Jaco Pastorius - Chromatic Fantasy Chords & Tabs

CHROMATIC FANTASY (Bassline)
As recorded by Jaco Pastorius
(From the 1981 Album WORD OF MOUTH)
Tabbed by- People at Hal Leornard



 Music by Jaco Pastorius

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


  Q=76
 4/4
    Gtr I
  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T T  T  T T  T  T T T +Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------9-(9)--|
|---------------------11-12-10-----------------------------------8-8-(8)--|
|------------10-12-14----------13-12-10------------------8-10-12---0-(0)--|
|---10-12-13----------------------------13-12-10-9-10-12------------------|


  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T   Q
|------------------10-12-10------------------------------------------------||
|---------11-12-14----------14-12-11----------------------------11-12-!15--||
|---12-14----------------------------13-12-10----------------12-------!12--||
|---------------------------------------------13-12-10-12-13----------!10--||


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------10-------12-------14-------15----------12-15-12-------------------|
|----12-------12-------12-------12-------11-14----------14-11-------------|
|-------------------------------------12----------------------12-10-------|
|-10-------12-------13-------15-------------------------------------13-12-|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |-----6------| |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S  S  S  S  S  S
|----10-------12-------14-------15-------------------------------------|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-11-------------------------11-14-|
|----------------------------------------13-10------0------10-13-------|
|-10-------12-------13-------15----------------12-9---9-12-------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------| |------6------| |----6-----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S S S S  S S S
|----------15----------------14---------------12----------6-10-----|
|-12-14-15----12----10-12-14----10----8-11-12----8----7-9------7-0-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------15----------------13--------------12--------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------20-------19-------18-------19-------15-------14-------15-------14-|
|----20-------19-------17-------19-------15-------14-------15-------14----|
|-22-------20-------19-------20-------17-------16-------17-------16-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------15----------------------16----------14-------------------12-14----|
|----15----18-15----------15-18----------14----16-13-------10-13-------13-|
|-17-------------17-14-17----------17-15-------------15-12----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------12----------------16-------------------10----------------10--------|
|----12----15-14-12----12----15-14-12----11-14----12-------11-14----12-----|
|-13----------------11----------------12-------------11s12-------------11s=|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------| |------6-------|  |-----6-----|  |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S  S S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T   T
|-------10---------------------11---------9--------------------------------|
|----10----13-10---------10-13----------9---11-7---------------------------|
|-12-------------12-9-12----------12-10----------10----10h13-11-14s12------|
|---------------------------------------------------12----------------(10)-|


   |------6-------|  |------6------| |-----6------| |-----3------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S  S S
|----------------------------------------------9--------------------|
|-------12----------------10---------0----8-11---11-8---------------|
|----12----15-11-------10----13-9------10-------------10-8----------|
|-14-------------13-12------------11-----------------------11-10-9s=|


   |-----6-----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
   S S S  S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------8-------------7-----------5-----------3--------|
|----8---11-8------7---9-6-----5---7-4-----3---5-3----|
|-10----------10s9---------8s7---------6s5---------4s=|


  |----6----| |----6-----| |-----6------|  |------6-------|
  S S S S S S S S S S  S S S  S S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------0---0-5-0----8------9----9-12----12-15----15-18-|
|-----1---1---1-------10---8-11---11------14-------17-------|
|---3---3---------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------|

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  |------6------| |------6-------| |------6------| |------6-------|
  S  S  S  S  S S S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S S S  S  S  S  S  S
|---------12-10-9-0-------15-14------------12-11-9-0-------15-14----|
|------11--------------14-------17------11--------------14-------17-|
|-0-13--------------16-------------0-13--------------16-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


    |--------6--------|  |--------6--------|  |------6-------|  |-----6-----|
    S    S   S  S  S  S  S  S  a  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S
|--------------------------------------12-14----------------------------------|
|-----------11-12-14-15----11-12h15-15-------15-14-12-11----------------0-----|
|------(12)-------------12-------------------------------13-12-10-------------|
|-(13)------------------------------------------------------------13-12---9-6-|


  |----6----|  |-----6------| |----6-----| |-----6-----|
  S S S S S S  S  S  S S S  S S  S S S S S S S  S S S  S
|---0-6-9-7-6----------------------6-9-7-6---------------|
|----------------------8-7------------------------8-7----|
|-----------------7-10-----10-0-10-----------7-10-----10-|
|-5-----------(9)--------------------------9-------------|


  |-----6------|  |------6-------|  |------6------|  |------6-------|
  S S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------------------------9-10----------11-13-14-|
|----------------------------11-12-------11-12---------11-12----------|
|-0------8-10-12-------11-12----------12------------13----------------|
|---9-10---------10-13-------------13---------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |------6------| |-----6-----| |----6----|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S S  S  S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-13-14-16----------------------------------------------6-7-|
|-------------12-14-15-9-10-12-(6)-8-9---------------6-7-9-----|
|--------------------------------------(5)-7-8-2-4-5-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


  |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----|  |----6-----|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S  S S S
|-6-9-7-6-------------------10-9-7-------------------|
|---------9-7-5--------------------8-7---------------|
|---------------8-7-5-4-7-0------------10-8-7------7-|
|---------------------------------------------10-9---|


  |-----6-----| |----6-----| |-----6-----| |------6-------|
  S  S S S  S S S S  S S S S S S S  S  S S S  s  S   S  S S
|--------------------------7-6--------10-9-7--------13-10-9-|
|---------------8-7------------8p7-----------10-(9)---------|
|-0-10-8-7----------10-8-7---------10-----------------------|
|----------10-9---------------------------------------------|


   |------6-------|  |--------6--------|  |----6----| |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S    S  S S S S S S S  S  S  S      T  T
|----------14--------------------------------------------------------------||
|-12-11-14----14-11-14-11----11-----------7-------------------13tr14-11-13-||
|-------------------------12----(12)--------7---7-----------0--------------||
|------------------------------------(12)-----9---9-5-0h(9)----------------||


   H     H       H     H       W
|-14----19----|-18----16----|-11----|
|-11----16----|-14----13----|-12----|
|--0----------|-------------|--0----|
|-------------|-------------|-------|


   +H.      Q    Wx50
|-(11)---------|---------*|
|-(12)---------|---------*|
|--(0)---------|---------*|
|--------------|---------*|




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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