Bass tablature for "Portrait Of Tracy" by "Jaco Pastorius"

Artist: Jaco Pastorius
Piece: Portrait Of Tracy
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: unknown
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Portrait Of Tracy
Jaco Pastorius

Tabbed by: ManuscriptReplica 

This is one of Jacos best solo pieces, and also one of the trickiest.
It is not overly fast, but your fingers will hurt after you have played 
this one, particularily the 2<6> and the final chord. People do NOT know
the difficulty of this piece, it may not sound hard while listening to it,
but believe me it is.

# = barline
| = if notes are in these lines they are played at the same time
<> = harmonic
2<6> and 9<12.8> = for this, just fret the 2 and play a harmonic on the 6
                   or fret the nine and harmonic the 12.8 (good luck)

 Intro

G|-<5>-<3.2>--------------------------------------------------------------#
D|-----------<3.8>-------<5>-<3.2>----------------------------------------#
A|-----------------<3.2>-----------<3.8>-------<5>-<3.2>------------------#
E|---------------------------------------<3.2>-----------<3.8>--<7>--<12>-#

 'Verse'

G|-------|<3.8>|-------<5>--------------------------|<4>|-|<3.8>|-----#
D|-------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----|<3.8>|-------<5>--------|<4>|-|< 5 >|-----#
A|-0-2-3-------------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----2<6>---------|--3--|-----#
E|-------------------------|--3--|----------------0---------------<5>-#

G|------------|<3.8>|-------<5>--------------------------|<4>|-|<12>|----#
D|------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----|<3.8>|-------<5>--------|<4>|-|<9 >|----#
A|------0-2-3-------------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----2<6>---------|<9 >|----#
E|-3-0--------------------------|--3--|----------------0--------------11-#

 'Verse' 2

G|--------|<4>|-|<3.8>|-----#---------|<4>|-|<12>|----#
D|--------|<4>|-|< 5 >|-----#---------|<4>|-|<9 >|----#
A|-2<6>---------|--3--|-----#--2<6>---------|<9 >|----#
E|------0---------------<5>-#-------0--------------11-#

 Leading into bridge

G|-|<3.8>|-----|<2.3>|-|<2.1>|-----#-------|<7>|---------<3.8>-----|< 7 >|-----------#
D|-|<3.8>|-----|<2.3>|-|<2.1>|-----#-|<7>|-|<5>|-|<7>|-------------|<8.9>|-----------#
A|-|<3.2>|-------------------------#-|<5>|-------|<5>|-------------|<8.9>|-----------#
E|---------4-4-----------------3-3-#-------------------2-------1-0---------<8.9>-<7>-#

 Bridge

G|-<8.9>---------------|< 7 >|------------#-<8.9>--------------|< 7 >|-----------#
D|-------<8.9>-----<7>-|<8.9>|------------#------<8.9>-----<7>-|<8.9>|-----------#
A|-------------<7>-------------<8.9>------#------------<7>-------------<8.9>-----#
E|------------------------------------<7>-#----------------------------------<7>-#

G|-<8.9>---------------|< 7 >|------------#--<8.9>--------------|< 7 >|-----#
D|-------<8.9>-----<7>-|<8.9>|------------#-------<8.9>-----<7>-|<8.9>|-----#
A|-------------<7>-------------<8.9>------#-------------<7>-------------<7>-#
E|------------------------------------<7>-#---------------------------------#

 Bridge 2

G|---|<7>|---------|<7>|-----------#----|<7>|-----------|<7>|-----------#
D|---|<5>|-|<7>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#----|<5>|---|<7>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#
A|---------|<5>|-----------|<5>|---#------------|<5>|-----------|<5>|---#
E|-8-------------8-------8-------8-#--7-------7-------7-------7-------7-#

G|---|<7>|------------|<7>|-----------#----|<7>|-----------|<7>|-----------#
D|---|<5>|----|<7>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#----|<5>|---|<7>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#
A|------------|<5>|-----------|<5>|---#------------|<5>|-----------|<5>|---#
E|-6-------6--------6-------6-------6-#--7-------7-------7-------7-------7-#

G|---|<5>|------------|<7>|-----------#----|< 7 >|-------------|<7>|-----------#
D|---|<7>|----|<5>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#----|<8.9>|---|< 7 >|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#
A|------------|<7>|-----------|<5>|---#--------------|<8.9>|-----------|<5>|---#
E|-8-------8--------8-------8-------8-#--7---------7---------7-------7-------7-#

G|---|<7>|------------|<7>|-----------#----|<7>|-|<5>|---------<3.8>-#
D|---|<5>|----|<7>|---|<5>|---|<7>|---#----|<5>|-|<7>|---<3.8>-------#
A|------------|<5>|-----------|<5>|---#--6-|<6>|-|<6>|-6-------------#
E|-6-------6--------6-------6-------6-#------------------------------#

 It starts to get hard now

G|-------|<7>|-|<5.9>|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---#----|<3.8>|-----------------------|<3.2>|---#
D|-------|<5>|-|<3.8>|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---#----|< 5 >|---|<3.8>|---|<3.2>|---|<3.2>|---#
A|-----------------------------------------#--------------|< 5 >|---|<3.2>|-------------#
E|-0-3-4---------------4-------4---------0-#--3---------3---------3---------3---------0-#

G|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---#----|<3.8>|-----------------------|<3.2>|---#
D|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---#----|< 5 >|---|<3.8>|---|<3.2>|---|<3.2>|---#
A|---------------------------------------#--------------|< 5 >|---|<3.2>|-------------#
E|-4-------4---------4-------4---------0-#--3---------3---------3---------3---------0-#

G|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---#----|<3.8>|-------------------------|<3.2>|---#
D|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---#----|< 5 >|-----|<3.8>|---|<3.2>|---|<3.2>|---#
A|---------------------------------------#----|-----|-----|< 5 >|---|<3.2>|-------------#
E|-4-------4---------4-------4---------0-#--3-|--3--|---3---------3---------3---------0-#

G|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---|<7>|---|<5.9>|---#----|<3.8>|-----------#--|<2.3>|---------#
D|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---|<5>|---|<3.8>|---#----|< 5 >|-|<3.8>|---#--|<3.2>|-|<2.3>|-#
A|-------------------------------------0-#--3-|--3--|-|< 5 >|-0-#--|--1--|-|<3.2>|-#
E|-4-------4---------4-------4-----------#------------|--3--|---#----------|--1--|-#
                                                                            Hold down
 Back to 'Verse'

G|-------|<3.8>|-------<5>--------------------------|<4>|-|<3.8>|-----#
D|-------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----|<3.8>|-------<5>--------|<4>|-|< 5 >|-----#
A|-0-2-3-------------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----2<6>---------|--3--|-----#
E|-------------------------|--3--|----------------0---------------<5>-#

G|------------|<3.8>|-------<5>--------------------------|<4>|-|<12>|----#
D|------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----|<3.8>|-------<5>--------|<4>|-|<9 >|----#
A|------0-2-3-------------------|< 5 >|-<3.2>-----2<6>---------|<9 >|----#
E|-3-0--------------------------|--3--|----------------0--------------11-#

 Are you ready? It's the... Final Chord
                    
G|-------|9<12.8>|---# #
D|-------|9<12.8>|---# #
A|-------|9<12.8>|---# #
E|-0-0---------------# #

Fin~
	

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