Mr. Pastorius - Bass Tab
Transcribed and tabbed by Joe Britton
Artist - Marcus Miller
Album - The Sun Don't Lie
Track - Mr. Pastorius
This is quite a complicated tab as each bar is spread over two lines,
(one for each hand) so I have included some perfomance notes
for most of the tab, which should explain it. Also there is a tab
key. I hope this tabs not too confusing, just work through it with the
c.d. and it should be clearer - Let me know what you think.
Any questions, comments, etc. E-mail - Larrylaffer_uk@yahoo.co.uk
t t
L G|------------19-19-18h19H-------------|-------17------15h17p15p14p15--|
E D|---------------------17-----(17)\16--|-18-19-14----------------------|
F A|----------------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
T E|------8-6----------------------------|-------15--15------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
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| t t
R G|--14/19------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I D|--14/20------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G A|-----------------------------(0)/5---|-------------------------------|
H E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
T B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bar 1
t t t t t t
G|--(15)H----------|------/20H-----------------|-19------19H----------
D|--------16--13H--|--17-----------------------|-----15---------------
A|--------0H-------|---------------------------|----------------------
E|-----------------|-----------15----------15H-|-------------15-------
B|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------
|
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| t t t t
G|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------
D|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------
A|-----------------|-------------------21H-----|-------------------22-
E|-----------------|----------------22---------|----------------22----
B|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------
Bar 3
t t
G---------------|--17p15--/12H----------|-/11-----\10-----\9-----------|
D---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E--15-------15H-|---------/11H----------|-/10-----\9------\8------6----|
B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
| t t t t t t
G---------------|-----------------------|-----16p-----18p-----14/19----|
D---------------|-----------------------|-----16p-----18p-----14/20----|
A--------22H----|----------------18\13--|------------------------------|
E-----22--------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
B---------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
G|--19-17-------17--19h17---------------|---------16/17H------|
D|--------20-17------------17---(17)\16-|--18-19--13/14H------|
A|-------------------------0------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------14/15H------|
B|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
|
| t t
G|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------(0)/5---|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------8--|
Bar 8
t t
G|---15/17p14h15H------(15)\12--|-----17-19--20H----------------|
D|-----------------16--(16)\13--|--17---------------------------|
A|-----------------0------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------15--------15H-|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
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| t t
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------21H----|
E|------------------------------|---------------------22--------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bar 10
t t t
G|--19----/19-19-19-19H--------------------------|
D|-----16----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------15-------15---------15H-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|
| t t t t
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------22--------22H-----|
E|--------------------------22--------22---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
Bar 12
t t t t t
G|--17p15\7H-------------------|----------|--5/10--10--10-12-13H------
D|-----------------------------|----------|--5/10--10-----------------
A|-----------------------------|----------|--3/8---8------------------
E|------------8H---------------|--10\-----|----------------------11H--
B|-----------------------------|-------3--|---------------------------
| Strum
| (spanish style)
| t
G|-----------------------------|----------|---------------------------
D|-----------------------------|----------|---------------------------
A|----------------13/17\15\13--|----------|---------------------------
E|-----------------------------|----------|---------------------------
B|-----------------------------|----------|---------------------------
Bar 13
G-----------------------|--12\7p0---8h10------15p(12)--15p(12)--
D-----------------------|---------------------------------------
A-----------------------|---------------------------------------
E--(11)\10H-------------|---------------------------------------
B-----------------------|---------------------------------------
| P P
|
| t t t t
G-----------------------|----------------h12H-------------------
D-----------------------|---------------------------------------
A-----------------------|---------------------------------------
E----15/19----20-19-18--|---------------------------------------
B-----------------------|---------------------------------------
t t t t t t t t t t t
G--------------------------------------------|------|
D--------------------------------------------|------|
A--------10--------10----------10------10----|------|
E---8--8---------8--------6--6-------6-------|--4---|
B--------------------------------------------|------|
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| t t t t
G--------------------------------------------|-----|
D-------------12------12----------12------12-|-----|
A--------------------------------------------|-----|
E--------------------------------------------|-----|
B--------------------------------------------|-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/miller_marcus/mr_pastorius_btab.html ]
G|--/12-15-13p12----12H-----------------------|-\10---------------------
