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Stomping Grounds
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bass line tabulature by Mike McElhaney
h = Hammer-on
strumming a chord that I believe starts:
10th fret on the A
12th fret on the D
and open on the G
Part A (melody)
Repeat 2 times
G---0----9-----------------------0--------------0----0----0----
D--12-------12--10--9--10--12-------------9----7----5----
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--9--------------------9------11------12-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------0------------
E--8---------------------8-------7---------------------
G--16--12--14--12-----------12-----12-----0-------------------------------------
D-----------------------14--12---0-------0--------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------
Part B (melody)
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0--------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0---------0---------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------2--0-----3------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0--------0---------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------2--0-------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0--------0---------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------2--0-----3-------------------------------3--2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------0--2--0---------------------------------------------------------
D-------------0--2--4------------2--0--------0----------------------7-----5----------
A--0--2--3------------------------------2--0----------------------------------7--5---
E---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------7
Part A (bass line)
Repeat 2 times
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------5-----------5---------------------------------------------
A-------------------------5-------------------5--------------------------7-------5----
E--3------------------3---------------------------3-------------3---------------------
G--------------------------------5-----5----------------------------------------------
D-------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------
A--3----------------------------------------------3------2------0---------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------2----3----4----5--------------------------------------------------7----5-------
E-------------------------------2-------3------------------------------------------7--5
Part B (bass line)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------4-
D---------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3--------------3----------2-------
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------4-------2--0---------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------2--0-------
A--0--------0----3----5----------------------------------------------------------2--0
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3-------------3----3--------3--2
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0--------0-------5--5---------------------------------------------------5----6----
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
Part C
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7------7-------------------7-------------5--------5---------------------5---------
E--------------0----0----7------------------------------------5------5----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------5----5------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3------3-----------------------3-----------------------------------------5----5----
E-----------------------3----3----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7--------------------------7-------------5-------------------------0-------2-------
E---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------16--12--14--12------------12-----12-----0
D-------------------------------------------------------------14--12----0-----0--------
A--4--------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
After Part C, Bela does an harmonic thing for 8 measures
and Vic improvises around a G.
Then Bela goes once through a longer variation on Part D
while Vic just peddles eighth notes on a low G.
The band then comes back in at Part E
Part D
G------7----------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5
A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7---------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7---------------------------------------------7------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9------------5-----5---9--8h9----10--7--9---------------7---------
A---------------------10--7--5----7--------------------------------10--7--5-----7--5---
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
G------7----------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5
A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7---------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------7------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--
A---------------------10--7--5----7---------
E----------------------------------------------
G-----7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-7---------------------------
D--9------------------------------------------9--7---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------10------0----2----
E----------------------------------------------------------3---------------
Part E
G------------------------------5-------------------------------------
D----------------------5-------------5-------------------------2----
A--3-------------------------------------3----------3----5---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------7-------------------------4----
A--5------------0----5----5-------------5---------5----7----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
^ Vic does a quick run right here
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------4----7----4---
A--7-----------7----5----3------------------3--3------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
Then Vic and Bela play Part D in unison and go right into Part E
then the band just has fun hitting off beat notes (mostly G) for 4 measures.
The entire band (except Future Man) then plays Part D in unison
and again goes right into Part E
After that, the song goes back to Part A with Vic jamming the
Next, the band plays Part B in a round starting with the bass.
The song then ends on Part C.
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Stomping Grounds
by Béla Fleck and The Flecktones
bass line tabulature by Mike McElhaney
h = Hammer-on
strumming a chord that I believe starts:
10th fret on the A
12th fret on the D
and open on the G
Part A (melody)
Repeat 2 times
G---0----9-----------------------0--------------0----0----0----
D--12-------12--10--9--10--12-------------9----7----5----
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--9--------------------9------11------12-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------0------------
E--8---------------------8-------7---------------------
G--16--12--14--12-----------12-----12-----0-------------------------------------
D-----------------------14--12---0-------0--------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------
Part B (melody)
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0--------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0---------0---------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------2--0-----3------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0--------0---------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------2--0-------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------
G--4--4--2--0---------0--2--0-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------0--2------------2--0--------0---------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------2--0-----3-------------------------------3--2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------0--2--0---------------------------------------------------------
D-------------0--2--4------------2--0--------0----------------------7-----5----------
A--0--2--3------------------------------2--0----------------------------------7--5---
E---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------7
Part A (bass line)
Repeat 2 times
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------5-----------5---------------------------------------------
A-------------------------5-------------------5--------------------------7-------5----
E--3------------------3---------------------------3-------------3---------------------
G--------------------------------5-----5----------------------------------------------
D-------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------
A--3----------------------------------------------3------2------0---------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------2----3----4----5--------------------------------------------------7----5-------
E-------------------------------2-------3------------------------------------------7--5
Part B (bass line)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------4-
D---------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3--------------3----------2-------
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------4-------2--0---------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------2--0-------
A--0--------0----3----5----------------------------------------------------------2--0
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3-------------3----3--------3--2
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0--------0-------5--5---------------------------------------------------5----6----
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
Part C
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7------7-------------------7-------------5--------5---------------------5---------
E--------------0----0----7------------------------------------5------5----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------5----5------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3------3-----------------------3-----------------------------------------5----5----
E-----------------------3----3----------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--7--------------------------7-------------5-------------------------0-------2-------
E---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------16--12--14--12------------12-----12-----0
D-------------------------------------------------------------14--12----0-----0--------
A--4--------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
After Part C, Bela does an harmonic thing for 8 measures
and Vic improvises around a G.
Then Bela goes once through a longer variation on Part D
while Vic just peddles eighth notes on a low G.
The band then comes back in at Part E
Part D
G------7----------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5
A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7---------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------7---------------------------------------------7------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9------------5-----5---9--8h9----10--7--9---------------7---------
A---------------------10--7--5----7--------------------------------10--7--5-----7--5---
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
G------7----------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5
A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7---------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------7------------------------------------
D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--
A---------------------10--7--5----7---------
E----------------------------------------------
G-----7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-7---------------------------
D--9------------------------------------------9--7---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------10------0----2----
E----------------------------------------------------------3---------------
Part E
G------------------------------5-------------------------------------
D----------------------5-------------5-------------------------2----
A--3-------------------------------------3----------3----5---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------7-------------------------4----
A--5------------0----5----5-------------5---------5----7----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
^ Vic does a quick run right here
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------4----7----4---
A--7-----------7----5----3------------------3--3------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
Then Vic and Bela play Part D in unison and go right into Part E
then the band just has fun hitting off beat notes (mostly G) for 4 measures.
The entire band (except Future Man) then plays Part D in unison
and again goes right into Part E
After that, the song goes back to Part A with Vic jamming the
Next, the band plays Part B in a round starting with the bass.
The song then ends on Part C.
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