pat metheny transcriptions

December 2, 1998

Here is Part I of a compilation of all of the Metheny / PMG transcriptions in typewritten form that I have been able to accumulate. Sources include the Internet, postings to the PMG mailing list, and music that people were nice enough to send me directly. Everyone who wrote these out has given me permission to allow them to be distributed - either by direct communication or de facto by having posted them to a public access. I can’t guarantee that e-mail addresses haven’t changed, but names presumably have not. If the tabs don’t line up properly, remember to change to a font that spaces all characters equally (10 pt Courier works). If anyone has more transcriptions to share, please send to the mailing list via James Green [James_Green@iiginc.com ] or to me at E_Goosenberg@fccc.edu. Thanks.

Rick Goosenberg

Contents:

Title Format Transcriber or Source of Posting Third Wind Tab Padua PIRES <Padua.PIRES@meteo.fr>Travels Tab A. Derossi <derossi@elettra.trieste.it>Letter From Home Chords Paul G Porcelli <paulp@eng.gla.ac.uk>Watercolours Chords Jeff Miller <milnak@seanet.com>Better Days Ahead Chords Luciano Bedoya <mp231@rocketmail.com>Better Days Ahead Chords Rodrigo Ventura nuron@isr.isr.ist.utl.ptMore Travels (solo) Tab Rodrigo VenturaPraise Chords Rick Goosenberg <E_Goosenberg@fccc.edu>Goin’ Ahead (live) Tab Stefano Dell’Orto <sdello@tin.it>Lonely Woman Tab Stefano Dell’OrtoThe Search Chords Rick GoosenbergBetter Days Ahead Tab Kaj Szyszkiewicz <szyszkiewicz@hotmail.com>Sunlight Chords Mark Alpaugh and Rick GoosenbergFollow Me (harmonics) Tab Bill McDonald <Bill.D.McDonald.1@nd.edu>

From: Padua PIRES <Padua.PIRES@meteo.fr>Subject: TAB: Third Wind Break (Pat Metheny)

Hello People

This Tab contains the unbelievable Metheny's flight over the first break in "Third Wind" ("Still Life - Talking" album), as I was able to figure out.

Time is 4/4. Begin with a quaver silence. All tabbed notes are semiquavers. A " ^ " means hammering or pulling down, and a " / " means sliding up.

If your ears say there is something wrong, please let me know.

pires@meteo.fr

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E |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|B |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|G |------------------------------------|---------------------4^3----3-----2^-|D |------------7^6----------6----7^6---|-5---4----3---2-3^-4-----5----4^5----|A |-------6--8-----9--6^7^8----8-----8-|---7---6----5------------------------|E |-x-x-8------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E |------------------------------------|-------6-----------------------------|B |---3^2----3^1------4^2------5^3-----|-6^7^8----9-7^6----6-----------------|G |-3-----3------3/4------4/5------5/8-|----------------8----8^6-------------|D |------------------------------------|-------------------------9^-6---5----|A |------------------------------------|------------------------------7---5--|E |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

FmE |-------B |-------G |-------D |-3----- ...A |-------E |-------

PAT METHENY: TRAVELS ( from the album "Travels" ) ===================== from A. Derossi ( e-mail: derossi@elettra.trieste.it )

The notation is:

^ = legato ( hammer on, pull off) / = slide up \ = slide down ' = acciaccatura ( very fast note ) x = muted string

The time is 4/4. I tried to give an indicative time subdivision with the numbers 1 2 3 4 over the tabs. I hope it helps. I also wrote indicative chords.