D|---------------15---------------------------|-----13-12h13p12p10h12H--
A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|
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| t t t
G|----------------------17p(12)--17p(12)------|------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------
B|----------------------------------------16--|------------------------
Bar 18
G------------------------------------|--------10h12h15--10H--------|
D--(12)------------------------------|--10h12----------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| P P P
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| t t t t t t t
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A-----------15---------------14------|-----------------------------|
E--------16----15/16\15/16---15\-3---|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------8-6--|
G|---------------------12-15/19H----------------|
D|------------------13------------17--(17)\16---|
A|-----------10-13----------------0-------------|
E|--13-10-11------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
|
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| t
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------(0)/5---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
Bar 21
rt rt rt t t
G|--13-14---0h7h9-14-9p7p0h7h9-14-9p7p0h7h9-17H-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------14\-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------15\--3--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
| P P P
|
|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
t t
G|--15h17p15p14h15h17p15H-----(15)\12-\-|----17-19-20H-----------------|
D|-------------------------16-(16)\13-\-|-17---------------------------|
A|-------------------------0------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------15--------15-|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
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| t t t
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------22--------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------21----|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------22-------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bar 23
t t t
G|--19-17--------------------------|-/19H--------------------------|
D|--------20-19-17-----------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------20-18-17--------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------20-18--|------15-------15--------15H---|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| t t t t
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------22-------22H-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------22-------22-----------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bar 25
t t
G|---17p15\7H-------------------|-------|---------7-8-10--8-7-------------
D|------------------------------|-------|--7-8-10-------------10-8-7------
A|------------------------------|-------|----------------------------10-8-
E|-------------8H---------------|--10---|---------------------------------
B|------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------
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| t
G|------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------
D|------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------
A|-----------------13/17\15\13--|-------|---------------------------------
E|------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------
B|------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------
Bar 27
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A--6-5h6p5p3h5H-----------(5)--|
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
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| t t
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
B---------------10\-3H----(3)--|
Tab key
t = tap
H (after a note) = hold the note untill the end of the bar, not neccessarily
the end of the line, (some bars spread over two lines).
5/6 = slide up
6\5 = slide down
(3) = ghost note, held on from previous note.
4h6 = hammer-on
6p4 = pull-off
Performance notes:
Bar 1.
With fingers 1 + 2 of right hand, Tap the two notes at pos. 14 and slide up
to pos. 19. As you reach pos. 19 with you right hand, with the left tap
pos. 8, then 6, still holding the double stop at pos. 19.
The next few notes are played fingerstlye, and the cord (pos. 19, 17, 0)
should be played with thumb 1 + 2 fingers. Hold the chord, and with the
1st finger of your right hand, reach over and slide from the open A to pos. 5,
at the same time, with finger 1 of left hand, slide form pos. 17 (it sould
already be there) to 16. position 19 should still be held down.
Bar 2. self explanatory.
Bar 3. At the start of bar 3 you should already be holding down pos. 15.
Hold this note throught bar. With thumb and finger 1 of right hand
play the open A and pos. 16 and then 13.
Bar 4. Play the notes at pos. 17 + 20, hold the pos. 20 with finger 4
of left hand throughout bar. with finger 1 of left hand, tap pos.
15, and with fingers 1 + 2 of right hand, tap pos. 22 + 21, hold
the pos. 21 to end of bar, and with left hand tap pos. 15 again
and hold it.
Bar 5. Tap the notes at pos. 19 and 15, with fingers 1 + 4 of left hand.
hold the the pos. 19. Use same technique as previous bar for the
rest of this bar.
Bar 6. Play the first couple of notes. then slide up to the double stop.
Hold the double stop, and with the right hand, tap pos. 18, and
slide down to 13.
Bar 7. Slide up to the the double stop at pos. 11 + 10, hold it, and with
the right hand tap position 16, and pull off. Then slide the double
down half a step without plucking, The rest is basically the same.
The end of this bar is pretty similar to intro.
Bar 8. Covered in bar 1.
Bar 9. Make sure you hold the triple stop, then with right hand tap pos. 8.
Bar 10. Play the first few notes, ending at pos. 15, hold pos. 15 with finger
1 of left hand, with finger two fret the note at pos. 16 and pluck it
(along with the open string) with right hand. Then slide fingers 1
+ 2 two of left hand down from pos. 15 + 16, to 12 + 13, and mute open
string.
Bar 11 + 12 see bar 4 + 5
