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Chameleon by Herbie Hancock From the Headhunters Album

This song is a over 15 minutes 30 seconds with 9 different
riffs and tons of improv. Make sure to check the song 
structure at the end.

Riff A (Main)
G|-------------3-----------3-6--------------------------------|
D|-----------6------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3-4-5-6-------------------------------------|
E|--3-4-5-6---------------------------------------------------|

Riff B (Sync)
G|--8s10--6h8--6h8-6--6-8-6-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8-6-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------9---6------------------------|

Riff C (Bridge)
G|----------------8s10--6h8-6-6-8-6---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------8-6-----------------------|
A|--4--6---7--9-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------9---6----------------|

Riff D
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------1--1-4-1-4-1-4-------------------------------------|
E|--1-1--4----------------------------------------------------|

Riff E (lots of improv on this riff)
G|----------------------------8s10--6h8-8---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6-6--6-6-6-7-8-9-9--9------------------------------------|

Riff F (Slow 1)
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------6-----5-----------------------------------------|
E|--2----5---------------4------------------------------------|

Riff G: There is a lot of improb on this riff but it is 
        basically just a Bb C# progression. Listen to the
        recording for the timing. After some of the slow riffs
        it starts on the C# instead of the Bb.
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-------------------|
E|---6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6----------------------------------------|

Riff H (Slow 2)
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5---3----------------5-------------------------------|
E|--7------------4---6---7------------------------------------|

Song Structure:These times are approximated from the original
recording of the song
Riff A
Riff B (3:19)
Riff A (3:28 Start on Bb)
Riff B (7:04)
Riff C (7:08)
Riff D (7:41)
Riff E (8:31)
Riff B (11:47)
Riff C (11:51)
Riff F (12:00)
Riff G (12:09)
Riff H (12:17)
Riff G (12:27)
Riff H (12:37)
Riff G (12:47)
Riff H (12:57)
Riff B (13:07)
Riff A (13:19 start on Bb)

Tabbed By Anday
this took a very long time