BYRD DONALD - "cantaloup island" Tablature

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From: "mani" <ninagr@otenet.gr>
Subject: b/byrd_donald/cantaloup_island.tab
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:30:13 +0300

Artists: played by :Donald Byrd band
composition :Herbie Hancock
Song title: Cantaloup Island
Transcribed by: Manos Moshonas

This is all my own work, and you can do=20
whatever you want with it, but please inform me first
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Rhythm section:

The verse of the tune is devided in 3 parts
the verse is:
8 times Part 1 then 4 times Part 2 then Part 3

Part 1:
E-------------------------------
B---1-3-1-4-3-------------------
G---1-3-1-5-3-------------------
D-------------6-----------------
A-------------------------------
E-1-----------------------------

Part 2:
E-------------------------------
B---4-6-4-7-6-------------------
G---4-6-4-8-6-------------------
D-------------9-----------------
A-4-----------------------------
E-------------------------------

Part 3:
E-5--5--5-----------------------
B-6--6--6-----------------------
G-7--7--7----(repeat)-----------
D-7--7--7-----------------------
A-5--5--5-----------------------
E-x--x--x-----------------------

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Solo: originaly is played by sax
every solo begins after 4 repetitions of Part 1
The scales are: for part 1 and 2 Fm Aeolian
for part 3 Fm Dorian
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Intro solo:=20

E-------------------------------
B---------------------13--------
G--------13-15-15--15-----------
D-15-15-------------------------
A------------------------13-15--
E-------------------------------

it lasts about 2 repetitions of part 1 and then pause=20
till the begin of part 2 where it is repeated and pauses=20
till the part 3. During part 3 we have:

E-------------------------------
B-------16-------16-------------
G-15/17----15/17------------(repeat)
D-------------------15-15-15----
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

The whole intro solo is repeated once
The song ends by playing the intro solo as well.

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Solo:(begins after 4 repetitions of Part 1)

(rhythm section is playing Part 1)
E--------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------13---
G----17p15----13\-----13-15-17p15----13\-----
D-15-------15------15-------------15---------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

(rhythm section is playing Part 2)
E----13-16-16-13-16-13-13--------13-13-------
B-14-----------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

(rhythm section is playing Part 3)
E----13-13-15\-----13-13----13-15\-----------
B-15------------15-------15------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

The solo continues in the same manner.

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