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. Be sure to change the player from ‘Video’ to ‘Audio Only’ so you will be able to manually choose the playback speed. The on-screen tab viewer will come in-handy for this arrangement. The Chicken is a tune written by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis and has been arranged for Big Band. Bass player Brian Bromberg recorded a Pastorius tribute album entitled Jaco, which includes his interpretations of Come On, Come Over, The Chicken. Alternate picking should be used throughout the entire solo. Jaco Pastorius made this tune famous before sadly passing away. The solo contains a few stock blues licks, but features a 16th note run that plays changes over the chord progression.
The number (SKU) in the catalogue is Jazz and code 416857.
Learn more about the conductor of the song and Piano Solo music notes score you can easily download and has been arranged for.
Printable Jazz PDF score is easy to learn to play. Try to memorize the hits and ‘feel’ the beat. Download Jaco Pastorius The Chicken sheet music notes that was written for Piano Solo and includes 4 page (s). The trickiest part of the melody is the timing. 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. Helpful Tips The Chicken is a Jazz-Funk based groove with a catchy melody and a great bass line. You can always simplify the chords to ‘stock’ shapes instead of the ones used in the arrangement. HubCap is an experimental band that incorporates funk, jazz, fusion and latin music, while striking a balance between structure. Below is the lesson for The Chicken by Jaco Pastorius. “The Chicken” is a Jazz-Funk based groove with a catchy melody and a great bass line. The artworks illustrate spines of a set of vinyl records.
Jaco Pastorius Big Band - The Chicken BASS.
Liberty City ( Jaco Pastorius ) Three Views Of A Secret ( Jaco Pastorius ) Sophisticated. A print series that visualises music’s 1,000 top albums, divided into ten different genres. MUSICA Jaco Pastorius, Kenwood Dennard, John Scofield - The Chicken - Live 1985 Jaco FenderBass.
Below is the lesson for “The Chicken” by Jaco Pastorius. ( Pee Wee Ellis ) / The Chicken Continuum ( Jaco Pastorius ) B.