,.

R0сс0''
Franсis Prestia is a true |iving lеgend, a funk institution, and onе of the most importаnt
innovators in thе short history of the eIeсtriс bass. As a three-dесadе mеmbеr of Тower of Power,
hе has pioneered fingеrsty|е funk and rеinvented the сonсеpt of groove severaltimes over. Likе B.B.
King, Tony Bennеtt, or the |atе John Entwist|е, Roссo is a musiсa| origina|-a tota||y unique sty|ist
who has inf|uenсed сountIеss bassists and who is oftеn imitated but nevеr dupliсated.

Born in Sonora, Ca|ifornia, and raisеd south of Oak|and, in Fremont, Roссo first piсkеd up a bass to
ioin his friends in a neighborhood roсk band. The quintet added soul and R&B inf|uenсеs and
various brass and woodwinds aIong the way, and by 196B thеy'd bIossomed into thе fab|еd funk
forсe that wouId bесome known worldwidе as Tower of Power' Givеn a 10-pieсe horn band as his
сanvas, and feIlow innovative rhythm seсtion-mates Dave GaribaIdi on drums and Chester
Тhompson On organ as his pа|ettе, Roссo proсeeded to paint |ines that forever сhanged the
definition of fee|. His brush? The 16th notе. His briI|iant manipulation of the 16th-notе pu|sе-
a|ternating muted and ghostеd notes, aссents, and spaсe-сan best be summed up as synсopated
sou|. Over thе сourse of Т0P's eight sеmina| '70s a|bums (and 1988's Power) Roссo's propulsive
..S0uI ..Can't
paгts 0n suсh сlassiсs as..What Is Hip,,,..StilI a Young Man,'' Vaссination,'' Y0u See,''
,.You ..Oakland ..Credit''
Got to Funkifize,'' Strokе,'' and triggеrеd instant hip-sway and head.b0p
among |egiоns of |isteners.

The'90s ushеrеd in a nеw еra for T0P, who reсorded the first of a string of siх potеnt a|bums tо
datе, inс|uding their |atest, 1akland Zone. Similar|y, Roссo took a step forward f rom his obsсured
spot behind Т0P's five-horn front Iine-in the proсess с|aiming his rightfuI plaсe among suсh a||-
time bass arсhetypes as James Jamerson, Larry Graham, and Jaсo Pastorius' Тhanks to two
instruсtiona| videos (Fingerstуle Funk and Franсis Roссo Prestia Live at Bass Daу 199ф, and
.1997
Roссo's сritiсa||y aссlaimed soIo debut, Еverуbodу on the 8иs, bass fans were afforded a
revеaling look at thе ingredients that make him the master of finger funk-for examp|e, his usе of
thе third and fourth fingеrs on his |еft hand to mute thе strings to varying degrees, resu|ting in his
trademark ghost-notеs, and his nimble right-hand two-fingеr attaсk and string.skipping dеftness,
whiсh fuels thе unrеlenting drivе and angular me|odiс motion in his support Iines and ear-grabbing
upper-register fills.

Additiona||y, Roссo spread his musiсa| wings. He appearеd as a sideman on disсs by Riсhard Е|liot,
Jaсk Sсarangе||a, Perсy Mayfiв|d, Luis Miguеl, T0P baritone saх |egend Doс Kupka,s Stroke|and
Superband, and two Gov't MuIe projесts: the band's A|len Woody tribute CD, The Deep Еnd, Vol 2,
and Phish bassist Mike Gordon's aссompanying feature fiIm doсumentary, Rising Loиy. ln the
proсess, he was ab|е to intеrpret and еxplore roсk, bIues, jazz,LaIin and other musiсa| idioms, a||
whi|е retaining his signature sound and сonсept. With his Iatest effort, Sittin, ln with Roссo Prestia
of Towеr of Powеr, Roссo providеs yеt anothеr inside view of his inimitab|е sty|е on four T0P hits
..sit
and four origina|s, offеring bassists the opportunity to in'' and pump and bump with his funkУ
band of Т0P vеts.
 ABllUT THE SIIIIIGS
hy R0вс0 Prеstia

GREDIT
In 19B5, when I rejoined thе band aftеr а few years away, there Was a|ready a demo version bass part
соnсept Iaid down by Vito San FiIippo, who had p|ayed bass in my absenсe. And his was а wholе different
approaсh than minе. Thе way I was toId to think of the tune Was as а f unk shuff|е, and that's the way I fе|t
it, From there, I iust added my sty|е to it and made it my own.