INTRO:

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| B------------------|-3-0---------3-----3-3-----|-------------------3---| G------------------|-2--------'2^4-2-2-4-2-0---|-'0^2-0-----0-'2/4---4-| D--------------5^0-|-----0--0----------------0-|----0------------------| A------5-5-5-7-----|---------------------------|-----------------------| E------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-----3-----3---3-------|----------------|-0--------------------| B--'3^5-----5^3-5^3-3---|-3----------4---|----------------------| G-------------------4^2-|-2^4-----'2^4-2-|-0--------------------| D-----------------------|----------------|---2----------------5-| A-----------------------|----------------|---------'5^7-5-5-7---| E-----------------------|----------------|----------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| B------------------------------|--------3-3----3-------|--------------------|| G-------------2-2-4-'3^2-0-----|-0-0----2-4-'3^2-0-----|--------------------|| D--7--0-0-0-0--------------2-0-|------0------------2-4-|-0--------------5^0-|| A------------------------------|-----------------------|---5--5-5-5-5-7-----|| E------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------||

@ THEME:

G G/B C D4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--------------------------|---------------------|----3-----3---3-------| B-----3------------3-------|----3--------------3-|-'3^5-----5^3-5^3---3-| G--'2^4-'2^4-----4-4-2^0---|-'0^2-0-----0-'2^4---|------------------4^2-| D------------------------2-|---------------------|----------------------|

A--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------| E--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

G B7 E-7 G C D4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E------------------|-0-----------------|--------------------------------| B--3-----------4---|-------------------|-----------------3-3----3-------| G--2^4------'2^4-2-|-0---------------0-|-2^^3^2^0-2----2-2-4-'3^2-0---0-| D------------------|-------------------|----------------------------2-0-| A------------------|---7-----7-5-5-7---|--------------------------------| E------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|

E-7 D4 G G7/4 C D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E------------------------|----------------|----3---3----5---5-----| B--3------3-3----3-------|--------------3-|-'3^5---5-'5^7---6-5---| G--0----2-2-4-'3^2-0-----|-0-----0-'2/4---|-------------7-------7-| D--------------------2-0-|----------------|-----------------------| A------------------------|----------------|-----------------------| E------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|

Bb C F G7 C Bb/C C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--5-5-5----5---5---|-5-5---5-5-3-3---5^3-|----------------------------'8^10-| B--6-6-6-'3/5-5-7-5-|-5-------0-----------|-'3/5-'3^5-5-5\4-3----------------| G--7-7-7------------|-5-------------------|----5----5-5-5\4-3----5-5-5-------| D-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------| A-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------| E-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|

F G G/F Eb F4 F7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--------8---8-10-------10---|-10-10---10-10^8-8----| B----'8^10----------'11^10-8-|----------------------| G----------------------------|----10---10-10^9-9----| D----------------------------|----------------------| A----------------------------|----------------------| E----------------------------|----------------------|

Bb C7 D7/4 D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 E--8^10-10-10-10-10-10^8-8-8-8-8-------|--------------------|| B-----------------------------------10-|--------------------|| G--9^10-10-10-10-10-10^9-9-9-9-9-'9/11-|--------------------|| D--------------------------------------|----------------5^0-|| A--------------------------------------|----------5-5-7-----|| E--------------------------------------|--------------------||

G G/B C D4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E---------------------------------|----------------------|----3----------------| B-------------------------3-3-----|--------------------3-|-'3^5----5^3-5^3-3---| G--'2/4-'2/4----'2/4-2-'2^4-2-0---|-'0^2-0----0-0-'2/4---|-----------------4^2-| D-------------------------------2-|----------------------|---------------------| A---------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| E---------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|

G B7 E- G4 C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E------------------|-0-----------------|-----------------------------| B-----3--------4---|-------------------|-----------------------------| G--'2^4-----'2^4-2-|-0---------------0-|-2^3^2^0-2--2-2-3-'3^2-0-----| D------------------|-------------------|-------------------------2-0-| A------------------|---7-----7-5-5-7---|-----------------------------| E------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|

SOLO:

E- D4 G D4 G B-7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 4 E----------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------3^2---| B----------------------|-----------3-|-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-5-3---3-------3-| G--0----2-4-'3^2-0-----|-------4/5---|-----------4--4-5-|-------5---4-------| D------------------2-0-|-5-----------|------------------|-------------------| A----------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------| E----------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|

C D4 G B7 E- E-7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-----------------------|--------------------------|------------3-3^2-3--5-5-| B--------3--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| G--0-2^4---2------------|---------------'4/5-4-2-0-|--0-0-0-0-0--------------| D-------------------5---|-'7/9-'7/9----------------|-------------------------| A-------------5-5-7---7-|--------------------------|-------------------------| E-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

