Funky Miracle Bass

Funky Miracle - by The Meters, from the album "Look-Ka Py Py"
Tabbed by Screeching_Coxy
paul_cox1@hotmail.co.uk
 
Some great stuff from the best funk band ever.
This one's up there with Cissy Strut.
 
Intro
 
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---------------5---------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5-7-----|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7-----3---|
 
-----------------------------------|
---------------5-------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5--6--|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7-------|
 
 
Riff 2
 
-----------9--------|
--------------------|
--7--0-7-7---10--7--|  x 8
--------------------|
 
Riff 3
          (g)
-------7h9-9-7-9-----------------|
--5--7------------5--7------(g)--|
------------------------7--5-5-7-|  x 2 (end on D on repeat)
---------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 2
 
------------9--------|
---------------------|
--7--0-7--7---10--7--|  x 4
---------------------|
 
"Intro"
 
-------------------------------------|
---------------5---------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5-7-----|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7-----3---|
 
-------------------------------------|
---------------5---------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5--6--7-|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7---------|
 
Rest x 1 bar
 
 
Riff 3
          (g)
-------7h9-9-7-9-----------------|
--5--7------------5--7------(g)--|
------------------------7--5-5-7-|  x 2 (end on D on repeat)
---------------------------------|
 
 
(Keyboard then Guitar Solos)
 
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
--7-7----------------------------| x 2
---------------------------------|
 
Bass solo 1
 
----9----------7--7-9----|
------6-6-7-8------------|
--7-------------------7--|
-------------------------|
 
(Keyboard then Guitar Solos)
 
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
--7-7----------------------------| x 2
---------------------------------|
 
 
Bass solo 2
 
----9-7---7--------------|
--------9---6-6-7-9------|
--7-----------------7----|
-------------------------|
 
Riff 2
 
------------9--------|
---------------------|
--7--0-7--7---10--7--|  x 8
---------------------|
 
Riff 3
          (g)
-------7h9-9-7-9-----------------|
--5--7------------5--7------(g)--|
------------------------7--5-5-7-|  x 2 (end on D on repeat)
---------------------------------|
 
Riff 2
 
------------9--------|
---------------------|
--7--0-7--7---10--7--|  x 4
---------------------|
 
"Outro"
 
-------------------------------------|
---------------5---------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5-7-----|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7-----3---|
 
-------------------------------------|
---------------5---------------------|
-7-5-------5-7-----7-5-------5--6--7-|
-----7-5-7-------------7-5-7---------|
 
 
I tried to show where you might play some ghost notes (marked (g)). They're probably not
helpful.
The bass solos are the dodgiest bits although I think they're close enough give or take
bad notepad tab work!
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