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Song: Sorceress
Artist: Return to Forever
Album: Romantic Warrior (1976)
Tabbed By: Andrew J. Heath (rumpleteaser8@aol.com)
Sorceress is an amazing jazz song by Return to Forever with a fantastic bass line by Stanley
Clarke. This is my first attempt at tabbing a song, so if you find any errors please let
me know.
Standard Tuning: E,A,D,G
p - Pop Note
s - Slap Note
/ - Slide High
- Slide Low
h - Hammer On
vb - Vibrato
x - Palm Mute
(6)- Hold Note
There is a synthesizer playing with the bass during most of the riffs in this song and
so if you hear something that sounds like slapping and popping, I believe that is what
it is. At any rate, I have indicated where slapping and popping would occur if you choose
to do it yourself. Also, if you want to simulate synthesizer sounds I recommend using
a pedal like Bassballs or something.
Intro
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------8------------------8----------|--8------------------8----------|
A|--134---------------4vb-------------|----------------4vb-------------|
E|---------6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4--|----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4--|
p s s s s p p s s s p s s s s p p s s s
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--8------------------8----------|-------8------------------8----------|
A|----------------4vb-------------|--134---------------4vb-------------|
E|----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4--|---------6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4--|
p s s s s p p s s s p s s s s p p s s s
Main Bass Riff
G|----------------------------------| x8
D|o--8------------------8----------o|
A|o----------------4vb-------------o|
E|-----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4---|
p s s s s p p s s s
Interlude
Play with a wah pedal.
G|--------------------------------|
D|--8---------x-8-----------------|
A|------6-7-8-------6-7-8--4/13--|
E|----6-----------6---------------|
Guitar Solo
This is kind of tricky to play, not sure if it is correct.
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------13---|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3-2--------|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3---------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4------|-------------------------4vb---|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----------|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3---------|
p p
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4------|-------------------------------|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----------|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3---/16--|
p
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------/14vb--|-------------------------------|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----------|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3-2-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------18vb---|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----------|
G|--------------------------------| x4
D|o------------------------------o|
A|o-------------------------4vb--o|
E|---5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3---------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------1816--|-------------------------------|
E|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----------|--5-4-3-2-1--x-6-5-4-3----1----|
Main Bass Riff
G|----------------------------------| x3 G|--R--|
D|o--8------------------8----------o| D|--E--|
A|o----------------4vb-------------o| A|--S--|
E|-----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4---| E|--T--|
p s s s s p p s s s
G|----------------------------------| x5
D|o--8------------------8----------o|
A|o----------------4vb-------------o|
E|-----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4---|
p s s s s p p s s s
Bridge
G|-------------------| x20
D|o--x-8-----6------o|
A|o--------6---4vb--o|
E|-------6-----------|
Piano Solo
G|-----------| x28 G|------------------------| x3 G|----------------------|
D|o---------o| D|o----------------------o| D|o--------------------o|
A|o--1-1-1--o| A|o----------------------o| A|o---------------4vb--o|
E|-----------| E|---x-6-4-6-4-6--3-3h4---| E|---x-6-4-6-4-6--------|
G|------------------------|---------------------| x20 G|-----------| x24
D|o-----------------------|--------------------o| D|o---------o|
A|o-----------------------|---------------4vb--o| A|o--1-1-1--o|
E|---x-6-4-6-4-6--3-3h4---|--x-6-4-6-4-6--------| E|-----------|
Bridge
G|-------------------| x33 G|--3-3-1-3------------------------|
D|o--x-8-----6------o| D|----------0-1-2--3--6h8-8-8-8-8--|
A|o--------6---4vb--o| A|---------------------------------|
E|-------6-----------| E|---------------------------------|
Outro
G|----------------------------------| x7 G|--R--|
D|o--8------------------8----------o| D|--E--|
A|o----------------4vb-------------o| A|--S--|
E|-----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4---| E|--T--|
p s s s s p p s s s
G|----------------------------------|-----------|
D|o--8------------------8----------o|-------8---|
A|o----------------4vb-------------o|----8-(8)--|
E|-----6--6--6-4h6--------6---3-4---|--6(6)(6)--|
s s s s s p p s s s
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