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Opus Pocus

Jaco Pastorius
Bass Tab
4.6(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Bass Tablature for Opus Pocus---Jaco Pastorius

h = hammer on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

X = dead note

Intro

G------------------11-9-11----9-----------9---------7--------4----------------
D-------------9-11---------11---9-11--------9---------8--------6-4-6---4------
A-------12-11------------------------11-8-----11--------8------------7---4-4--
E--9-10------------------------------------------12-------10------------------

Part 1 Trill Trill

G-----4--9^(10)-----4--4h6---------4--9^(10)-----4--4h6---------4--/16\--
D--6-------------6--------------6-------------6--------------6-----/16\--
A--------------------------4-4--------------------------4-4--------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trill

G-----4--4h6---------4--9^(10)-----4--4h6---------4--/19-----4--4h6------
D--6--------------6-------------6--------------6----------6--------------
A------------4-4--------------------------4-4-----------------------4-4--

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trill Trill

G-----4--9^(10)-----4--4h6---------4--9^(10)-----4--4h6------
D--6-------------6--------------6-------------6--------------
A--------------------------4-4--------------------------4-4--

E------------------------------------------------------------

Part 2

G----------7---------------X-----------7-------------------
D----5-5-------------------------5-5--------------2-0------
A--------X-------------7-----5h7-----X--------X-X----------
E--0---------X-5h7-X-X---X----------------5h7---------3-0--

Part 3

G--------------------14-12-14----12-------------12----------10-----------
D--------------12-14----------14----12-14----------12----------11--------
A--------15-14----------------------------14-11-------14----------11-----
E--12-13-------------------------------------------------15----------13--
G--9---------7--------4----------------
D----9---------8--------6-4-6---4------
A------11--------8------------7---4-4--
E---------12-------10------------------

Part 4

G------1---0-0---------------------1---0-0----------------------------------
D----3---3-----3---3-------------3---3-----3---3-------------------3-3------
A--1----------------------X-X-1-----------------------X-1-1----1-------3/5--
E---------------------X-1-------------------------X-1--------1--------------
G--4/6--3-1-3--1---0---------------------1---0-0----------------X-3---0--
D---------------------0--1--3----------3---3-----3--3-5-------------0----
A----------------------------------1-1----------------------X-1----------
E------------------------------1-3-----------------------0---------------
G---------------------3-----0------------------
D--X-3------------------0-X--------------------
A-----------X-0-0---1---------------------0-1--
E--------2--------------------0-0-2-2-4-4------

Order to Play: Intro

Part 1

Intro

Part 1(Many Variations)

Intro

Part 2--11 Times

Part 3

Part 1

Intro

Part 4--Until End

Figured Out and Written by Jason Matthews------> skater29@hotmail.com

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