C E-7 D4 G D4 G 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E---3--3^2-3--3^2-3-5-7-|-------7----------|-----------7-10-|-12-10---10-10-10-| B-----------------------|--8------10-------|--------8-------|------------------| G-----------------------|-----x7-----7--9--|-7----7---------|------------------| D-----------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| A-----------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| E-----------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|

B-7 C D4 C B7/9+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--10-12-14-15-10---------|----------'7^8-'5/7 5---|-5/7---5^6^5---5-| B-----------------12-10-8-|-8----8-8-------------8-|-------------8---| G-------------------------|----9-------------------|-----------------| D-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------| A-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------| E-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|

E-9/7 G4 C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E---------5-/7-------------|---------------------------|

B--8-5--8------8--5--------|---------------------------| G-------------------'8^7-5-|---------------------------| D--------------------------|-7-5-7-5-7-5-'7/9---5----5-| A--------------------------|------------------7----7---| E--------------------------|---------------------------|

E-7 D4 G F/A G/B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-----------------------------------|----------------------------| B--------------7---5----------------|--------------------------8-| G--'3^5-'3^4-7---7---7-5------------|------------5-'7/9-7--------| D---------------------------------5-|----5-4-3-7----------9------| A-----------------------------5-7---|-----------------------10---| E------------------------'5^7-------|----------------------------|

C D Bb C4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E-------------------------|--'8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10\8-----8-8-8-| B-------------8-8--7------|----------------------------10--------| G---'7^9----9---------9-7-|--------------------------------------| D--------10---------------|--------------------------------------| A-------------------------|--------------------------------------| E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|

C/F F G7 C B/C C 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--/10-8--8-7-----------|---------------8-8-'10^12-'12^10-8-| B-------------10-8--7-8-|-------------8---------------------| G-----------------------|--9--------------------------------| D-----------------------|----'10^9-8------------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

F G4 Eb F4 F7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--8----8--/12-10-----'11^10-'11^10-'11^10-|--8-8-6-8^6-'12^10--8-8--6-8-| B----10------------------------------------|-----------------------------| G------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| D------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| A------------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Bb Cadd9 D7/4 D G 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E--/10-10-10-14-12--12-12--12-14-|--15-14------------|| B--------------------------------|-----------------8-|| G---------------12------------14-|--16-14----7-7^9---|| D--------------------------------|-------------------|| A--------------------------------|-------------------|| E--------------------------------|-------------------|| and back to @

Anyone who has questions, comments, corrections or suggestions should feel free to contact me. My e-mail address is derossi@elettra.trieste.it

From: paulp@eng.gla.ac.uk (Paul G Porcelli)Subject: CRD: Letter From Home - Pat Metheny

Here's the chords (actually played on piano) for the Pat Metheny title trackfrom Letter From Home. I haven't tabbed out the solo guitar part because it isvery easy to work out. Any comments, feel freee to e-mail me atgnaa38@aero.gla.ac.uk

{title:Letter From Home}{st:Pat Metheny}{define: Bbsus2 base-fret 1 frets - 1 3 3 1 1}{define: A#m6 base-fret 5 frets 2 - 1 2 2 2}{define: Eb base-fret 3 frets - 4 3 1 2 1}{define: C# base-fret 4 frets - 1 3 3 3 1}{define: D# base-fret 6 frets - 1 3 3 3 1}{define: C6 base-fret 7 frets 2 - 1 3 2 -}{define: A#/D base-fret 8 frets 3 - 1 3 4 -}{define: C/E base-fret 10 frets 3 - 1 3 4 -}{define: Csus4 base-fret 1 frets - 3 - 0 1 1}{define: Fm7 base-fret 8 frets - 1 3 1 2 1}{define: Fmno5th base-fret 8 frets - 1 - - 2 -}{define: D#mno5th base-fret 6 frets - 1 - - 2 -}{define: A#/D* base-fret 1 frets - - 0 3 3 1}{define: Fm/C base-fret 1 frets - 3 - 1 1 1}{define: C#sus4add9 base-fret 1 frets - 4 - 1 4 1}{define: G#sus4/D# base-fret 1 frets - - 1 1 2 4}[Bbsus2] [F] [G#] [Gm] [Eb] [F#] [F][Am] [A#m6] [C6] [A#/D] [C/E] [F] [C#][G#] [Csus4] [C#] [Bb] [F] [C#] [G#][Csus4] [C#] [D#] [G#] [Fm7] [D#] [Fmno5th][D#mno5th] [A#/D*] [Fm/C] [Bb] [C#sus4add9][Bbm7] [G#sus4/D#] [Fm]## by Paul Porcelli <gnaa38@aero.gla.ac.uk# 23 May 1994

