"Music of the Mind" — Jamiroquai bass tab
transcribed by Jimmy C email= [email protected]
As with all of Stu's bass lines, he improvises a lot, so much that there is
almost no one "basic line". Therefore with this great song I have just
transcibed what i see to be the basic line, hopefully presenting you with a
starting point from which you can work out all of stu's variations and/or
hopefully come up with some of your own!! There are three main sections in
this song.
Basic tab conventions
*= dead note p= pull off
h= hammer on
The Intro
The intro line has four main chords, and lot's of variations of these four
main chords can be played. In this stu does a lot of bends(up), so i have
bracketted the notes that he bends, however this does not mean that he bends
these notes every time!! He also often pulls on to the notes i have
bracketted, from the fret immediately after the note eg pull off the 5th
fret to the 4th fret. This line has so many variations yet i can't be
bothered writing them all out!
G—————————(4h5)—————————————|——————————(2h3)—————————————|
D———————————————————————————|————————————————————————————|
A——————7————————7—————7———7—|————————5——————5————5————5——|
E——5——————————————5—————5———|————3—————————————3———3—————|
G—————————(7h8)———————————|————————————————————————————|
D——————5———————5————5———5—|————————(5h6)———————————————|
A——3—————————————3————3———|—————3————————3—————3—————3—|
E—————————————————————————|——1——————————————1—————1————|
The Fast Section
After the intro the song drops into a much faster paced section, and stu's
line provides endless opportunities for variations! Once again i've just
transcribed the "basic line". In about the middle of this section there is a
sort of break, where the basic chords above are played and then it drops
back into the fast paced section, where stu plays a very fast variation,
which i've tabbed what i think he plays (bit of a challenge). Each bar is
repeated, and
G———————————4—4————————|———————————2—2—————————|
D——————————————————————|———————————————————————|
A—————7—7————————7—7———|—————5—5————————5—5————|
E——5—————————————————*—|——3——————————————————*—|
G—————————————7—7———————|————————————————————————|
D————————5—5——————3—3———|————————————5—5—————————|
A——3—3——————————————————|———————3—3———————5—5————|
E—————————————————————*—|——1—1—————————————————*—|
Fast Variation
G——————————————7———————————|—————————————5———————————|
D———————7—9—10——10—9—7—9—7—|———————5—7—8———8—7—5—7—5—|
A——————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
E——5—5—————————————————————|——3—3————————————————————|
G——————————————5———————————|—————————————3———————————|
D————————5—7—8———8—7—5—7—5—|———————3—5—6———6—5—3—5—3—|
A——3—3—————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
E——————————————————————————|——1—1————————————————————|
The End Section
After the fast section the song goes into a new section with the bass
running up and down some scale (some major scale variation i think...i am
weak on theory haha). This can be varied a lot, including playing fast
triplets on some of the notes like stu does.
G———————————————————————————————————————————|
D——————————————————————————————5——6—————————|
A———————————5————————————6——8————————8——6———|
E——5——7——8—————8——7—————————————————————————|
There we go!! Hope this get's you on the right track.....
corrections by David Hodkinson ([email protected])
Jamiroquai (pronounced /d???mir??kwaj/) are a British jazz funk and acid jazz band. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, the Brand New Heavies, Galliano, and Corduroy. Subsequent albums have explored other musical directions such as pop, rock and electronica. Jamiroquai have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|G|-------7~----------|Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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