CHAMELEON

MEDIUM FUNK q = 96—108 H. HANCOCK, B. MAUPIN, H. MASON, P. JACKSON

  
INTRO (STEADY
       
µ

IN THE GROOVE) PLAY 3 TIMES

     

    
DRUMS ENTER 2ND TIME

 
(PLAY LAST TIME)
    
 
  
      
       
  
              
 
       
2


   
B¨-7

E¨7

2 PLAY 6 TIMES
    
CHORDS ENTER 3RD TIME
   
  
  
     


   

              
    

 
2
  

  B¨-7 PLAY 4 TIMES 

A (CUE PASSAGE CONTINUES UNDERNEATH MELODY)
B¨-7 

E¨7 
  
E¨7
      
     

             
                  
 
 

 
2
   
 
                 

2
  

 B¨-7  4 TIMES 
         
B¨-7 E¨7 E¨7
                PLAY
    
             
 
           
2


 PLAY 3 TIMES 
B B¨-7 B¨-7 
 
E¨7 E¨7 
      
   
  
      


             
 
                    
 
  
2
  


D¨7sus B¨-7sus
 

 
µ
 unis.
     
       
        
 
     DRUM FILL
     
  

Transcribed by VILLE V. (2009)

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  B¨-7  
C SOLO
              
E¨7 B¨-7 E¨7
     
 

   
                
  
 


    

 unis. B2 PLAY 3 TIMES 

D µ

B¨-7 D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨
      
A2
         

  

  
      
 
       
       





    
              


D¨7sus
 B¨-7sus
    
µ
 unis.     
        
 

        
 
 
DRUM FILL
         

(DRUMS PLAY SYNCOPATED 16THS ON SNARE) TILL CUE (1.–11.) ON CUE (12.)

           
E      
B¨-7
     
             
       

 
F SOLO (FUNKY GROOVE)

          
B¨-7 D¨7sus B¨-7 D¨7sus
           
 


    
    
             
SAMPLE BASS LINE
            


D¨7sus B¨-7sus
   

G µ
unis.    D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨ A2 B2
  
          
                 
        
     
               

µ D¨/A¨ E¨/B¨
 unis. 
     
             

             
       
            
 3
H

F#-7 A± D/E¨ D7alt
        
A¨-7
   


   
            
   

I (FUNKY)
 
D¨7sus B¨-7 D¨7sus
        
B¨-7
             
   

                  

SAMPLE BASS LINE
     
 
           

           
B-7 D7sus C7sus E2/G# B¨-11 B-7 D7sus
 

DRUMS         (ETC.)
     
              



D¨7sus B¨-7sus
 

           
  
1.2. 3. µ
D¨7sus
       
 
unis.


   
   

       
     
   

   

                   
SAMPLE DRUM FILL
   

 

  
J SOLO
                
B¨-7 E¨7 B¨-7 E¨7 VAMP, SOLO & FADE
    
 



          
           
                   
 
   
2
 

As played on Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters".

The bass vamp at Intro and letters A, B, C and J is played on a synthesizer.
The cue passage in Intro is a background line played by electric bass on the recording.