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WATERMELON MAN (Bassline) As recorded by Herbie Hancock (From the 1962 Album TAKIN' OFF) Music by Herbie Hancock Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Butch Warren - Double Bass' Q=122 4/4 Gtr I H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3-----o|| ||o----------3--|----------3--|----------3--|----------3---o|| ||--1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-------------|| $ H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3-----| ||o----------3--|----------3--|----------3--|----------3---| ||--1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1------------| H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q |------3-3----|------3-3----|-------------|-------------|| |----------3--|----------3--|------3-3----|------3-3----|| |-1-----------|-1-----------|----------3--|----------3--|| |-------------|-------------|-1-----------|-1-----------|| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-3----3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)---2-|-3----3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)--1-2-| |--------------1-|----------------|--------------1-|-----------------| To Coda Q. E +Q Q E E Q H H E E Q H E E Q |----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |----------------|-------------|------3-3----|------3-3----o|| |-3----3-(3)--2--|-1-----------|----------3--|----------3--o|| |----------------|-------------|-1-----------|-1------------|| Solos H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3----|------3-3-----| ||o----------3--|----------3--|----------3--|----------3---| ||--1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1------------| H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q |------3-3----|------3-3----|-------------|-------------| |----------3--|----------3--|------3-3----|------3-3----| |-1-----------|-1-----------|----------3--|----------3--| |-------------|-------------|-1-----------|-1-----------| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-3----3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)---2-|-3----3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)--1-2-| |--------------1-|----------------|--------------1-|-----------------| 1.,2.,3.,4. Q. E +Q Q E E Q H H E E Q H E E Q 5x |----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |----------------|-------------|------3-3----|------3-3----o|| |-3----3-(3)--2--|-1-----------|----------3--|----------3--o|| |----------------|-------------|-1-----------|-1------------|| 5. D.S. al Coda & H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q |-------------||-------------|-------------| |------3-3----||------3-3----|------3-3----| |----------3--||----------3--|----------3--| |-1-----------||-1-----------|-1-----------| H.=H H E E Q H E E Q W |-------------|-------------|------*| |------3-3----|------3-3----|------*| |----------3--|----------3--|------*| |-1-----------|-1-----------|-1----*| 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