SO WHAT (Bassline)

As recorded by Miles Davis

H 45 gW 44 W U
1
V V V V V V
Gtr I
T 1 2 0
A 2 2 2
B 0 0 0
5
4H 3
V V V V V V V V 4 W
4 V 4 V
V V eV
gV
eW W U
3
T 2 0 2 2 2
A 2 3 2 3 5 2 1 1
B 0 5 5
3 4
D
P = 135 (P P CP PR )
3
V V V V V W V V
8 H eW e V fV V V k V k u
V V U
T 4 5 7 9 7 9 7
A 0 7
B 6 7
0 5 6 6 5 0 sl. sl.

H k V V V V V k V V V
k V V V V
V V
k
W
12 V
T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.

V V V V V V V W
16 H k u V W k V V V V k
u
T 9 9 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.

V V V V V V V W
20 H k V V V V k k V V V V k

T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.

V V V V V e V V gV V V eW
24 H k u V W k eV k
u
T 9 9 9 7 5 6 6 10 8
A 7 8
B 6
sl. sl.

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e V V gV V V eV eV V e V V gV V V eW
28 H k eV k k eV k

T 5 6 6 10 8 5 6 6 10 8
A 8 8 8
B 6 6
sl. sl.

e V V gV V V eV eV V V V V V W
32 H k eV k k V V k

T 5 6 6 10 8 4 5 7 9 7
A 8 8 0 7
B 6
sl. sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
36 H k V k k V k

T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
V V V V V V W
40 H k u k c V V V V eV
u V W V
T 9 9 9 7
A 7 0 0
B 0 0 3 2 1
sl.

V V V gV fV eV V V
44 H V V V V V V
V V V V
T 2 5 7 6 5 3 2 0
A 0 0 2 3 3 2
B 0 0
3 1
V V V gV fV eV
48 H V V V V V V
V eV V V V V
T 2 5 7 6 5 3
A 0 0 0 2 3
B 3 2 1 0 0
3 1
H V V V V V V V V V V V V V
52
V eV V V V V
T 2 0 2 4
A 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 3
B 3 2 1 0 0
3 1
V V V V V gV fV eV
56 H
V V V V eV V
gV fV
T 5 7 9 10 7 6 5 3 2 0
A 3 2 1 3
B 4 3
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H gV e V V gV fV eV V gV gV V V
60 V gV V gV V V gV
T 1 3 5 6 5 3 2 1
A 4 3 3 4 5
B 3 3 4 4
4
e V V gV eV fV V eV gV fV eV
64 H
gV V gV V V V V V eV
T 3 5 6 8 9 10 8 6 5 3 2 1
A 6 2 0 0
B 3 2 1

V V V V V
68 H V V V V V V gV fV eV
V V V V
T 2 5 7 9 10 9 7 6 5 3
A 0 0 2 3
B 0 0
3 1
V
72 H
V V V V V V V V V V
V eV V V V V V
T 2 0 10
A 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 2 1 0 0 0
3 1
V V V V
76 H V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
T 10 10 10 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
V V V
80 H V V V V V V V k Vc V V V
V V V V
T 10 10 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 8
8 10
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
84 H

T 10 12 14 16 17 16 14
A 10 12 14 14 14 15 12
B 12 15 12

88 H V V V V V V V eV gV V gV V
V V V V V
T
A 0 0 3 4 5
B 12 0 3 2 1 0 0 4
13 8 3 1
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H gV e V V gV fV eV V gV gV V V gV V
92 V gV V gV
T 3 5 6 5 3 2 1
A 6 4 3 3 4 5
B 3 3 4
4
V V gV eV fV V eV V V eV
96 H
gV V gV eV V V V V eV
T 5 5 6 8 9 10 8 7
A 6 10 8 7 6 0 0
B 6 3 2 1