From: milnak@seanet.com (Jeff Miller)Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenoteSubject: Re: Metheny - WATERCOLORS - changesDate: Wed, 6 Dec 95 14:56:18 ESTOrganization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA

jdbennet@julian.uwo.ca (John Bennett) wrote:

I can't vouch for it's accuracy, but here's what I have (taken from a photocopy of some Fake Book) - good luck following these

(5/4) EbMaj7 Bb7(sus) Db6 | (6/4)Bbmaj7(#5) | (4/4) Ebmaj7 G7 |Dbmaj7 C7 | BMaj7 GbMaj7 | G7sus Cm7 Db7 | Cm7 BbMaj7 Bb7sus |Ab7sus GMaj7| Gb Fm7 | EMaj7 | EMaj7 |(3/4) A | Abm | F# Db7/F | BMaj7/Eb Bb7(b9)/D | Cm Gm/Bb |

(first ending:) (4/4) AbMaj7 | AbMaj7 :|| (repeat)(second ending:) (4/4) |: AbMaj7 | AbMaj7 | Gm7 | Gm7 :| (4x's)|: DbMaj7 | DbMaj7 | Cm7 | Cm7 :| (4'x)Bbm7 Eb7(sus4) | Eb7(sus4) | Bbm7 Eb7(sus) | Eb7(sus)(last X:) Bbm7 | Bbm7 | Bm7 E7 | E7 ||

From: Luciano Bedoya <mp231@rocketmail.com>Subject: Beter Days Ahead - changesDate: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 08:48:41 -0500

I am sending you the chords of Better Days Ahead which I transcribed afterbusting my butt a dozen weeks. The chords I have are mainly Lyle's piano voicings, so the names may not be right but they definitely sound right. If you play guitar, you don't have to worry about playing the chords, just improvising over them(now ain't that easy?). By god, what scales can I use over those chords?!?!?!

OK here goes:

F#9sus Bm7 / Gmaj7/A Gmaj7 /E / Dmaj7 G#7(b5) / Gmaj7 /Em7 F#m7 / Bm7 / Am7 D6 / Abm7 Db7(b9) / F#6 /Fm7(b5) Bb7(b9) / Ebm7 Ab9 / Abm7 Db7(b9) / F# C9(#11)/Bmaj7 Bbm7 / Ebm7 Ebm7/Db / Cm7(b5) / Bmaj7(#11) /F# F#m / F#add9 F#(b9) / F# F#m / F#add9 F#(b9) /Ebm7 Abm7 / Fm7(b5)/Eb Ddim7 / Gmaj13(#11)

Repeat this endlessly until the last time, where it goes:...Fm7(b5)/Eb Ddim7/ Bbm7 Eb7 / Bm7 E7 / Ebm7 Abm7Fm7(b5)/Eb Ddim7/ Gmaj13(#11)

Let me just make a small comment on the song. It's amazing as a dull song recorded in the studio (Letter from Home) can catch new life from a live recording (More Travels). The difference is astonishing!

Here goes my first draft of the chords of this song. I worked mostly with Mays voicings on his solo. But I know there are some of them that don't sound quite right... Could you help sorting out what chords are wrong? And suggest replacements?

