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Cha Cha Bass Tab

by Jaco Pastorius

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     (Used to be a) Cha Cha

   Transcribed and Tabbed by Joe Britton

  Artist - Jaco Pastorius
  Album  - Jaco Pastorius
  Track  - (Used to be a) Cha-cha

 Any comments, questions welcome, E-mail - Larrylaffer@yahoo.co.uk  

  
       _____     _____         _____     _____         _____     _____
 4  |  |-| |  |  |-| |      |  |-| |  |  |-| |      |  |-| |  |  |-| |
 4  |  | | |  |  | | |      |  | | |  |  | | |      |  | | |  |  | | |
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|
A|--5---------5----------|-----------------------|--5---------5----------|
E|-----------------------|--8---------8----------|-----------------------|



  Sim.
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|-----7-7-5-----7-7-5---|
A|-----------------------|--5---------5----------|-----------------------|
E|--8---------8----------|-----------------------|--8---------8----------|


   Rhytm fig 1.
G|-----------------------|---------------3-3-1---|-----5-5-------7-7-5---|
D|-----7-7-5-----4-7-5---|-----4-4---------------|---------5--3----------|
A|--0---------0----------|---------5--4----------|--3--------------------|
E|-----------------------|--6--------------------|-----------------------|

       _____       _____        _____  ____ ___        _____  _______ ___
 2  |  |-| | 3 |   |-|-|     |  |-| |  | -| | |     |  |-| |  |-|-r-| | |
 4  |  | | | 8 |.  | | |     |  | | |  |. | | |     |  | | |  | | | | | |
G|-----5-5---|----10-8----|----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------5-|-7-------8--|--0--7-7-5-----7-5-7--|-----7-7-5----7---7-5-7-|
A|--6--------|------------|------------5---------|------------------------|
E|-----------|------------|----------------------|--8---------8-----------|

       _____  ____ ___        _____  _______ ___       _____  ____ ___
    |  |-| |  | -| | |     |  |-| |  |-|-r-| | |    |  |-| |  | -| | |
    |  | | |  |. | | |     |  | | |  | | | | | |    |  | | |  |. | | |
G|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-----7-5-7--|-----7-7-5----7---7-5-7-|-----7-7-5-----7-5-7--|
A|--5---------5---------|------------------------|--5---------5---------|
E|----------------------|--8---------8-----------|----------------------|
 
       _____  _______ ___                ______ _______ _____ _______
    |  |-| |  |-|-r-| | |                |  |-| |-|-|-| | |-| |-|-|-|
    |  | | |  | | | | | |                |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |____
G|------------------------|----------||--------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-5----7---7-5-7-|--rhythm--||*----6-6-7-7-------6-6-7-7------|
A|------------------------|-fig--1---||*-5----------5-6h7---------5-5--|
E|--8---------8-----------|----------||--------------------------------|
   
    _______ _______ _____ _______
    |   |-| |-|-|-| | |-| |-|-|-|
    |   | | | | | | | | | | | | |____
G|---------------------------------||
D|------6-6-7-7-------6-6-7-7-----*||
A|-(5)----------5-6h7---------5-5-*||
E|---------------------------------||
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       _____  ____ ___        _____  _______ ___     
    |  |-| |  | -| | |     |  |-| |  |-|-r-| | |    
    |  | | |  |. | | |     |  | | |  | | | | | |    
G|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------|
D|-----7-7-5-----7-5-7--|-----7-7-5----7---7-5-7-|--rhtyhm-fig--1--|
A|--5---------5---------|------------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------|--8---------8-----------|-----------------|

       _____  _______ ___       _____  _______ ___         
    |  |-| |  |-|-r-| | |    |  |-| |  |-|-|-| | |   
    |  | | |  | | | | | |    |  | | |  | | | | | |  
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----7-7-5------7-7-5-7-|-----7-7-5----7-7-7-5-7--|
A|--5---------5-----------|------------5------------|
E|------------------------|--8----------------------|
 
