New South Africa by Bla Fleck And The Flecktones
Hey folks, it's been a long while since I've submitted a tab, but I've decided to tackle
this one... mostly by ear, so bear with me if there's some hiccups, most of it is a
reinterpretation of the Live Art recording of this track, complete with solo. For all
those guitar-playing Bela freaks out there, this one's for you!
This is the intro and the main melody. The only difference being that in the intro, at
the end of each of the first 3 melodic phrases, hold the note. There ya go, that's two
parts of the song.
(Note, in the last time you run through this melody at the end, you add one bar of rest
after the 3rd phrase only, then the last phrase is played as the ending of the song.)
E ---2-----2------------------2-5----------------------|
B ------------5-5-3-------3-5--------------------------|
G ------------------4----------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---3-----3--------------------3----------------------|
B ------------5-5-3-2-----2-3-5------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---2-----2------------------2-5----------------------|
B ------------5-5-3-------3-5--------------------------|
G ------------------4----------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---3-----3-------------------------------------------|
B ------------5-5-3-2-----2-3-5-3----------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
This is the bridge, where it suddenly switches over to a minor key tonality and gets
really funky.
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G --10--7-----7-7----------7---------------------------|
D ---------10-----10-7-10-----7------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------8--10-----------------------|
G --10--7-----7-7----7-10------------------------------|
D ---------10-----10-----------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E --10--8-----8-8--------------------------------------|
B ---------10-----10-8-----8---------------------------|
G ---------------------10------------------------------|
D ----------------------------10-----------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
G ----10--7-----------7--------------------------------|
D -----------7--10-10----------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
Alright, before it gets kind of tricky with the solo, this is the buildup part right
before the final recapitulation of the melody.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Repeat X2
E ---------2----------------------|
B ---3--5-----3-----2--3----------|
G ---------------4--------4-------|
D ---------------------------4----|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ------2--3----------------------|
B ---5--------5--2--3--5--2-------|
G ---------------------------2----|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ---------2----------------------|
B ---3--5-----3-----2--3----------|
G ---------------4--------4-------|
D ---------------------------4----|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ------2--3-----5--3-------------|
B ---5--------5--------5--2-------|
G ---------------------------2----|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Repeat X2
====================================Repeat X2
E ---------2----------------------|
B ---3--5-----3-----2--3----------|
G ---------------4--------4-------|
D ---------------------------4----|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ------2--3----------------------|
B ---5--------5--2--3--5--2-------|
G ---------------------------2----|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ---2--3--5--2--------2----------|
B ---------------3--5-----3-------|
G ---------------------------4----|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
E ---3--5--7--3--5--3-------------|
B ---------------------5--2-------|
G ---------------------------2----|
D --------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|
====================================RepeatX2
Finally, here we go, the solo:
(Each line of tablature is roughly one bar)
E --------------------2---5---2------------------------|
B --3---3p2---3---5------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E --3----2-------------5-3-2-5-0-----------------------|
B ---------5-3-2-5----------------3-2------------------|
G ------------------------------------4-2--------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B ------2-------------------3--------------------------|
G --4-5---5-4-2---2---4-4-2------2---4-4---------------|
D --------------4--------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------2---5-2--------2---------------------|
B ----5-------------------5-3-5-----3------------------|
G --2----2-4-4-2---------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------5-2--------------2-5----------------------|
B ---5-5-3--------5-3-2-5-3-5--------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---3--3--2--2--------------------2-------------------|
B ---------------5--5--3--3--2-3-5---------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ------------2-5---2--------5-7-----------------------|
B ---2----3-5-----------5-7----------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ----5-7-----5-7------7-9-------9-10-12---------------|
B --------7h8-----8/10-----10/12-----------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---14---14----10---10------------10---10---14---14---|
B ------------------------10---10----------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---17---17----14---14--------------------------------|
B ------------------------15---15---14---14---12---12--|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ------------14-15-14----------------10----12---------|
B ------12-15----------15-10-------10----10----10------|
G ---14----------------------12-11---------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
t = tremolo picking
E ---14------12------10------------12----14------------|
B -------10------10------------/15----15t--------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E --------12------14----12-13-14t-----12---------------|
B ---15t------15t-------15t-----------15t--------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---14-----12-13-14t---12-13-14-----------------------|
B ---15t----15t---------15t----------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E --15---12-13-14--14-14-13-14-15-15-------------------|
B --15---15t-------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E --17t-------18t--------------------------------------|
B ------------20t--------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---17t--------------------------------17t------------|
B ---19t--------------------------------15t------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---17t-------17t------17t-------17t------------------|
B ---14t-----------------------------------------------|
G -------------16t------14t----------------------------|
D --------------------------------17t------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ----17t------17t-------17t--------17t----------------|
B -------------14t------------------17t----------------|
G -----------------------16t---------------------------|
D ----16t----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ----17t-------------17t---17t---17t---17t------------|
B ----15t-------------19t---19t---17t---19t------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---17t-----17t-----17t----17t------17t-----17t-------|
B ---16------19------19-----19-------17------17--------|
G ---16------16------16-----16-------16------16--------|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
E ---17t------17t-----17t----17t-------17t---------7-10-7-----------|
B ---19-------17------19-----19b21-----19-----9-10--------10-9-7----|
G ---16-------16------16-----16t-------16------------------------9--|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
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