Тhе oсtavеs just sounded good to me. I wantеd to filI up thе spaсе but I was Iimitеd to whеre I сouId go
..notey.''
pitсh- and motion-wise, so the oсtaves fiIIed it out niсе|y without bеing too |'m pIuсking the Iow
notes with my first fingеr and thе high notеs with my seсond finger. Again, you need to p|ay staссаto and
you nееd to push-еspесia||y the qUafier notes-and you rеa||y havе to naiIthе downbеat of eaсh bar;
othеrwise, you'Il sound Iike you'rе trying to сatсh up thе whoIе timе.

D0WlЦ т0 тHE NIGHтGIUB

[T0P |еadеr/saxophonist] ЕmiIio CastiIIo camе up with thе сonсrpt of thе bаss Iine moving from the root to
thе 5th to the oсtavе. It was on|y our sесond a|bum |Bump Citу,Warner Bros', 1972], аnd I didn't еvеn have
muсh of a sty|е yеt, so it didn't sееm out of the norm to mе. Same with the odd meter bars-it a||fe|t pretty
..Whаt
nаturаIto mе beсause I didn't know any bеttеr. This part is morе me as opposеd to is Hip'' beсause
of the spaсe and broken-up patterns in the bass Iinе.

The aссents arе key, Iike the t0p notе in the root-5th-oсtavе shape. A|so, as with most of ourtunes, it's
impoгtant to p|ay on top of the beat here. That seems to be a signature of the East Bay/OakIand sound-
Dаve and I both pIay that way.

THERE'S 0NtY s0 lvIUGH olt lN тl|E Gп0UN0

The сonсept rеa||y revolvеd around thе |yriс. The groove is straight-ahеad baIIs-to-the-waI| 0ak|and funk' It's
..What
driving, like Is Hip,'' but with morе of my natura| broken.up, use-of-spaсe sty|e. Bесause of thе puIsе
of it, you'|| wani to kеep it as rven аs possib|e, evеn though thе groovе is intеnsе and paгts movе around
note-wise. As for thе feе|' you havе to stay 0n top of it and push it with staооato notеs, but it's mоre about
thе ovеra|I fIow than any speсifiо aсоents.

| |isten to everything: the voса|, thе horns, the rhythm seсtion, and еspeсia||y thе drums' I don't foIIow any
partiсu|ar part of thе kit-it's more Iike I hеar Dave's who|e pattern and |oсk into a part of that.

WIIAT 18 HIP
This tune is different from thе othеr Towеr of Power songs beсausе Davе GaribаIdi had a сonсept of steady,
.l6th
droning notеs 0n 0ne pitсh-thе Е-running through thе tunе, as opposеd to thе usuaI synсopation
and ghost notes I play. I remember thinking to mysе|f at first: Mаn, thаt ain't funky' 0f сoursе, as it turnеd
out, it's verуtunkу' 0n top of that, when wе rесorded it thеy aссidеntal|y miхеd thе bass very Ioud, whiсh
brought it out еvеn morе. It has beсome a signaturе, not just for mе, but for the band. Inсidеnta||y, thе song
,.Going
was original|y inspired by the oId bIuеs tune Down.''

Whеn pIaying thosе-l6th notes, more than anything, make ihem еven. Also, they're dampеnеd, but not as
muted as l usually play. Тhе oсtavеs and the fiIIs I add are justfor сoIor;those arе rеa||y up to the player.
With my right hand I pIuсk altеrnating my first and seсond fingers, starting with my first. With my |еft hand
l frеt thе notеs with my indеx and middlе finger and I usе thе 3rd and 4th fingеrs to dampen or mute the
пotеs Thе right hand attack a|so helps. I pIay vеry shoгt notеs I don,t rеaI|y havе any tips on stamina'
Pэrsоna|I'',. ] tust tr,l to rе|aх sо that I don't сramp uр
D0N,T l(N0сI( lT
Тhis is basiсa||y a jam' It's a l-|V сhord progrеssion thаt movеs up a ha|f step аnd then stays on thе I. It's
..Knoсk .l970].
rеminisсent of thе Тowеr of Power tune Yoursе|f 0ut'' [from Еast Baу Grease, Rhino, |t has

the samе kind of feеI. It's thе kind of pieсе where you should take сhanоes аnd experiment and bе inspirеd
by the so|oist. I soгt of do my gаl|oping thing whеrе l play аn еighth note foIIowеd by two 16th notes pеr
bеаt. | |ay off thе onе at timеs, whiсh сan be funky.

