All American Alien Boy Bass Solo
Song by Ian Hunter
Bass solo by Jaco Pastorius
Transcribed and tabbed by Rich West, N.Y.C 2002.
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G|-----------------6-8-6-8-8-9-8-6-8-15-13-15-11-12-11-------
D|-6---------6-8-6-------------------------------------14-11-
A|---4-6-7-8-------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------15-13-------------13-12-11-------10-8-------
D|---------------17-14-----9-10-13-------------11------11-10-
A|-14-11-12-13-11-------11------------------13---------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
^ bend half step
G|-----------11-10-9-16-15-13------------20----------------20-18-15
D|-8--------------------------14-13--------------------------------
A|---11-10-9------------------------16-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------16---------------------------------
D|-16-18----18-16-14----------------------6-
A|-------------------16-14-16-16-14-16-13---
E|------------------------------------------
5 5 5 5 3
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |----|
G|-9-6--------6----------4-------------------------------------8---------------
D|-----9-6------9-6--------6-4------6-4---------4------------6-----9-9-8-6-6-4-
A|---------9--------9-7--------7-4------7-4-------7-4------7-------------------
E|------------------------------------------7----------7-6---------------------
G|-------------13----11-------------------------------------13-------11-
D|-------------------------13----------13-------------------------------
A|-----------11---11----11----11-13-15----15-13-11-13-14-15----12-13----
E|-2-4-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------10-------8-------6---6---------4---3--------------------------------
D|----------------------------8---------6---5---6-5-4-2-2-3-2------------------
A|-9-10-11----7-8-9---6-7-8---------4-4-----------------------4-3-2-----------4
E|--------------------------------0---------------------------------4-3-2-0-1--
NOTE- when playing a fretted bass, the double stop in the 4th bar will sound
more accurate played as follows:
G|-14-
D|-16-
A|----
E|----
with the notes bent up slightly.
on a fretless bass, it should be played between the 15/17 and 14/16th fret positions.
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