       _____  ____ ___        _____  _______ _______   
    |  |-| |  | -| | |     |  |-| |  |-|-r-| |-r-|-|   
    |  | | |  |. | | |     |  | | |  | | | | | | | |   
G|----------------------|------------------------0-9-|
D|-----7-7-5-----7-5-7--|-----7-7-5----7---7-5-------|
A|--5---------5---------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|--8---------8---------------|
                                            bass solo
    _______   __3___          _____  __________  __________  __________
    r-|-r-|   | |  |   |      R  -|  R--|--R--|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|
    | | | |   | |  |___O      |.  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G|---12---9--10------------|------14---17--15---14-------14--------------|
D|-----------------9--(9)--|--------------------------15----17-15-14-----|
A|--------------12---------|-----------------------17----------------17--|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
   
     ____              _____   ___________  __________  __________
     |  |   |    r     r  -|   |---|--|--|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|
     |  |   |    O     |.  |___|   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   
G|-----15-(15)\-----|-----18-(18)-15----------15--------------16-18---|
D|------------------|----------------18-14-------18-15----------------|
A|--16----(16)\-----|----------------------18-----------18-17---------|
E|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   
     __________  _______          ________     _____ _____
     |--|--|--|  |--|  r  r  2 r  r-|-|--|  3  |-|-| |-|-|  
     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  O  4 |  | | |  |  8  | | | | | | 
G|--19-16--------------------|--------10-9--|--7--------------|
D|--------17----19-19--------|------7-------|----8-7----------|
A|-----------15--------------|--------------|--------6-5------|
E|---------------------------|--------------|------------8----|
  
    _______ _______    _______      ________ ________
 4  |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |  |-|-|-r   r  |-|--|-| |-|--|-r  r
 4  | | | | | | | | |  | | | |   |  | |  | | | |  | |  |
G|----------6-9-7--------------|----8-10-7----------------|
D|--------7-------7-0--7-7-5---|-----------8-7------------|
A|----5-9----------------------|---------------10---------|
E|--7--------------------------|------------------8-------|

   ________  __________  __________            _____  __________
   r  |---|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|    |       r  -|  |--|--|--|  
   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |    |       |.  |  |  |  |  |  
G|----12-12----10---------------------------|------0-12-14---------
D|----------10----12----10-------12---------|--------------15-11---
A|-------------------10----12-12-----13h14--|----------------------
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------
 
    __________   __________             _______  __________
    |--|--|--|   |--|--|--|         |   |  r--|  |--|--|--|     |
    |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |_________O___|  |  |  |  |  |  |_____O.             
G-----------11--------14-(14)-|---(14)-(14)---x-14-12-14-15--|-(15)--
D---------------14-12---------|------------------------------|-------
A--15-13-13--------------13---|---(13)-(13)------------------|-------
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|-------
 
                   
     ___3___      __3__         _____  __________           ________3___
     |  |  |      |\  |    |    |  -|  |--|--|--|       |   r--| r--|--|
     |  |  |      |   |____|____|.  |  |  |  |  |_______O   |  | |  |  | 
G---------14--|--11---------------------------------|---------13---13-16-  
D--/14-12-----|---------------------x-14-12-14-/16--|-(16)---------------
A-------------|------13---(13)-(13)-----------------|--------------------
E-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------

    _______      ___3___        _________     ___3__  __3__
    |  |--|      |  |  |    |   r--|--|-|  2  |  | |  | | r   3
    |  |  |______|  |  |____O   |  |  | |  4  |  | |  | | |   8  
G--15----/14-|-(14)------------------------|----11---10-8-----|-----|
D-----16-----|------14-14--(14)---12-10-9--|--8----7----------|-----|
A------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-----|
E------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-----|

    _________ ________  __________  _________          _____ 
 4  |--|-r--| |-|--|-|  |--|--|--|  |-|--|--|      |   |-| r  r
 4  |  | |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |      |   | | |  O
G|--9-12---10-----------------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------x----9----12-12-10-10-9-x---------|------7-7--------|
A|--------------12---12------------------12-----|-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------10\-|-\8--------------|

