Bass tablature for "Elegant People" by "Weather Report"

Artist: Weather Report
Piece: Elegant People
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: maxo
Tab provided by tTabs

Weather Report - Elegant People
(Black Market)
Maxo
maximum28@aol.com


Standard Tuning
EADG

"=" means hold
"/" means slide up (to)
"" means slide down (to)
">" this is a long slide up
"<" this is a long slide down
"v , ^" these are the beats.  the "v" is the 'one' of each beat. The "^'s"
"~" means tremelo
are two three and four.

!!!!! NOTE: Since making the rhythms doesnt give me enough space to write
out two-digit frets, 10 = )  11 = !  12 = @  13 = #  14 = $  Im pretty sure
thats all ill need.

MELODY:

Play: 4x
______________________________________________________________________
  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-------5-----------5=============------3-----------3======|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-3-----------3-------------------1-----------1------------|

        v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^
G-------------3-----------3=============------8-----------8======|
D=======---------------------------------------------------------|
A-------1-----------1------------------/6-----------6------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
______________________________________________________________________

Play: 7x
______________________________________________________________________
  v       ^       ^       ^       
G---------------------------------|
D-------5-----------5=============|
A---------------------------------|
E-3-----------3-------------------|
______________________________________________________________________

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------5-----------4=============------4-----------4=============|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-3-----------3-------------------3-----------3-------------------|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4-----------4=============------4-----------4========>>>>>|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-2-----------2-------------------2-----------2-------------------|
  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^
G-----------------------------------4-2---------------------------|
D-7-6-----------------------------------0-----1-------------------|
A-----7-5=========================0-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-9-7-5-7-----7-----7---------------0-2---------------------------|
D---------7-----5-----3~==========------0-----1-------------------|
A---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  V       ^       ^       ^
G-9-7-5-7-----7-----7-------------|
D---------7-----5-----3~==========|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

Play: 3x
_______________________________________________________________________
  V       ^       ^       ^
G-----2---------------------------|
D---2---0-----2===================|
A-0-------------------------------|
E-------------0===================|
_______________________________________________________________________

G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-5-3-5-----5-----5---------------------------------------------|
A---------5-----3-----1~==========================================|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Play: 2x
_______________________________________________________________________
  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-----------0-------1=========3-3-----------3-------1=========|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
_______________________________________________________________________

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-----------1-------2=========3-3-----------3-----3-----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------5=====|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-6-6-----------6-------5=========4-4-----------4-------3=========|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------3-------1=========0-0-----------0-------4=========|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-----------5-------3=========2-----0=========================|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^  
G-----2-------------------------------------------2=======6=======|
D-------0---------------------------------3=======----------------|
A-0-2---------------------4=======5=======------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-6-6-----------6-------5=========4-4-----------4-------3=========|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G---------------------------------------------6-7-----------------|
D---------------3-------1=========0-0-------------6---------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------4-5---------|
E-1-1-----------------------------------------------------4=/54--|

  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------5-------3=========2-----0=========================|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO RIFF:
__________________________________________________________________________
  v       ^       ^       ^       v       ^       ^       ^       
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-----------0-------1=========3-3-----------3-------1=========|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
__________________________________________________________________________
*Note: Alphonso Johnson improvises a lot on this riff, so... why don't you do
the same.

AFTER SOLO, play the part between the 'w' borders, and then repeat the part in the
's' borders until you fade out.


END OF SONG.


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