F.TUNI(
0n this one We tried to lay baсk a Iittlе bit and not be so on top, as we usual|y are. The groovr aсtua||y
сomеs from somеthing wе hit on Iive with T0P whi|е pIaying bеhind the kеyboard soIo on '.(To Say the
.|975].
Least)You're thе Most', |Irom Urban Renewa[ Warner Bros.' The fi||s are iust me adding сoIor.

tRЕE tAtt|N'FUNI(
We wantеd to do something that had more struсturе to it, but was stiIl iammy; that's why we have that
phrase-ending unison Iine. It's the s|owest of aIlthе groovrs and it Iies right in the сut. The emphasis is on
.l6th
thе downbeats, and thе first note of eaсh phrase is played short' Also, it's obvious|y impoгtant to naiI
thе unison Iinе with eVеrvone'

HIP.E.JAIllI
This is аnothеr groove that сomes from a Iive Т0P tune. |t's сIose to what we've been playing Iate|y afterthе
,,What
organ so|o at thе end of is Hip,'' when thе voсaIs сomе baсk in. This groovе |aуs right in thе middIе
of the poсket. Therе are сеrtain ligurеs that anсhor thе phrasеs, Iikе the threе upper registеr еighth notes at
the end of thе first measure of the opening four-bar phrasе. 0nсe you get those thе rrst fa|ls into p|aсe.

U|timatеly, the |ast four traсks are jаms, so don't think, just p|ay! Don't try t0 go whеre I go; go where the
musiс takes you' Thе samе holds truе for the first four T0P traсks. Тhat's thе wаy I fеeI about this whoIе
projeсt. Тhе wаy I p|ay is {or your own inspiration or amusement; thе point is nоt t0 с0p what I do, it's
to have fun and seе what's it's likе to pIav with mv band. Stеa| what vou want to stеaI аnd then takе
off on your own!
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6 Grеdit 1 2

11 Down t0 tnЕ Nightсlшh 3 4

17 Thвnе,s llпly So Mшсh llil in thе Gnoшnd 5 в

24 What ls Hip 7 I
33 ]l0nt l(noсlt lt I l0
38 t.Fшnlt 11 12

42 trве Fallin, Fшnlt l3 14

45 llip-E-Jam 15 l6

48 Bass llotation Legend

 сREDlт
Words and Musiс by
Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka
and John Whitney

Intrо -J- -Сhorus

Moderate Swingl = t44 (Л : J ) ) e(
/tt
Half-timе feеl 3rd timе, Bass: w/ Bass Еill l
N.с. Cm7 N.C F7

*w/ Lеad Voс. ad lib on rеpеats

Go and

Bь1 N.C.

1. Yоu сan do the town, paint it up rеd.

2.,З' Sее аdditionаl lуrics -
гJ-

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Bass Fill I

С:э.,.g^: э.э.-986 Aг.kаt \1Us.с, steDhen Kupkа Songs (АsсAP) аnd LеW-Bob songs (B|vl)
: R;.:s !'. <z: ','!s э а^. S:Eэ"er KJckа SОnсs Аdministегed by Bob-A-Lеw Songs
-..=.^Э'1 .^z C::,. э^: Sээ-.е: A. R сhts Rеsеrvec
wor . ry 'bout a thing, yоu don't nеrd- no bread

Kееp thе spir - it flow - ing, ain't no bis thing

-
 FlС

You don't thе sсеnе.

-

Go аnd gеt it

-JJ-

To Сodа
$

Go and gеt it
 Synth Sоlo
Bьg

GDlАD Bь1 Еь1 дЬт Dь7

Go and

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*Horns ar' fol Bаss (nехt two bаIs)

фсoоa
F7rls Bь7
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сrrd - it. With your good сred

**
outro-Choгus
F7
 Go and

It |2
вbl N.C.

сIеd . lt. Go and

Dbs ^t -
(тP)

-3-

Аdditioпаl Lуriсs

You сan paу уour bills, сop a tailor.madе suit.