BETTER DAYS AHEAD -- Pat Metheny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (draft: Jun 19, 1997)

4 EM7 BM7(9) GM7/A DM7 F#o7/G# G6||------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|4

E-7 F#-7 B-7 3 A-7 D7 G#-7 C#7 4 F#M7|-------+-------+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+-------| 4 4

Fo7 Bb7 Eb-7 Ab7 Ab-7 Db7 F#6 F#aug/C|-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|

BM7 Bb-7 Eb-7(9) Ab-/Db Co7 B-7|-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|

F#M7 F#-7 F#6 F#-7 F#M7 F#-7 F#6 F#-7|-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|

Eb-7 Ab7 Db7 GM7|-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------||

Notation: -=min, M=maj, o=min(b5), aug=(#5)

Transcribed by: Rodrigo Ventura <nuron@isr.ist.utl.pt>

Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 02:47:28 +0200From: Rodrigo Ventura <nuron@isr.ist.utl.pt>To: pat-meth@gilman.comSubject: Partial transcription of “Solo from More Travels”

SOLO from "MORE TRAVELS" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pat Metheny

|--9-7-9-11-7-4------0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0---0-0-0-2-2-2-5-5-----|-9-------------7-5-2------0--0-----3-------1---5---------------------|-------------------4-------3-3-----4---4---2---4-------4-------------|-------------------4---------4-----------------5-------4-------------|-----------------------------------3---3---0---0-------0-------------|-------------------3------2------------------------------------------

|-3-2-0-----------------------0-----12-10-7-5---0-2-3---3-2-3-2-0-----|-------1-----0-1-0-0-0-0-----8-0-------------------0---0-------------|-------0----2-----------2-0--9-9---12-11-9-7---0-2-------------------|-------2----2--2-1-----2-------9-------------------------------------|-------0---------2-----3----------------------3-3-3---4--------------|---------3-2-----------------9-10-0----------------------------------

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--> David Ornstein: This is the part you requested!

|--0--0-0-0------------------0-2-0-3--0-0--0-2-3-2-0-----0------------|--0-----------12-10-8-10-8--------0---2------------3-0-3-------------|---2-0----------------------0-2-0----2-2------0----------------------|-------4-2----12-11-9-11-9-------------------------------------------|-3--3-3-3------------------3-3-3-3--2---2-----0----------------------|------------0--------------------------------------------------------

|--12-10-7-10-10---0--2--3--3-2-0-------------------------3-2--3--7---|------------------------1--2-2-2--4--5----1-0---------1--1-1--1------|--12-11-9-0--0----0--2------------------2------4-2-0--0----------5---|----------------------------------4--2--0-1------2-2--0--------------|-----------------3--2--0--1------0--------------------3-3--2-0--0----|-0----------------------------------3--2------0----------------------

[harmonic]|--10--7--0---0--10--7--10--10--7--10--[12]---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--9---5--0---0--0---0--0---0---0--0----------------------------------|------------4--0---0--0----------------------------------------------|-0---0--3--4---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------8---8--8---8-------------------------------

Extremely sketchy transcription by:Rodrigo Ventura <nuron@isr.ist.ut.pt>

From: e_goosen@oberon.rm.fccc.edu (Eric Goosenberg)Subject: Chords to Praise

I posted my changes to Praise (from the First Circle album) awhile ago, and Mark Alpaugh offered some corrections to my transcription. Here is the revised version:

"PRAISE"by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays (from "First Circle")In 4/4 (except for the asterixed (*) measures of 2/4) and in key of D:, then E:

D / A7sus A7 | D / G D/F# |* Em D | A / A/G / |

D/F# / G D | A7sus / A7 / | D / G A |

D / A7sus A7 | D / G / | Em / A / |* A/G / |

D/F# / G / | A7sus / A7 / |

D / A7sus A7 | D / G / | Em / A / |* A/G / |

D/F# / G / | A7sus / A7 / |

Gma7 / / / | F#7sus / F#7 / | Bm / / / | C/D / G / |

Em D C G/B | A / A/G / | D/F# / G / | A7sus / A7 / |

D / A7sus A7 | D / G / | Em / A / |* A/G / |

D/F# / G / | A7sus / A7 / |

D / G / | D / G / | G / C / | G / C / | A / D / | A / D / |

Tab of Guitar Chords:--9--7--5--|--7---9--10--|--9--7--5--|--7--5--3--|-10--8--7--|--8--10--12--|-10--8--7--|--8--7--5--|--9--7--6--|--7---9--12--|--9--7--6--|--7--6--4--|--0--0--0--|--0---0---0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|

