Herbie Hancock - Chameleon

CHAMELEON (Bassline) As recorded by Herbie Hancock (From the 1973 Album HEAD HUNTERS) Music by Herbie Hancock Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Herbie Hancock - Bass Synthesizer' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Paul Jackson - Bass Guitar' Q=104 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E |--------------||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| |--------------||o-----6-------------|-------------------| |--------------||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| |--------3-4-5-||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E 3x |---------3---------|-----3---6-------------|| |-----6-------------|----------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6--------------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-----|| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E ||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| ||o-----6-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| ||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E 6x |---------3---------|-----3---6----------|| |-----6-------------|-------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5--|| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E ||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| ||o-----6-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| ||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E 9x |---------3---------|-----3---6----------|| |-----6-------------|-------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5--|| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E ||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| ||o-----6-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| ||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E 3x |---------3---------|-----3---6----------|| |-----6-------------|-------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5--|| e a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +H W H E E E E |---8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------------------|---8------------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------------------|-----6----------------|----------|---------------|| |-6---------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)----|----------|--------3-4-5--|| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E ||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| ||o-----6-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| ||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E |---------3---------|-----3---6----------|| |-----6-------------|-------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5--|| Gtr II e a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +Q +E S S ||----8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------------| ||o-----------------------|---8------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----6----------------------| ||--6---------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)--(6)---4-| +E e Q Q E E +E E Q H 3x |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|---------------o|| |-----------------|---------------o|| |-(4)-6---------5-|-(5)-7----------|| e a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +H |---8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------| |-----------------------|---8------------------| |-----------------------|-----6----------------| |-6---------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)----| +W W H Q E E |------------|----------|-------------| |------------|----------|---------6-8-| |------------|----------|-------------| |-(6)--------|----------|-------------| +S S S S e S S S S S S +E E ||------6-----6---6---------------| ||o-(8)-----8---8---------6-(6)-8-| ||o-------------------6-8---------| ||--------------------------------| +S S S S e S S S S S S +E E +S S S S e S S S S S S +E E |-----6-----6---6---------------|-----6-----6---6---------------| |-(8)-----8---8---------6-(6)-8-|-(8)-----8---8---------6-(6)-8-| |-------------------6-8---------|-------------------6-8---------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1.,2.,3.,4.,5. 6. +S S S S e S S S S S S +E E 6x S S S S e S S S S S S +E E |-----6-----6---6----------------||---6-----6---6----------------|| |-(8)-----8---8---------6-(6)-8-o||-8-----8---8------------------|| |-------------------6-8---------o||-----------------6-8----------|| |--------------------------------||---------------------4-(4)-6--|| +E. S +Q S S E S S E +H S E S E E ||-------------------------|--------8h10-6h8---| ||o------------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------------|-------------------| ||--(6)-6-(6)--6-6-7-8-8-9-|-(9)-------------6-| +E. S +Q S S E S S E +H S E S E E |------------------------|--------8h10-6h8----|| |------------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------------|-------------------o|| |-(6)-6-(6)--6-6-7-8-8-9-|-(9)-------------6--|| +E a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +Q +E S S |-----8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------------| |-------------------------|---8------------------------| |-------------------------|-----6----------------------| |-(6)---------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)--(6)---4-| +E e Q Q E E +E E Q H |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-(4)-6---------5-|-(5)-7---------| 7/8 E a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +Q +E S S +E e Q Q E |---8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------|---8------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------|-----6----------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)--(6)---4-|-(4)-6----------|| 6/8 4/4 H. H. H. H. H. E S S |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------|| |---------|---------|-6-------|-5-------|---------------|| |-2-------|-5-------|---------|---------|-4---------4-4-|| E S S E S S S S S S E S S ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||o-------------------------3-| ||--6-4-6---4-6---4-4-6---6---| E S S E. S E. S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-4---4----4----4---4-6---|---------------------6-5-4-| |-----------------------4-|-6-4-6---4-6---4-6---------| 7/8 6/8 E S S E S S E S S E H. H. H. |---------------------|---------|---------|-------| |---------------------|---------|---------|-------| |---4-4---4-4---4-4---|---------|-5-------|-3-----| |---------------------|-7-------|---------|-------| 1.,2. 4/4 H. H. H. H. W 3x |---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|------o|| |---------|---------|---------|-5-------|-5----o|| |-4-------|-6-------|-7-------|---------|-------|| 3. E a E Q E E +E S S S S S S +E E +H +W |---8h10-8--8-6-(6)-6-8-|-6--------------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---8------------------|--------|| |-----------------------|-----6----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|-------9-(9)-6-(6)----|-(6)----|| 2/4 W W W |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| 4/4 Gtr I e S S E e E E E E e S S E e E E E E ||----------3---------|-----3---6---------| ||o-----6-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------3-4-5-|-6-----------------| ||--6-----------------|-------------3-4-5-| e S S E e e E E E e S S E e E E E E 4x |---------3---------|-----3---6-----------|| |-----6-------------|--------------------o|| |-------------3-4-5-|-6------------------o|| |-6-----------------|-------------3-4-5---|| 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