Sign on thе linе, уou don't nееd no loot.
Gо and get it with уour good сrеdit.
You сan rеnt a сar and fill thе tank with gas,
Cruisе to thе limit without no сash.
Go and gеt it wlth your good сrеdit. (Tо Bridgе )

3. Imprеss yоur friеnds, do it tо the max.

And what dо you know? You don't nееd nо sсrаtch.
Gо and gеt it with уour good стedit.
Burn your riЬs like ya donе a lot of talking.
That nееd a sесond loоk' and takе a honеy suсklе, mоther ain't no fоol
Go and gеt it with уоur goоd сrеdit. (Тo Bridgе)
 DoWN тo тHE NIGHтGLUB
Words and Music by
Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo
and David Garibaldi

Хu.Tin

Sat-ur-daу
2.,З. Sее аdditiопаl lуriсs

сausе thеrе's

Б j

Cooугight Э 1975 Stephen KUpka songs. Aгikаt Мusiс and Gariba|di Мusiс (ASCАP)
А l Rights Administeгed by Bob-A.Lеw Songs
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 Сhоrus
Bь1 вbl
D

оn ' 11. onе plaсе- to go, Down to thr night . сlub; oh,

ЕD9 Bь1
ь

\\om - еn tеous - ly Tо thе night - сlub,

To Сodа+ П.
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Bь7
^ь1

bump - ty Ьump - tу bump ooh' thе peo р1е bе

Bгidge
Е29

0uп]р - lng Bump Crt - y) Thе joint

-
 Bump Сrt - у).

thе ma - ma's bе- hump - ing-

You know thе band thе beat

thе band pump - lng Woh!

rLl
 D'S. аl Сodа

Down to thе bumр - tу bumр.

sliсk,- sllсk.
Down to drunk. I
thе drunk. )

w/ Lеad Voс. ad lib

BDl
?
 GDmajl

night - сlub Tо thе

GЬmaj7

night - сlub. To the

GЬmaj7

nisht . сlub.

|Э
 GbmajT GЬmaj.|

lЬэ
GЬmaj7

Tо thе night- сlub

Аdditioпаl Lуriсs

2. sitting by the danсе flooт, сheсking it out,

Watсhing thе man with thе fast fееt.
Hе's got thе hippеst thrеads and thе Ьad bugaloo,
And a Ьig оId bаg oГ triсks.

2пd Сhorus:
Down to thе nightсluЬ.
You сan gеt what you want if уоu knоw whеIе to find it
To thе nightсlub,
Wе bе sliсk' sliсk, sliсk. (To Bridgе)

Thе night's almоst gone and wе'rе Still golng strong;

The partу's bееn so hеarty.
l hopе it doеsn't show whllе l'm driving down thе road
That I had too muсh tо drink.

Зrd Сhоrus.'
Down to thе nightсlub.
If уоu got thе dough thе liquor will flоw.
To the nightсlub.
Tiеd on a drunk. drunk. drunk' (To Соdа)

lo
 THERE'S oNLY so MUсH
oll lN тHE GRoUND
Words and Musiс by
Stephen Kupka and Emilio Castillo
Intrо
MediumFunkJ =120
Gm Еь9
(Drums t Bаss Fig. l

Abm

l. Nоw - thеrе's on .

\-ersе
Gm
^о

muоh оil thе gтound; _ soon - еr or lat -

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А 1 Rights Administered by Bob-А-Lew Songs
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17
 thеsе _ ц on-t muсh а round.

Теll this to- your kids- whilе_ уou're driv ing 'round- down town, _ that thеIе's on -

thе ground.

]оosе with - out_ that

18
likе wе're do things fоr surr will not faсt
- -
-

got suf сiеnt fuеl. 2., З. 'Сausе_ thеrе's

-

Bаss Fill 1

lУ
 \ erse
Bass: в/ Bass Fig' 1

Gm
7a-

lr' so muсh oil the ground;- soon-er or lat none a - round.

-

l(2.l. Al - trr - natе sourс - es of- pow еr must- bе found,- 'сause thеrе's on .
Tе11 thisto your сhil - dren while уou'rе driv ing 'round- down - town,- that there's on -

Bass: w/ Bass Fig. 1 ( 1st 7 mеas')

Gm AЬm Gm

so muсh оil in thе ground.

Said-thеrе's
so muсh oil in thr ground.
|
on - ly so muсh oil- in- this еarth;_
.l

- -
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1rs a faсt of life, for what _ it's worth.

-
- -
D1fl,s

Some-thing еv - .ry 1it. tle- girl and boу- should know-from birth,. that thеrе'son ly so muсh oi1- in the rarth. -

]пd tiпе' Bass: w/ Bass Fill 2

Chогus
Gm C9

There's no- сusе tbr our busе'

- -
-

Bаss Fill 2

2a
 Ain't no сuse our _ busе.
- -
-

Gm7

{
1. :ust- as sumе that what- We usе wi]l not еx . сееd-
t) r{ Wе krep - on like we'rе do ino thinос Гor sure
- -

Bьo.7
To Сodа
$

bе . уond_ suр ply, but soon е nough thе world- will watсh the wеlls _ _
will not _ bе сoo1. It's a faсt
- wе _ ain't got- suf fi
run
Just сrеnt

- - -

Guitaг Solo
Bаss: w/ Bass Fig. l
Gm Bьg Еь9

..1п,

a1
 фсoau
D1#s Gm

Wе сan't gеt

sо muсh oil.

