Song: Birdland
Artist: Weather Report
Album: Heavy Weather
Tabber: Matthew Frank
Email: zedleppelinRS@gmail.com
I hope you guys enjoy this song, its easy for guitar,
but its an amazing jazz song.
Low Intro Riff
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------| x3
D------------------------------5-------|
A--2----3-5-----------2----3-5---------|
E--------------------------------------|
Opening Guitar Riff
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10b11--10--8-----8-----8-----8--10--10b11--10--8--------8------------|
G----------------9-----9-----9-----------------------9--7---------------| x2
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--17b18--17--15------15------15------15--17--17b18--17--15---------15--|
B-----------------17------17------17-------------------------17--15-----|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sick-nasty Horn Riff
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---11-10-10--10-8-8--10--------10-8-8---10-8-8--11-10~--|
G|------------------------10-10---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|---10-11-12----11-10~-------|
G|-12---------12--------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------/10---|
E|----------------------------|
Note: I couldn’t figure out the chords to the horn riff, but these notes fit along with
pretty well.
Background Riff
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------10--|.---------------------10-----------------------10-------.| x3
D|--10h12------|.--10--10--10--10h12------12--10--9*--9--10h12------12--.|
A|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
^
Opening Part
Note: Play Opening Part and then continue on to the rest - don’t play the
opening again. Repeat the other part 3 times. On 4th time when you hit the *
start the Saxophone Solo.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weather_report/birdland_tab_ver_3.html ]
Saxophone Solo
E|------------------------------------------------/13-----|
B|--/12-12------13-15-15------/12-12-----13----15---------|
G|-----------12-----------------------12----12------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Then there’s a little bass solo. Then...
Main Riff (also sick-nasty)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12--15----------12-------15----13p12-----------12--15-----|
G|----------12---14-----12----------------14-12------------12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------15---------12--|
B|---------12------15----15h17-12-----------12--15----------12----|
G|-----14-----12------------------12--------------------14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------15----------12--|
B|---15------13p12-------------12--15-----------12-----|
G|-----------------14-12--------------------14---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|
B|----15---15h17-12-----|
G|------------------12--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
E|--------------15---------12--|
B|-------12--15----------12----|
G|-------------------14--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------15----------12--|
B|---15------13p12-------------12--15-----------12-----|
G|-----------------14-12--------------------14---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|----15---13p12----------|
G|----------------14--12--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Bass for a while...Then...
Decending Riff
E|---------------------|
B|--10-9-8-7-6-5-4-----|
G|------------------5--| x 7 (fade out on 8)
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Followed by the opening guitar riff with a few slight variations. You should be able to
it out.
Horn Riff
Then...
Background Riff x 1 1/2
Instead of going to the sax solo on the * though, go straight to main riff.
It then fades out doing the main riff. It just repeats in some order. Not too hard to
it out.
P.S. - if you figure out any chords that work for the horn part, please email me them.
