The gym is a big part of my life as well, and both of these hobbies kind of share the same work ethics. How to play watermelon man on the bass guitar yt117 bass. Anywho here we go attention before you give this tab a bad rating remember, this is for the jazz fusion. Can be played on any harp but is in the key of f so you play it on a bb harp in second position. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major. Watermelon man lead sheet pdf by herbie hancock minedit. He rerecorded the track for the album head hunters released in 2003. Watermelon man for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Original key dont know tuning regular or low g tab notes in the fifth bar, the long melody note is impossible to hold as long as it should be dotted line.
About the theme of herbie hancocks classic jazz standard from 1962, tabbed upon request. Watermelon man sheet music pianovocalchords kindle edition by hancock, herbie, herbie hancock, jon hendricks. Watermelon man by herbie hancock full score and parts sheet. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading watermelon man sheet music pianovocalchords. Anyone that knows me knows that a massive part of my life is playing the guitar, especially as a part of a band. Click here to get the free how to play watermelon man on the bass guitar pdf.
Watermelon man was first released on pianist and bandleader herbie hancocks debut album, takin off it was so popular it even reached the top 100 of the pop charts at the time over the years this jazz standard has been recorded over 100 times, but my favorite version is still the groovy original recording featuring hancock along with solos from freddie hubbard and. Watermelon man guitar tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music piano solo in f. Watermelon man sheet music pianovocalchords kindle. This is the free watermelon man sheet music first page. Takin off 1962 if youd like to support me you can do so at this l. Head hunters version of herbie hancock tune, basic outline of arrangement. This is a complete lesson plan to get you to a professional sounding level as a guitarist. Herbie hancock originally recorded watermelon man written by herbie hancock and herbie hancock released it on the album takin off in 1962. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of watermelon man by herbie hancock. Original key dont know tuning regular tab notes nothing special. Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons click here.
Watermelon man pdf flex 5 showblow grade 25 herbie hancockarr inge sunde. Because the chord riff is so unique, you play the melody and then the riff and move back and forth until the c7bb7 section, where you harmonize the melody. Mongo santamaria watermelon man sheet music pdf notes. Some one new to the guitar might struggle with some of the riffs but with some creativity you could work some simplified pieces in until your skill level comes up to speed. Guitar virtuosity for the everyday man 3 welcome to guitar freak workstation with sightreader master extreme. Click here to get the free how to play watermelon man on the bass guitar pdf in this bass guitar lesson im going to show you how to play watermelon man by herbie hancock. This is the melody of watermelon man, written by herbie hancock. Watermelon man tab by herbie hancock songsterr tabs with rhythm. This is the crowd pleaser and the band pleasera winwin. A guitar arrangement of watermelon man, including a 4 page pdf tab and a backing track, 3m 35s.
So just repeat it at beat 1 of the following bar, that sounds ok. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal guitar in c major. An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard and somewhat humorous way what its like being a black man, firsthand. Watermelon man became a hit, and he would later record it with his head hunters band as well in 1973. The composer of watermelon man is mongo santamaria, herbie hancock.
Dec 01, 2019 click here to get the free how to play watermelon man on the bass guitar pdf in this bass guitar lesson im going to show you how to play watermelon man by herbie hancock. Watermelon man by herbie hancock digital sheet music. Watermelon man is one of herbie hancocks best known jazz pieces and was first released on his 1962 debut album takin off. You now mix the chords you just learned with the melody to watermelon man to explore a chord melody. Piano songbooks and sheet music guitar, bass and folk instruments educational piano vocal choral and classroom church music band, jazz and orchestra solo instrumental drums and percussion classical trade and reference books software and music technology instruments and accessories featured series playalong series. Watermelon man is a 1970 american comedy film directed by melvin van peebles and starring godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin, kay kimberley, mantan moreland, and erin moran. Watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. If youre in the early stages of learning to play jazz on the bass guitar or want to perform at a jazz session, watermelon man is a. Here you can learn the form, the chords, the theme and some fill in tips for the jamsession blockbuster watermelon man by herbie. Learn how to play the watermelon man guitar chords, a chord melody arrangement, and a single note. Fender guitar blues deville reissue rev b schematics in pdf. All piano sheets watermelon man piano sheet music sheets.
Written by herman raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960sera white insurance salesman named jeff gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. Print and download watermelon man sheet music by herbie hancock. Want to make watermelon man sound awesome on your harmonica. The exercise is a 16 bar solo that he breaks down into four bar sections.
Fun, funky, hip, groovycall it what you want, this chart is excellent in every way. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music in c major. A pdf tab version of herbie hancocks watermelon man, transcribed and adapted for blues harmonica by adam gussow of satan and adam. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company.
Watermelon man became a hit, and he would later record it with his head hunters band as well in. Hancocks first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by freddie hubbard and dexter gordon. Watermelon man text bass tab by herbie hancock songsterr. How to play watermelon man on the bass guitar yt117. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music pdf notes. A song like watermelon man is absolutely perfect for this type of practice and i highly recommend you get together with a few of your jazz or funk musician friends and try to play over this. Klangfarbe musikverlag noten shop jazz guitar solo achim kohl. A soundtrack album was released in 1970, and love, thats america, a song from the film and soundtrack, was released as a single in the same year. Watermelon man archives bass guitar lessons online ebassguitar. Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone, bass, guitar download free in pdf or midi. Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone, bass. If you have a decent bari player, he or she will really love this one.
Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone. Were going to use this as an opportunity to work out some arpeggio shapes up and down the fretboard, and some other cool tricks you can use to spice up your soloing. Watermelon man sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Santamaria watermelon man sheet music for piano solo pdf. About the theme of herbie hancocks classic jazz standard from 1962. The focus is on developing a chord solo to a section from the herbie hancocks watermelon man. Watermelon man hugo santamaria ukulele misc unsigned bands chords 20. Jan 15, 2014 watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. Van peebles wrote the music to watermelon man himself, in order to have creative control. You can go to youtube and listen to adam gussow play it in lessons 3336. Matt puts the emphasis on playing twonote doublestop lines within a bluesbased progression. Mongo santamaria watermelon man sheet music notes and chords arranged for piano solo.
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In this bass guitar lesson im going to show you how to. Watermelon man is a jazz standard written by herbie hancock for his debut album, takin off 1962. His 1963 hit rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. Get the free pdf and backing tracks of everything covered in this. How to play watermelon man on the guitar with score and tab. With godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music piano solo. Watermelon man tab by herbie hancock guitar tabs with rhythm. Jul 15, 2016 in the video lesson below, youre going to get a stepbystep breakdown of how to play the classic herbie hancock jazz standard, watermelon man, on guitar. If you are looking at working on watermelon man beyond the standard scoring this is a great place to start. Fun, funky, hip, groovy call it what you want, this chart is excellent in every way.
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