Bass tablature for "Cucumber Slumber" by "Weather Report"

Artist: Weather Report
Piece: Cucumber Slumber
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: SackBassist
Tab provided by tTabs

Song: Cucumber Slumber
Band: Weather Report
Album: Mysterious Traveller (original recording), others
Bassist: Alphonso Johnson (original recording bassist), Jaco Pastorius
Tabbed by: Sak


Note: This song has multiple versions. This tab contains the opening 

from one of the later live versions of this song with Jaco Pastorius 

on bass. However, the main bass part is taken from the original 

recording with Alphonso Johnson on bass.

Key:

h = hammer-on
~ = let ring
/ = slide
x = mute
U = undefined or a varying note.
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Intro (not sure about this one):


G|-------------------|
D|-3-3-2--x-3~-33-2--|
A|-------3---------3~| [repeat until end of vamp]
E|-------------------|


Main Riff:


G|--------------18/19|--------------18/19-18/19|
D|-------19h18--17/18|-------19h18--17/18-17/18|
A|---U/19------------|---U/19------------------|
E|-12----------------|12120--------------------| [repeat this or 

similar pattern until the end of Cucumber Slumber Jam]


Note: "U" is usually around A-12, but don't focus on it or you'll make 

it sound too uptight. The slide is the important thing.



This song is really cool, I suggest you check it out.

-Sak