Please bear in mind that a few hours ago, I had never heard of this song. So (and this is going to be embarrassing at first) here is my first attempt. I am not looking to emulate Jaco’s exact bassline throughout the song but I would like to get to a point where I can play the basic riff all the way through the song including the unison part and then to be able to improvise little variations to spice things up a little. I put the track on repeat on spotify and played in none stop for a couple of hours whilst I worked to try and get the general form into my head and then did a little youtube viewing to try to work out the basic bassline and chord progression.īecause I normally need a scary goal to achieve stuff and because I think it might help others, I have decided to document my journey of learning this bassline. This is a great technique building lesson.I had never heard of this piece before yesterday () but something about the bassline grabbed me and I decided I needed to learn to play it. The legendary electric bassist Jaco Pastorius recorded this powerhouse tune and arranger Kris Berg has adapted. Description: Whoa, hold on to your feathers If you want energy and excitement and a funky groove, then check out Kris Berg's chart, The Chicken. Be sure to change the player from ‘Video’ to ‘Audio Only’ so you will be able to manually choose the playback speed. Digital Sheet Music - View Online and Print On-Demand. The beginning up to the bass solo is in 3/4. The on-screen tab viewer will come in-handy for this arrangement. Artist: Jaco Pastorius Soul Intro/The Chicken I played this with my high school jazz band so it should be pretty close.
Alternate picking should be used throughout the entire solo. Below you’ll find the bass guitar tabs and a guitar arrangement of the theme. The chicken is a lot of fun to play and a great song for jam sessions. The solo contains a few stock blues licks, but features a 16th note run that plays changes over the chord progression. The Chicken first appeared as a B-side of a 1969 James Brown single called The Popcorn but was later made famous by Jaco Pastorius, who made it his signature song. Try to memorize the hits and ‘feel’ the beat. The trickiest part of the melody is the timing. Individual Part,Score,Set of Parts,Sheet Music Single,Solo Part,Tablature sheet music by Jaco Pastorius: igor29 at Sheet Music Plus.
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You can always simplify the chords to ‘stock’ shapes instead of the ones used in the arrangement. Print and Download Jaco Pastorius -The Chicken - Bass Solo From Modern Electric Bass - Complete And Accurate Bass Transcription Whit Tab sheet music. Download or print Jaco Pastorius The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines sheet music notes, chords in minutes. I would recommend starting with the chords and learning the 16 bar form. One for rhythm playing, the other for lead. This arrangement features two backing tracks.
“The Chicken” is a Jazz-Funk based groove with a catchy melody and a great bass line. Below is the lesson for “The Chicken” by Jaco Pastorius.