      __________  __________  __________   ________   _________  ________
   r  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|   |--|-|-|   |-|--|--|  |--|-|-|
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  | | |   | |  |  |  |  | | |
G|---16-14----------14-------------12-10-|-8------8-----------------------
D|--------17-14-------17-14--------------|---10-8----10-8-----10-8------8-
A|---------------17----------17-15-------|----------------10-------10-8---
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------
  
    _________    ___3______             _________     _________  ______
    |-|--|--|    r  |  |--|  |\\ |   |\\|--|-|--|     |--r-|--|  |--| r
    | |  |  |    |  |  |  |  |   |.  |  |  | |  |     |  | |  |  |  | |
G-------------|------------------10--9------------|-------10------------ 
D-------------|-----9--12-10-----------12-10------|----------12---------
A--10-8----10-|--------------9--------------12-10-|--13---------12-10---
E-------11----|-----------------------------------|---------------------
   
        _____     ________ _______ _________ __________    _______  _______
     r  r  -|     |-|-|--| |-|-|-r |-|--|--| |--|--|--|    |--|  |  |--|  r
     |  |.  |     | | |  |_| | | | | |  |  | |  |  |  |    |  |  |  |  |  |
G--------------|-----------------------------------x----|------------------
D--------------|--------------------------------11----x-|-12-10------------
A--------------|---------------7---9-9/10-12-13---------|-------13--11-----
E-----------0--|--5-0-5-/9---9--------------------------|--------------10--

  _____                                             ________  __________
  r  -|                                             r-|-|--|  |--|--|--|
  |.  |                                             | | |  |  |  |  |  |      
G-----------------18-------|-------16-14-x-16-14-----14-11----------------|
D-------------/18----------|---/16---------------14--------14-12-10-------|
A-----16/17----------14/15-|----------------------------------------12-10-|
E--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
  
     __________  __________    _______  _______    __________  __________
 2   |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|  3 |--|--|  |--|--|  4 |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|
 4   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8 |  |  |  |  |  |  4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G|---------------------------|----10----------10-|-12----------------------
D|-----------10-11--------10-|-11-------10-11----|----14-------------------
A|-----10-12-------10-12-----|-------12----------|-------12----------12----
E|--11-----------------------|-------------------|----------14-12-14----13-
   
    _____ _____   _____  _______ ________ _______    __________ ________
    |  -| |-| r   r |-|  r-|-r-| r-|--r-| r-|-r-|    |--|--|--| |-|-|--|
    |.  | | | |   | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |    |  |  |  | | | |  | 
G|--------------|---9-10---7---8-------------------|--------------9-------
D|--0---7-7-5---|-----------------------7----------|---12--9--------10----
A|--------------|------------------10-------8---10-|-9-------12-11-----12-
E|--------------|----------------------------------|----------------------
 
   _________  ________   __________  _______  _______  _____
   |--|--|-|  |-|--|-|   |--r--|--|  r-|-r-|  r-|-r-|  |-| |
   |  |  | |  | |  | |   |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | 
G----------9-----------|---------------7-----------------------|
D-------11---11-7------|-------10-8-------------7------7-7-----|
A--10-9-----------10-8-|-7-----------------9---------------10--|
E----------------------|----------------------------8----------|
  
   _______  ____  _______  _______     _______   ________  _____
   r  |--|  |  r  |--|  |  r  |--|     |  r--|   |---|  |  r  -|  
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |     |  |  |___|   |  |  |.  |
G|---10-10-------16-16-14-----19-19-|-15----/14-(14)-14-12---------
D|---------12-----------------------|------------------------------
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------15--
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------

    __________    __________  __________  __________   __________
    |--|--|--|    r--|--|--|  |--|--|--|  |--|--r--|   |--|--|--|
    |  |  |  |    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |
G-----12-14-15--|---11----14-12-------11-----------------12-11-----|
D--15-----------|------14-------13-11----14--------11-10-------14--|
A---------------|---------------------------13---------------------|
E---------------|--------------------------------------------------|