V gV V V V V
100 H V V V V V V V
V V V V
T 2 5 6 7 9 10 9
A 0 0 0 2 3
B 0 0 3
3 1
V V V V
104 H V V V V V V V V
V V V V eV
T 7
A 10 7 0 2 3 0 0
B 10 8 0 2 3 0 3 2 1

H V V V V V V V V V
108
V V V V V eV V V V V
T 2 5
A 0 0 0 0 2 3
B 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
3 1 3 1
V V V V V V
H V V V V V V
112
V V V V V
T 7 9 10 9 7
A 10 7 0 0
B 10 8 0 2 3 3 2 0

V V V gV fV eV V V
116 H V V V V V V V V V eV
T 2 5 7 6 5 3 2 0
A 0 2 3 3 2 0 0
B 3 2 1

V V gV fV V gV V eV V
120 H V V V
V V V V
T 2 7 6 5 7 6 4 3 2
A 0 2 3
B 0 0
3 1
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eV fV V gV eV fV
H gV gV fV V gV V V gV
124
V gV V gV
T 1 5 5 6 8 9 10 13 15 16
A 4 3 3 6
B 3 3 4
4
gV V eV gV V
eV fV V V V V V V V
128 H V V eV
T 18 16 15 13
A 13 14 15 14 12 10 9 10 12 12 0
B 3 1

V V V V V
132 H V V V V V V V V
V V V V
T 2 5 7 9 10 9 7 5
A 0 2 3 7 5
B 0 0
3 1
V
136 H V V V V V V V V eV V V V
V V V V V
T 10
A 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
3 1
V V V V
140 H V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
T 10 10 10 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V V V
144 H V V V V V V V V V eV
V V V V
T 10 10 10 10
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 1

V V V V V
V V gV V
148 H V V V V
V V V V
T 10 12 14 16
A 10 11 12 14
B 0 0 12
3 1 10 10 12 13
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V V V V V V V V V
152 H
V V V gV V gV V

T 17 16 14 12 10
A 14 12 10
B 12 10 8 9 10
13 10 9
H gV V V gV fV eV V gV gV V V gV V
156 V gV V gV
T
A 9 10 11 10 8 7 6 4 3 3 4 5
B 11 3 3 4
4
V gV eV fV V eV V V eV V
160 H
gV gV gV V V V
V eV
T 5 6 8 9 10 8 7 5 3 3 2 2
A 6 6 4 0
B 3 1

V V V V V
164 H V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
T 2 5 7 9 10 9 7
A 0 0 2 3 10 7
B 0 0 10
3 1

168 H V V V V V V V eV V V
V V V V V V V
T
A 0 0
B 8 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 7
3 1 1
V gV V V V V V V V V eV
172 H V V V V V V
T 9 10 9 9
A 7 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 7
B 8 10 8 7

H V V V V V V V V
176 V V eV V V V V V eV
T 2
A 0 2 3 0 0
B 5 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 1
3 1
V V V gV V V
180 H V V V V V V V V V
V V
T 2 2 5 6 7 5
A 0 2 3 0 0 0
B 0 3 3 2 0
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V V V V V V gV fV V gV V V eV
184 H V V V V V

T 7 9 10 9 7 6 5 7 6 6 4 3 2
A 7 10
B 5 7 8

V gV eV fV V eV gV fV
188 H
gV gV fV V V gV V gV
gV
T 1 5 6 8 9 10 8
A 4 3 3 6 11 10
B 3 3 4
4

192 H eV V gV gV V V V gV V fV V V V V
gV V
T
A 8 7 6 4 3 3 3 0 2 3
B 3 3 4 3 0
4
V V V V V V eV gV V V eV
196 H
V gV V
V V gV
T 5 7 9 10 10 9 8 6 7 5
A 7 8 6 7
B 0 2 4