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 so muсh oil.

on - lу sо muсh oil.

C9п11

2З
 WHAT IS HIP
Words and Musiс by
Stephen Kupka, ЕmiIio CastiIIo
аnd Davjd Garibaldi
Intro
Mоdеrate Funk; = 102

ton rеpеаt' 1st note is plаyеd onе oсtаvе uр.

**Play stассato throughout

lz
ХЪ;,.

1. Sо уou want to Jump out_ your triсk _ bag

2 З. Sее аdditionаl lуrics

3тd timе' Bass: w/ Bass Fill 2

but уou ain't Just ех surе what,s hip'

- -

сopyright o 1972 Stеphеn Kupkа Songs, Aгikat Мusic and David Gаriba|di |Vusiс (АSCАP)
сopyright Rеnewed
A| R ghts Administегed by Bob-A.Lew Songs
4.1 i^.ё.^а. ^^аl сccvг oht seсUrеd A|| R ohts Resеrvеd
 to let your hair _ grow, _
-

Ьuсkч сop-рing а цагd but sоmе - how you know thете's muсh_

Сhoгus
Е9

Tell mе, tell mе, do yоu thlnk_

-

2nd & 3гd ljmеь, Bаss: w/ Bачl Fi|| |

С9

уou If you'rе rеal - lу hip,

Bаss Fill 1

25
 pass - ing- yеars would shоw- you on a hiр trlp.

But what is hip?

Guitаг Solо

Z'
 2. So you

Bridgе
A9 B9
l
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oil?

A9

Comе_ on.
ls. _

Wеll,- у'all. Lis - tеn,

rs.)

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somе - timеs hiр - ness is

D.S. аl Сodа

З. So уou

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 o#s Е9

outrо
ofiq Е9

Bаss Fig. 1
o#s Е9 o1s Е9

Bass: w/ Bаss Fig. 1 (4 l/2 times)

D9 D#9Е9 D9 o#g вs Dfr9

- ++^
I,9

Tell me, tеll- do you think_

(What is hinq

пflq вs

t==-:
you know? you'rе rеal - ly
Whаt is hip?

on DFg Е9
-
p#s
} Е9

pаss - lng years will show. me,

- Tell tеll mе' do you
- What is hip?
-
-
D9 о#s вs

\iL
Сausе if \ou.rе rеа] - 1r hiр.-
\\ hаt is hiр'l

-
2Э
pass - ing уears _ will show, y'a1l

\--_--l/

Like to know.
-
Whаt is hip?
-

What is hip?-

thе сlothеs
hip?
-
 that уou- wеar?

t,- t -2a,2 +

likе to know
What is hip? -
-

what bod-y tе1l mе-

hip?
-
-

what hiр means,

- What is hi n?)

J]
 D9 сfrs

N.C.(Е5)

(What is hip?)
-

Аdditioпоl Lуriсs

So you bесamе a part of thе new Ьrееd, smokin' only thе bеst weed,
Hangin' out on the so-сalled hippеst set.
seеn at all the right рlaсes, sееn with just the right faсеs.
You should bе satisfied but still it ain't quitе right. (To Сhorus)

so you wеnt and found you a guru ln an еffort to flnd уou a nеw you,
And maybе еvеn managed to raisе уour сonsсiоus lеvel.
Now уou'rе starting to find thе right road, thеге's one thlng you should know
What's hip today might bесomе pass6. (To Chоrus)
 DoN'T KNocK lт
By Franсis Prestia, Jeff TameIier.
Dаvid Garibа]dj аnd Roger Smith

ш
Моderate Funk J =128
D7

ЗЗ
(Guitar in)
D'7
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 Begin fаdе

Fаde out

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з + + * -6 х' i ffi.
НН6
 F.FUNK
By Franсis Prestia, Jeff ТameIier,
David Garibaldi and Roger Smith

A
ft'
}Ioderatеlу.l : 112
N.С' F7
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 Bass Notation Legend
Bass music can be notated two different wavs: on a musical staff, andin tablature

