The song has a characteristic jazz bass line and is set to a funk beat. The melody is first played by alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone, then the trumpet section. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. Dont take the chords at letter h for granted they are rather a sum of evaluation of some charts ive checked. Unfortunately the file of chameleon got literally scorched with my earlier pc. Print and download karma chameleon sheet music by culture club. Leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely. Despite all the music you hear going on in the track there are only 4 musicians on the recording sax, bass, drums, and keyboards lots and lots of keyboards. Chameleon is one of the southeasts best party bands, catering to but not limited to such venues as corporate events, country clubs, weddings and casinos. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie.
The pieces signature 12note bass line was played by hancock on an arp odyssey, as was one of the keyboard solos. Lesson content 0% complete 011 steps introduction chameleon bass line four. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in bb major. For the most part, it is built entirely on a twochord vamp. Bass tabs of songs by herbie hancock 15 bass tabs including watermelon man, chameleon and chameleon ver 2. The nashville based group itself has been in existence since 1996. Chameleon by herbie hancock song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. How to play chameleon by herbie hancock easy jazz piano. I sat down and tried to figure out whats happening on herbies chameleon head hunters, 1974. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet flute. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf.
I believe it was done on ray manzereks infamous fender rhodes bass piano. Chameleon or variants such as chamaeleon and cameleon may also refer to. A team unlike any other, this pair tackles some of the most beloved classical piano masterpieces in the spirit of the great interpreters, enhancing their renditions with improvised variations worthy of the best jazz players. Feel free to change the bass line to suit your own taste or consider eliminating your left hand altogether if playing with a bass player technique tip. This modern look at the funk classic has plenty of room to get your groove on with the famous melody, soloing over the friendly chord progression or breaking it down with some hip ensemble shout sections. A chameleon is an old world lizard belonging to the family chamaeleonidae. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet cello. Bass tablature for chameleon ver 2 by herbie hancock. Chameleon by score and set of parts sheet music for jazz.
Herbie hancocks chameleon is a legendary bass line, played by a synth by hancock. Shop our newest and most popular sheet music such as fever, fly me to the moon bass clef instrument and the entertainer bass clef instrument, or. The exercises presented in this lesson are a great way to get your hands playing in sync, especially over a syncopated bass line like chameleon. If you dont wanna listen to the whole thing thats fine cuz like the original, its pretty repetitive but check out the solos and let me know what you think. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon the. Instead of getting jazz cats who knew how to play funk.
Bass tablature for chameleon ver 4 by herbie hancock. Funk chart that starts right off with full band hits quickly followed by the famous bass line played by bari, bone, and bass. Herbie hancocks chameleon was an instant jazz standard when it was released, on his 1973 album head hunters this video, via future music magazine, takes a look at recreating hancocks classic chameleon bass sound, using the new korg arp odyssey head hunters also features another hancock standard, watermelon man. In celebration of bass week, we rounded up a list of alltime classic lines, along with your suggestions and the input of the musicradar team, with the aim of crowning one overall bassline champion. Browse all jazz double bass sheet music musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. I i u w bass 3 5 7 9 11 14 herbie hancock bass riff continues play 4 t imes play 4 t imes as recorded. The bass vamp at intro and letters a, b, c and j is played on a synthesizer. Final edits yet to come but this is pretty much it.
Introduction chameleon bass lines w improv youtube. In this tutorial i show how to create the bass line from herbie hancocks chameleon tune. Chameleon bass lines w improvisation jazzedge learn. Chameleon has played for several major corporations including lockheed corp.
An arrangement of one of my alltime favourite pieces, written for horn and rhythm sections. Herbie hancock tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including cantaloupe island, chameleon, watermelon man, stitched up, rockit. Funk song arrangements 2 chameleon bass lines w improvisation learn how to improvise over herbie hancocks classic tune chameleon. At the expense of being redundant, if you subtract the setup vamps, make it maybe 24 measures and count just the a section melody, onit the keyboard solo over the bbmi section, with the last part of the melody into the drumbass break in the middle, make that 24 measures, and then save the solos for that section with the rhodes and the 68.
Nowadays i use to save my files to an external removable hard disk drive. I knew that i had never heard any jazz players really play funk like the funk i had been listening to, said hancock. The cue passage in intro is a background line played by electric bass on the recording. Introduction chameleon bass line four note groupings 4note groupings going up scale. Open solo space for all, lead trumpet goes up to written d, plus a few hot drum fills. Herbie hancock wrote this funky jazz standard many years ago but it still remains a student favorite with its hip bass line and groovy melody. Composed by grammy winner and jazz legend herbie hancock, arranged for you by alan baylock, this is funky and hip. Learn how to improvise over herbie hancocks classic tune chameleon.
Its a bit tricky as the original was apparently done on a arp odyssey. Print and download butterfly sheet music by herbie hancock in f minor. Piano cameleons is a surefire crowd pleaser act that will impress audiences of wideranging tastes and interests. Finally, there is a herbie hancock piece for the younger band.
Herbie hancock chameleon ver 2 bass tab chameleon by herbie hancock from the headhunters album this song is a over 15 minutes 30 seconds with 9 different riffs and tons of improv. To understand how its put together, its helpful to take a look at the scale that herbie builtthe tunearound, thebflat dorian mode. Chameleon by herbie hancock tab and video lesson for bass guitar learn how to play bass guitar at bass camera. In this lesson, ive taken a pretty classic and fairly easy to play bass part from herbie hancocks chameleon and given you a few examples of how to use that as a springboard for. Chameleon has an unforgettably wonky stereo bass line two bass lines recorded together that were slightly different achieved this otherwise unattainable affect. Next up is a flexible, open solo section with a solo line written for all the winds so anybody or everyone can solo. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon. Blessed with total technical command, each musician is. The other keyboard solo was played on a fenderrhodes piano.
Forget your guitar solos and your vocal gymnastics. Transcriptions herbie hancocks chameleon submitted. Its a bit tricky as the original was apparently done on. Chameleon sheet music for piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet. I wrote down the overall structure, bass lines, basic chord changes and changing meters, and heres what ive managed to put together. Chameleon sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor. Transcriptions further study on chameleon submitted. Most recognizable bass lines not played by a bass discussion in recordings bg. When the band plays just the first section of chameleon. To understand how its put together, its helpful to take a look at the scale that herbie built the tune around, the bflat dorian mode.
Culture club karma chameleon sheet music in bb major. This product is available worldwide leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. Chameleon festival series, funkrockfusion, growing. Click to expandalso sounds like the guitar is doubling it.
From the famous headhunter recording, here is a great opportunity to play the biggest jazzrock hit of all time. Chris sharp jalen publishing herbie hancock wrote this funky jazz standard many years ago, but it still remains a player and audience favorite with its hip bass line and hot melody. The chameleon bassline packs an incredible amount of music into just two bars. Print and download lead sheets for chameleon by herbie hancock in bb minor. Here is another installment of goto boogie woogie licks studypractice tips. The bass line is a repetitive, ascending line that uses a couple chromatic approaches and then outlines chord tones of the two chords despite all. From hancocks famous headhunter recording, here is a great opportunity to play the biggest jazzrock hit of all time. Jazz lead sheets, transcriptions, practice tools, and more for a collection of jazz masterpieces. The song has a characteristic bass line and is set to a funk beat.
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