Request Modern Electric Bass by Jaco Pastorius

[riccaliolio]

Hi guys,

I've got the Modern Electric Bass DVD + book by Jaco Pastorius... Unfortunately, it is in musical notation and I can't read it..

Is there anyone out there have a tab transcription of the exercises in the book?

Thanks!

 

[BASE]

Sounds like a good opportunity to begin learning standard notation.
However, If I remember correctly the book for the vid is replete with errors. Pretty slack job.

 

[riccaliolio]

Sounds like a good opportunity to begin learning standard notation.
However, If I remember correctly the book for the vid is replete with errors. Pretty slack job.

Haha! Yes I am actually trying to learn.

Really? Lots of errors...? Hmm..

 

[paveorg]

I am actually trying to find a copy of that booklet (I had the VHS/ booklet but lost it ages ago)

If you want to send me maybe just one of the exercises for now - I'd have a go at transcribing it for you

PM me if interested. Cheers.

 

[paveorg]

Have made a start on tabing the excercises, this may not be what you are after right now? Let me know if there is anything specific and I'll have a crack at it.


This is "Major Scale Modes" - page 4 numbers below tab are my suggested fingering, take it or leave it


C Ionian (1st degree)
bass:
G |------------2-4------------------------------------|
D |------2-3-5----------------------------------------|
A |--3-5----------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

2 4 1 2 4 1 3



C Dorian (2nd degree)
bass:
G |------------2-3------------------------------------|
D |--------3-5----------------------------------------|
A |--3-5-6--------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

1 3 4 1 3 1 2



C Phrygian (3rd degree)
bass:
G |--------------3------------------------------------|
D |--------3-5-6--------------------------------------|
A |--3-4-6--------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

1 2 4 1 3 4 1



C Lydian (4th degree)
bass:
G |------------2-4------------------------------------|
D |------2-4-5----------------------------------------|
A |--3-5----------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

2 4 1 3 4 1 3



C Mixolydian (4th degree)
bass:
G |------------2-3------------------------------------|
D |------2-3-5----------------------------------------|
A |--3-5----------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

2 4 1 2 4 1 2



C Aeolian (6th degree)
bass:
G |--------------3------------------------------------|
D |--------3-5-6--------------------------------------|
A |--3-5-6--------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

1 3 4 1 3 4 1



C Locrian (7th degree)
bass:
G |--------------3------------------------------------|
D |--------3-4-6--------------------------------------|
A |--3-4-6--------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|

1 2 4 1 2 4 1

 

[paveorg]

Example 1 - Finger Spacing one per fret - chromatic scale

bass:
G |--5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------------1-2-3-4-5---|
D |----------6-5-4-3---------------------------------2-3-4-5-------------|
A |------------------7-6-5-4-----------------3-4-5-6---------------------|
E |--------------------------8-7-6-5-4-5-6-7-----------------------------|

 

[paveorg]

Example 2 - Major scale exercise in one-stretch position, using 16th-notes


bass:
G |--12-10--9----10--9--------9---------------------------------|
D |-----------12-------12-10----12-10--9-12-10--9---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------12------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|

bass:
G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--10--9--------9---------------------------------------------|
A |--------12-10----12-10--8-12-10--8----10--8------------------|
E |-----------------------------------12-------12-10------------|


bass:
G |----------------------------12-17-14-12-10--9--8--9----------|
D |----------------------10-14----14-15-14-12-10--9-10----------|
A |--8----------------10----------------------------------------|
E |----12-10--8--8-12-------------------------------------------|

Suggested fingering for diads at end (seems to me what Jaco is doing):
1+4 - 2+1 - 3+1 - 3+1 - 2+1 - 2+1 - 2+1

 

[paveorg]

Example 3 - One octave major scale in ascending and descending 2nds



G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-10-10--9------------------------------|
A |------------8-10-12-------------12-10--8---------------------|
E |---8-10-12-------------------------------12-10--8------------|




Example 4 - Major scale in consecutive 3rds and 2nds


This example in the booklet elaborates slightly on what is on the video.
(i.e. descending pattern added, then repeated up a semi-tone etc.)


G |---------------------9-12--9------------------------|
D |---------------9-12----------12--9------------------|
A |---------8-12----------------------12--8------------|
E |---8-12----------------------------------12--8------|


G |--------------------10-13-10------------------------|
D |--------------10-13----------13-10------------------|
A |---------9-13----------------------13--9------------|
E |---9-13----------------------------------13--9------|

 

[paveorg]

G |-----------------------------------------------9----|
D |-----------------------7-----9----10--9-12-10-------|
A |-----7-----8--7-10--8----10----12-------------------|
E |--8----10-------------------------------------------|

G |----10--9-12-10--9----------------------------------|
D |-12----------------12-10--9-------------------------|
A |----------------------------12-10--8--7-------------|
E |----------------------------------------10--8-------|

 

[riccaliolio]

Thank you paveorg!

 

[BluesWalker]

Jaco made this tape (it first came out on VHS) during his descending phase (which ended in a premature death). I was told he had to practice quite a bit for a month to get his chops back and yes, there are a lot of mistakes.

 

[TheDialog]

More more more

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

You know he talks about how most musicians don't read and every musician should learn to read in the tape... hence why the whole thing is in staff.

I bought the dvd used and some fool made "notation" marks in it... he had to write out the chromatic scale...

 

[t77mackie]

That whole thing is a lesson in bass humiliation...

 

[Tupac]

Bumping this!

 

[Radhibillah]

Paveorg,
That was great that you could post tabs for Example 1 to 5. If you can post some more sometime, that would be great. Example 9-12 would be helpful for me.

Also, there is a revised edition of the book from 2006 that seems to have corrected some of the problems of the original 1991 edition.
Thanks again!!!

 

[guitardefector]

Sounds like a good opportunity to begin learning standard notation.
However, If I remember correctly the book for the vid is replete with errors. Pretty slack job.

Amen to that! Since I started learning standard notation a few years ago, it now looks and feels easier than tab. Plus the timing is accurate.

 

[KyotoCarl]

Sorry for bumping, just wondering if these lesson have been fully tabbed?
I can't read notation either and was wondering about tabulature.

 

[jasonmatthews]

Sorry for bumping, just wondering if these lesson have been fully tabbed?
I can't read notation either and was wondering about tabulature.

Doubtful anybody has done it, also doubtful anybody will do it. Do you have a particular exercise you're interested in? I'm pretty bored. I'll do one or two for you.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Sorry for bumping, just wondering if these lesson have been fully tabbed?
I can't read notation either and was wondering about tabulature.

Once again, watch the tape. You should not be tabbing out these exercises in any way shape or form. It goes completely against everything Jaco says in the darn tape.