H V V V V V V V V V V V V V
200
V V eV V V V V
T
A 0 0 2 3 0 0 10
B 0 3 2 1 0 0 12
3 1 10 10 12 13

V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V gV
204 H

T 12 14 16 17 16 14 12
A 12 14 15 15 14 15 14 12 11
B

V gV fV eV V V V V eV
208 H V V V V V V V V
V
T 7 5
A 12 11 10 0 0 0 0 8
B 13 12 10 3 2 0
13 12
V V V V eV V V V
212 H V V V V V V V V V V

T 7 5
A 7 5 8 7 5 7
B 8 7 5 5 8 7 5 5 7 8
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V V gV V V V V eV gV V
216 H V V gV V gV V
V
T 7 9 10 9 8 6 7
A 9 10 11 0 0
B 0 8 9 10
9

H gV eV fV V gV fV eV V gV gV fV V gV
220
V gV V gV
T
A 8 9 10 11 10 8 7 6 6
B 11 9 8 8
8 4 8 9

V gV eV V gV fV gV V V V V
eV V gV eV fV V
224 H

T 13 15 17 18 17 17
A 8 10 11 13 14 15 18 15 17 15 14
B

V V V eV V V
228 H V V V V V V eV V V V V
T 0
A 12 10 9 8 7 3 2 0 0
B 3 2 1 0 0
3 1

H V V V V
232
V V V V V eV V V V gV V V V V
T
A 5 7 0 2
B 7 0 5 5 3 2 1 0 2 3 4 5 5 0

V gV V V V V V eV gV V V V V V eV
236 H V V gV

T 2 5 6 7 0 9 10 9 8 6 7 6 7 7 5 3 1
A 3
B

V V
240 H V V V V V V V
V V V eV V V V V V
T 2 7
A 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
3 1
V V V V V V
H V V V V V V V V V V V
244
V V V
T 10 12 14 12 14
A 12 0 0 0 10
B 12 3 3 2 0 12
10 10 12 13
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V V V V V V V V V V V eV
V V V gV fV
248 H
T 12 14 16 17 16 14 12 10 9 10 10 8 6 5
A 12 14 15
B

H gV gV fV V gV eV fV eV fV gV gV fV
252
V gV V gV V
T 3 4 3
A 6 4 3 3 6 5 6 4 3
B 3 3 4 3
4

H V gV V V gV V eV V gV fV V V
256
gV V gV V V eV
T 4 5 6 4 3 2 1 4 2
A 3 6 0
B 3 4 3 2 1
4
V gV eV fV V V V V V
260 H V V V V V
V V V V
T 7 6 8 9 10 10 9 7 5
A 7
B 0 0 5 5 7 8
3 1

264 H V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V
V V
T
A 7 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
B 8 7 3 2 1 0 2 3 2 0

268 H V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
V V
3 3
T
A 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
B 3 3 4 3 2 0 3 3 4 3 2 0

H V V V V gV V V V V V k W V V
272 V V V V V V V V u
3
T 5 7 9 7 9 7
A 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 7
B 3 3 4 3 2 0
sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
276 H k V k k V k

T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
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V V V V V V eW
24 H k u V W k e V e V V gV V k
u
T 9 9 9 7 5 6 6 10 8
A 7 8
B 6
sl. sl.

e V V gV V V eV eV V e V V gV V V eW
28 H k eV k k eV k

T 5 6 6 10 8 5 6 6 10 8
A 8 8 8
B 6 6
sl. sl.

e V V gV V V eV eV V V V V V W
32 H k eV k k V V k

T 5 6 6 10 8 4 5 7 9 7
A 8 8 0 7
B 6
sl. sl.

H k V V V V V k V V V
k V V V V
V V
k
W
36 V
T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
V V V V V V V W
40 H k u V W k V V V V k
u
T 9 9 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
44 H k V k k V k

T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
V V V V V V V W
48 H k u V W k V V V V k
u
T 9 9 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
V V V V V V V U
52 H k V V V V k k V V V V k

T 4 5 7 9 7 4 5 7 9 7
A 0 7 7 0 7
B
sl. sl.
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