"The Chicken" By: Jaco Pastorius

Written By: Pee Wee Ellis

Tabbed By: JeffWiredBeck24

E-Mail: AlexP_8739@yahoo.com

This is a great song to jam with, I'm only going to tab out the main melody, as the rest

the song is solo improvisation.

MAIN MELODY:

FIG. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----11-13--13b15------------------11-14b15-11-------------11-14b16-14b15----------|

G|-12-----------------------10-12------------------------12--------------------------|

FIG. 2

e|-10-15-13----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------14------13---11----11---10-10------10------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------12-10-12------|

D|--------------------13---11----------------------------------------------|

FIG. 3

e|-------------10--------------------10------------------------10----------------|

B|---------11-----11~---------11--------11~-----------11----------11~------------|

G|-10-12--------------10-12------------------10-12-------------------------------|

FIG. 4

e|--------------------------------|

B|-11-9---------------------------|

G|--------10-8--------------------|

D|---------------11-8-------------|

A|----------------------11\-------|

E|----------------------------/6--|

All right, that's the main melody, remember to hybrid pick FIG. 2 when you play the D

B together. To improvise a solo over it, follow this pattern for the scales, you can use

the Blues Pentatonic:

Bb7 for four measures

Eb7 for two measures

D7 for one measure

G7 for one measure

C7 for four measures

If you're familiar with the song, you'll easily figure it out. Any questions feel free

PM me or e-mail me, addresses are at the top.

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| b bend

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| ~ vibrato

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