------3-------3----| |------3--------3---|------3-------3----| |------4--------4---|------4-------4----| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|

| | +Q. E E. S E E +Q E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)------0--------|-------------------| |-(5)---------2---0-|-(0)--0---0-2-3-2--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| 2. Shuffle feel Q=114

Q ^C/EE E Q E E Q E E Q E E H Q E ^D/F# E +W |------8--------8---|------8------8----||-----------10-|-(10)----|| |------8--------8---|------8------8---o||-----------10-|-(10)----|| |------9--------9---|------9------9----||-----------11-|-(11)----|| |-------------------|------------------||--------------|---------|| |-------------------|-----------------o||--------------|---------|| |-------------------|------------------||--------------|---------||

| | +H E. S E E +W W W |-------------------|------------------||-2------------|---------|| |-------------------|-----------------o||--------------|---------|| |-------------------|------------------||--------------|---------|| |-(2)------2--3---3-|-(3)--------------||-0------------|---------|| |----------3------3-|-(3)-------------o||--------------|---------|| |-------------5---5-|-(5)--------------||--------------|---------|| Bridge C |--3---| |-3--| |--3---| |-3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------8----------8---|----------8-----------8----| |----------8----------8---|----------8-----------8----| |--------9---9------9---9-|--------9---9------9-----9-| |-8h10---------8h10-------|-8h10---------8h10---------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | | |-3--| | E E Q H E E E E E E E +Q |-------------------------|------1---0---1--0---------| |-3----3------------------|------------1------1-(1)---| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--3--| |-3--| |--3---| |--3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------8----------8---|----------8------------8---| |----------8----------8---|----------8------------8---| |--------9---9------9---9-|--------9---9--------9---9-| |--8h=10-------8h10-------|-8h10---------8h10---------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | | +W E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-(1)---------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|------------2-0----3---2---| |-------------------------|----------3--------------3-| |-------------------------|------3------------------4-| |-------------------------|---------------------------| Eb |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |---3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------11-------------11----|----------11---------------11----| |-----------11-------------11----|----------11---------------11----| |--------12----12-------12----12-|-------12----12---------12----12-| |-11h=13----------11h13----------|-11h13----------11h13------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | +W H E E E E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------1--------4-| |--------------------------------|----------------------------1----| |-(3)----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(4)----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------11-------------11----|----------11-----------------11----------| |-----------11-------------11----|----------11-----------------11----------| |--------12----12-------12----12-|-------12------12---------12------12-----| |-11h=13----------11h13----------|-11h13--------------11h13----------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | |--3---| |--3--| |--3---| | +W Q E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-(4)----------------------------|------------------------------2-4----6---| |--------------------------------|------------------------3--5-------------| |--------------------------------|-------------3----5--7-------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------6-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------3---------3---|---------3----------3----| |-------3---------3---|---------3----------3----| |-----4---4-----4---4-|-------4---4-----4-----4-| |-3h5-------3h5-------|-3h5---------3h5---------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| | | |-3-| | W E E E E E E E +Q |-3-------------------|-----8---7---8-7---------| |---------------------|-----------8-----8-(8)---| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|| |---------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|| |-------4---4-----4---4-|-----4---4-----4---4-|| |--3h=5-------3h5-------|-3h5-------3h5-------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| | | +W W |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-(8)-------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| Interlude Straight Q=114

Gtr^Em7 I ^D7/F# ^F6 ^C/E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----8------8---| |----3------3---|----3------3---|----3------3---|----8------8---| |----0------0---|----5------5---|----2------2---|----9------9---| |----2------2---|----4------4---|----3------3---|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D.S. al Coda

Q ^Em7E E Q E E Q ^D7/F#E E Q E E Q ^F6E E Q E E Q ^C/EE E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|------------------|------8-------8-----|| |------3------3---|-------3------3---|-------3------3---|------8-------8-----|| |------0------0---|-------5------5---|-------2------2---|------9-------9-----|| |------2------2---|-------4------4---|-------3------3---|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------||

| | Gtr III | H.. E +H.. E +H.. E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-5-------------4-|-(4)------------3-|-(3)------------2-|-(2)------2-3-4-5---|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| Outro &

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H Q E E E E E E E E S S E Q ^G/BE E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|-10----8----7----5---5-||----3------3---|----3------3----| |---------------|-----------------------||----3------3---|----3------3----| |-----------/11-|----/9---/7---/5---5---||----4------4---|----4------4----| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------|

| | W W W W |-2-------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |-0-------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------------||---------------|----------------|

Gtr^C/E I Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +W +W |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8-8-|-(8)--------|-(8)----*| |----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8-8-|-(8)--------|-(8)----*| |----9------9---|----9------9---|----9------9-9-|-(9)--------|-(9)----*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|--------*|

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

Chicago - Saturday in the park