Bass Tablature for "Birdland"
Jaco Pastorius with Weather Report
Off the album, Heavy Weather
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Note: When numbers are really close to each other, play the notes fast
G-----------------------------------------0------------------------------
D----------------0--------------------0-2--------0-1---------------------
A------0-1---1-3-----------3---0-1-2----------3-----------0--1--2--3-----
E--3-----------------3--5------------------------------3--------------3--
G----4------5------7----9\5------------------------------------0-15/16--
D------------------------------5----5----------5-2-----3---------13/14--
A--2------3------5------7\3------------2-2------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------0-1---1-2-3----------
G--15/16\15/16\15/16\15/16---0---15/16\15/16\15/16\15/16-------------------
D--14/15\14/15\14/15\14/15-------14/15\14/15\14/15\14/15----5---2----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------2-----2-3-4--
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------5-5-----------------5--------
D------------2-2-------------------2-----------5------7-5--------------7------
A----2-2---2-----------2-3-4-5---2-----3-4-5--------------7-5------------7-5--
E--2---------------345--------3-------------------------------7-5-0-----------
G-----------------------------------------------4----------------5-5-----5-5--
D------2---------------------2-2-------------------2-----------5-------5------
A----2-----2-3-4-----2-2---2-------0-2-3-4-5---2-2-----3-4-5------------------
E--3---------------2------------------------3---------------------------------
G----5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5---7-----------2---------------------2-2----------------2---------------------2-2--
A--------7-5----02-----5-4-3-----2-2---2-------0-2-3-4----2-----5-4-3-----2-2---2------
E-------------3----------------2------------------------3---------------2--------------
repeat 19 times repeat 6 times
G-------------|----------------|--------------------------|-------
D-------------|----5------5----|--5--4--3--2--1--0--------|----5--
A--0-2-3-4----|----------------|--------------------4--3--|-------
E----------3--|--3---3--3---3--|--------------------------|--3----
G-----------------------------------------0------------------------------
D----------------0--------------------0-2--------0-1---------------------
A------0-1---1-3-----------3---0-1-2----------3-----------0--1--2--3-----
E--3-----------------3--5------------------------------3--------------3--
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G---------------------------------------4-5--------------------------------------
D----------------------------5---2----------------------2-2-------------------2--
A--3-5-----2-----3----3-5-0----2-----2------2-3---2---2-----------2-3-4-5---2----
E------5-3----------------------------------------------------345--------3-------
G------------5-5-----5-5-----5-----------------------------------------
D----------5-------5-------5---7--------5---2---------------------2-2--
A--3-4-5-------------------------7--5-----2-----2-3-4-----2-2---2------
E-------------------------------------------------------2--------------
G--------------------------------5-------------------5------------------------
D------------------2-----------5---7-5-----------------7-------5---2----------
A------2-3-4-5---2-----3-4-5-----------7-5---------------7-5-----2-----5-4-3--
E--345--------3----------------------------7-5-3-0----------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------2---------------------2-2-------------5----2--
A----2-2---2-------0-2-3-4----2-----5-4-3-----2-2---2-----------2-3-4----2----
E--2---------0-0-----------3----------------2---------------345---------------
G-------------------------------------------4-------------------------------------------
D--------------------2-2----------------------2----------------------2-2-------------5--
A--5-4-3-----2-2---2-----------2-3-4-5---2----------5-4-3-----2-2--2-----------2-3-4----
E----------2---------------345--------3---------0-----------2--------------345----------
G--------------5----------------------------------4-------------------------------------
D----2----------------------2-2-------------5-------2------------------------------2-2--
A--2-----5-4-3------2-2---2-----------2-3-4----2----------5--5-4-4-3-3-----2-2---2------
E-----------------2---------------345-----------------0------------------2--------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------4--------------
D------------------2----------------------------2-2-------------5-------2------------
A------2-3-4-5---2-----5--5-4-4-3-3-----2-2---2-----------2-3-4----2----------5-4-3--
E--345--------3-----------------------2---------------345-----------------0----------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------2-2-------------------2---------------------2-2-------------------2------------
A--2---2-----------2-3-4-5---2-----5-4-3-----2-2---2-----------2-3-4-5---2-----5-4-3-3--
E--------------345--------3----------------2---------------345--------3-----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------2-2----------------------------2-----------------------2-2-----------------
A----2-2---2--------------222233334444----2-----5--54-3-----2-2---2-----------2-3-4-5---
E--2---------------345555--------------3------------------2---------------345--------3--