Bm / Bm/A / | Bm/G / Bm/F# / | Em / / / | A7sus / A7 / |

(D) (D/C) (G/B) (Gm/Bb) (D)--5----------|---5-----------|---3---2---0---|---3---2---0---2---|--7---8---7--|---7---8---7---|---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3---|--7---7---7--|---5---5---5---|---4---4---4---|---3---3---3---2---|--0---0---0--|---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

E9/G# / / / | A / F#7/A# / | B7sus / B7 / |

(rit.) B7sus B7 B7sus B7 |

E / B7sus B7 | E / A E/G# | F#m / B / |* B/A / |

E/G#/ A / | B7sus / B7 / |

E / B7sus B7 | E / A E/G# | F#m / B / |* B/A / |

E/G# / A / | B7sus / B7 / |

Ama7 / / / | G#7sus / G#7 / | C#m / / / | D / A / |

D E D A | B / B/A / |E/G# / A E/G# | B7sus / B7 /

E / B7sus B7 | E / A / | F#m / B / |* B/A / |

E/G# / A / |

B7sus / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

E / A E/G# | F#m7 / F#m7/B / | Cma7 / / / |

Repeat this last line x 10, then Cma7 / / / |, then end on E.

From: e_goosenberg@fccc.edu (Eric Goosenberg)Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:53:58 -0500Subject: Message To A Friend transcription

To the guitarists on the mailing list:

If you haven't played the transcription to Message To A Friend (from the albumwith Scofield and more recently on Beyond The Missouri Sky) that was includedin the most recent issue of Acoustic Guitar, try to find it. The chord spellings are not intuitive (at least they weren't to me), and the transcription sounds accurate to me. Those last five chords bring tears to my eyes. With apologies to those offended by tablature, here are those last five chords (since I can't put them on-line in musical notation. In case my notation is unclear, I wrote the chords out with the first string on top, i.e. the first chord, from bottom to top, is spelled: open A, C, D, G, B without playing the 6th string.

1st string: 7 5 3 2 32nd string: 8 7 1 2 23rd string: 7 7 0 3 44th string: 10 X X 0 X5th string: 0 X 2 X X6th string: X 6 X X 3

Rick

GOING AHEADPAT METHENY GROUP (Live version from “Travels”)Transcribed by: Stefano Dell’Orto <dellorto@idea.it>

4/4E---||---------2--2--2--3--3-----2--0--|--------0--0--2--2-----|B---||------------------------0--------|-----0--------------3--|G---||---------2--------------0--------|-----0--------------4--|D---||------0--------------------------|-----------------------|A---||---------------------------------|-----------------2-----|E---||---------------------3-----------|--2--------------------|

E------2--2--2--2-----------|--------------0-----|B------------0--0--3--3--0--|--------3--3-----3--|G------2--------------------|--------------------|D---------------------------|-----------------0--|A---------------------------|--0--0--------------|E---3--------2--0-----------|--------------------|

E------5--5--5--7-----7--7--|--------------2--2--------2--|B------2--------7-----------|--------------------3-----1--|G---------------------------|-----4--4--4--------2-----2--|D---0--------------5--------|--4--------------------------|A---------------------------|-----------------2-----2--0--|E---------------------------|-----------------------------|

E---0-----------------0--2--5--|--5--------------------|B------0--3-----3--3-----------|--------3--3--3--3-----|G------0--0--------0-----------|--0--------------------|D------------------------------|-----------------0--0--|A------------------------------|-----0-----------------|E---3--------3-----0-----------|-----------------------|

E------5--5--5--5--------7--7--7-----|B------7-----------------7-----------|G------6-----------------0-----------|D---0--------------0--0--------------|A------------------------------------|E---------------------------------0--|

