Bela Fleck And The Flecktones

Bela Fleck And The Flecktones - Stomping Grounds bass tab

Stomping Grounds

written by Bela Fleck

performed by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Live Art I

bass played by Victor Wooten

bass line tabulature by Mike McElhaney

As you can imagine it is nearly impossible to transcribe a song

played by Victor Wooten note for note. Like most other songs

that the Flecktones play, every time it is played it comes out a

little different. This is meant to be a guideline.

GOOD LUCK!!!

h = Hammer-on

I didn?t tab out the 8 measure bass introduction, but

its pretty simple to figure out. It starts out with Vic

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--------------------------------------------------------------------

First solo section:

8 measures trading twos, bass & banjo

then 8 measures trading ones, bass & banjo

Then Vic and Bela play Part D in unison and go right into Part E

Second solo section:

16 measures trading ones, banjo, sax, bass & mandolin

(this instrumentation will vary depending on the version of the song)

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

melody along with them.

Next, the band plays Part B in a round starting with the bass.

The song then ends on Part C.

If you have and questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me.

mike_mcelhaney@hotmail.com

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