    __________  __________       _____  ________  __________ __________
    |--|--|--|  |--|--|--r  r    r  -|  |-|--|-|  |--|--|--| |--|--|--r
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  O    |.  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------14-16-18---|
D|-12-12-11-------11-----------|---------------7-------14-17------------|
A|----------14-11----13--------|----------7-10---15-17------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----8-10-------------------------------|

    __________                  _______     __________  __________
 2  |--r--|--|  r--|--r--|  3   |  |  |     |--r--|--|  r--|--r--|
 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8   |  |  |     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G|--------17-15---12----10--|--14-12-----|-------11-----------------
D|-13-----------------------|------------|----------14--------------
A|--------------------------|--------13--|--12------------10-----9--
E|--------------------------|------------|--------------------------

    __________   _____       _____       _____  __________
    r--|--r--|   |   |       | |-|   |   |  -|  |--|--|--|
    |  |  |  |   |   |       | | |___|___|.  |  |  |  |  |
G-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------12----11--9------|--/10------------------------7-----|
A-------------------12--|------8-8--(8)-(8)--0--8-10-----8--|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

    _________ ________       _____  __________  __________  __________
    |--|-|--| |--|-|-r  r    r  -|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|
    |  | |  | |  | | |  O    |.  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G|---------11-9------------|-----------------------12-14-16-16-14-------|
D|----11-9------11-9-------|-----------------12-14----------------14-12-|
A|-/9----------------------|-----------12-15----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----13-15----------------------------------|

    _______    __________  __________  _____          ___3___   ___3___
    |  |--|    |--r--|--r  |--r--|--r  |   |      |   |  |  |   |  |  | 
    |  |  |    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |      |   |  |  |___|  |  |
G|------------------11-----14----18----16-----|-/19--14------------14----
D|--11-14-----12---------------------------19-|---------17-/16-(16)---17-
A|--------14----------------------------------|--------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------

    ___3___          _____  __________           _____  ___3___
    |  |  |      |   |  -|  |--|--|--|      |    |  -|  |  |  |
    |  |  |      O___|.  |  |  |  |  |______O____|.  |  |  |  |
G------------|--------------------------|---------------------14--|
D--15-14-----|--------------------14----|---------------14-12-----|
A--------17--|--16--(16)-0-15h16-----15-|--(15)-(15)-0------------|
E------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

         _____   __________           ___________  __________
     |   |  -|   |--|--|--|       |   |---|--|--|  |--|--|--|
     O___|.  |   |  |  |  |_______|___|   |  |  |  |  |  |  |
G|----------------------------|-----------12-14----12----------
D|--------------14-12-14-/15--|-(15)-(15)-------x-----13-12----
A|--13-(13)--0----------------|-----------------------------15-
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------

    __________      ________  __________   __________  _______
    |--|--|--|      |   |--|  r--|--r--|   r--|--r--|  |  |--|
    |  |  |  |      |   |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |____
G---------------|---------11-----14----12-----------------------|
D-----12----12--|--11-------------------------8-----------------|
A--14----14-----|------13---------------------------6--0--------|
E---------------|-----------------------------------------3--2--|

     __________  __________   __________   __________
     |--|--|--|  |--|--|--|   |--|--|--|   |--|--|--|
     |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |  |
G|------------------------------16----18--15-----------|
D|------------------9-----x--16----18--------15----17--|
A|------3-----0--9----11------------------------17-----|
E|--(2)----4-------------------------------------------|

     __________ _______       __________   ________
     |--|--|--| |-|-|-|   r 2 r--|--|--|   |--|   |   3
     |  |  |  | | | | |   O 4 |  |  |  |   |  |   |   8
G|--14--------0-------------|-------------11p10--(10)-|--(10)-|
D|-----14-------2-----------|------11-------------10--|---10--|
A|--------15------3-2-0-----|---------10-----------0--|----0--|
E|--------------------------|---11--------------------|-------|



The rest of the song is basically covered in the first minute
and a half of this tab, so i'm not gonna bother tabbing the 
rest.

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