Notrs:
тHЕ ilUsIcAL sтAtF shows pitches аnd rhythms and is divided bУ bar lines into na
-. = :'.. r ] lсhes are nаmed after thе first seven Ietters o{ the aIphаbet'

Strings:
high G
тAвLAтURЕ graрh сa|ly rеprеsеnls thе bass fingeгbоаrd' Еасh h0riz0nta| |ine D
-:-.:::.:; э str ng' аnd eaсh numbеr represents а fret' A
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3rd strinO' oрen 2nd string' 2nd fret ,1st

& 2nd strings 0рen, p|аУrd together

'rAl'thlER-0N: strike the fiгst (|owrr) note With PULL-OFt: P|асe both fingers 0n the notеs LЕGATo SLIDE: strikr thе first note and sHIFт sL|DE: same as egаto s|idе' ехсеpt
.-....э.. :hеп sound the highеr note (0n the t0 be soundеd' Strikе thе Jirst лOte and thrn sIlde the sаmе frеt-hand {inger up or the srсond note is struсk'
]:-: ::- .jl |/ th аnother fingrr by,frеtting it With0ut piсking' pu|| thе finger off to soUnd down to thr sесOnd n0tе. Тhе sесond note
:.]-:::king' the seсond (|0We0 note' ts n0t strUсk'

'..J. гapid|y alternate Drtwern tne тREMoLo P|ск|NG: Тhe nOtе is piсkеd аs VlBRATo: Тhe string is Vibratеd by rapidIy SHAKE: Using 0nе finger, rapid|У а|ternаtr
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r'.ated bУ continUoUs|У hаmmering raрid|y and с0ntinU0Us|У as possib|е' bеnding and rrlеasing the notе With the brtween two Л0tes on 0nr string bУ sIiding
:Lll ng Off. frеttinq hand. either а ha|lstrp аbоve or beIow'

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l{AтURAL HARM0NIC: strike the note Whi|е NIUFFLЕD SТRINGS: A pеrсussivе sоund is BЕND: strikе the notr and bend шp thе BEND AND RELEASE: strikе the пotr and
.-. . :. .аnd gtt|y touсhes thе striпg prodUсed by |aying thе Jrrt hаnd aсr0ss thе intеrVа| shown.
I bеnd up as indiсalеd, thrп rе|eаse baсk to
: ..-: , .'',еr thе frеt indiсatеd' string(s) WithoUt dеpressing thеm and striking thе 0rigina| note, 0n|У the Jirst n0te is stru0k'
them Wi.th the piсk hаnd'

clGнт.HAND ТAP: Hammer (..tаp.') the fret LEFт.HAND ТAP: Hammer (..tap'') the fret SLAP: strikе (.,s|аp'') string with righthand P0P: Snap (',pop.') str nq W th r ght-hаnd
|.h .hр,.n'.k-hяnd.. iгdqХ ..fret-hаnd''
or indiсated With thе indеX 0r th u mb. indеХ 0r middIr f ingеr
a1.l n. || nf{ tn thо nntе fretted middIe fingeг.

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Additional Musical Definitions
. Aссеntualе note (p|ay it |0udеr) D.с. al Fine . Go baсk t0 the beginning 0f the song аnd p|aУ
until the measure marked "Frje" (end).

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(aссеnt) . Aссentuale notr With grеаt intensity Bass Fig. . Labe| usrd to recа|| а recuгring pаttrrn'

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. P|аУ thr note shoгt Fitl LabeI used to idеnti{y а briеf pattеrn Whiсh
is t0 bе iлsеrtrd into thе arrаngеmеnt'

. Downstroke тaсrт Instrumеnt is silent (dr0ps 0Ut)'

. Upstrokв . Rrpeat measUres bеtwеrn signs'

-5 ыL00a . G0 bаck to the sign ( x )' then p|aУ unti| thr

measUrе marked ',тo сoda''' then skip t0 the
ПlD. . When a repeatеd sесti0n has differeпt
endings' pIay thе first еnding on|У thе Jirst
seсti0n lаbeIled,,с0da''' time and thе sес0nd rnding 0n|У the second
time.
N0TЕ: Таb|аtUге ЛUmbегs in parrnthesеs mean:
], Тhе n0tе is bе nq sUstаined OVеr a system (note in standard notation is tird). 0r
2 Тпе поtе iS sUstа пеd' bUt a nrv/ artiCUIation (sUсh as a hаmmеr-оn. pU||-off. slide or vibrato begins), or
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. ; bа.е. ]Uciblе qhost'' nOtе (note iп standard notаtion is a]so in parеnIneses)'