E---------------------------------------|B------0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0-----|G------0-----------------2--------------|D------------------------4--------------|A------------------2--2-----------------|E---0--------------------------------0--|

E---------------------------------------------------|B------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0-----|

G---------------------------------------------------|D------4-----------2-----------2-----------0--------|A---------------------------------------------------|E---3--------0--2--------0--1--------0--0--------0--|

E---------------0--|-----------2--2--5--|B------3--3--3--0--|--3-----3-----------|G------4--4--4-----|--2-----------------|D------5-----------|-----0--------------|A---0--------------|--------------------|E------------------|--------------------|

E---6--6--6-----6--8--8--8-----|--5--5--5-----5--6--6--6--|B---3--------------5-----------|--------------------------|G---0--------0-----0--------0--|--5--------------3--------|D------------------------------|--3--------3-----3--------|A------------------------------|--------------------------|E------------------------------|--------------------------|

E---3--3--3--5--5--5--|--1--1--1--1--3--------------|B---3--------3--------|--1--------------3--3--------|G---------------------|--------------3--------------|D---2--------2--------|--0-----------5--------------|A---------------------|-----------------------------|E---------------------|-----------------------3--3--|

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Transcribed by Stefano Dell’Orto [ dellorto@idea.it ]

From: e_goosenberg@fccc.edu (Eric Goosenberg)Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:17:06 -0400

"The Search" by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays - in Key of G:

Intro(in 6/4):G / / / / / | G/F / / / / / | Em / / / / / | D7 / / / / / |G / / / / / | G/F / / / / / | Em / / / / / | D7 / / / / / |

Main section: (6/4)G / / / / / | G/F / / / / / | Em / / / / / | D7 / / / / / |B7 / / / / / | E / / / / / | Dma7 / / / / / | / / / / / / / |C#m7 / / / / / | Dma7 / / / / / / | C#m7 / / / / / | Dma7 / / / / / |C#m7 / / / / / | Dma7 / / / / / / | C#m7 / / / / / | F#m7/B / / / / / |

(4/4) E / / / | E/D / / / | A/C# / / / | Am/C / / / |E / / / | E/D / / / | A/C# / / / | Am/C / / / |E/B / / / | F#m7/B / / / |Cma7 / / / | D / / / | C / / / | D / / / |[Repeat main section three times]

Ending: (4/4) C / / / | D/C / / / | C / / / | D/C / / / | E

BETTER DAYS AHEAD - Pat Metheny

transcripiton: Kaj Szyszkiewicz, Uppsala, Sweden. szyszkiewicz@hotmail.com)

not 100 % sure about the chords..

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ENDING:

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GMaj7#11/F#|-------------||-------------| you probably know the form of this beautiful song|-------------| so I won't go through it, and all of you who don’t|-------------| read notes/scores...LEARN IT, JUST DO IT- PEACE,|-------------| Kaj|-------------|

>From Malpaugh@aol.com Mon Nov 11, 1996To: E_Goosenberg@fccc.eduSubject: SUNLIGHT

Rick,

This is what I came up with. In transcribing, my approach is to usually get the treble or melody note and then get the bass note. Once I get that, I listen for chord quality and then just kind of "fill in the blanks". At least this approach works for me as usually root motion is pretty logical and that helps define the chord.

"SUNLIGHT"

Bmaj7 Emaj7 Bmaj7

Emaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 D7

Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Bbmaj7 Amin7 D7sus D7

Gmaj7 B7sus/F# B7 Emaj7 G#7sus/D# C#min7 F#7

Dmin7 G C G/B Amin7 D7 G D/F#

Emin7 A7 D A/C# Bmin7 E7 A G#min7

C#min7 F#7 Bmaj7 A#min7 D#min7 G#7 II Bmaj7/C# F#

F# B/F# F#maj7 B F#

F# E D II D E/D

A/C# D/C G/B Bb Amin7

G Dmin7 Ebmaj7 Cmin7 Dmin7Emin7 F#min7 Gmaj7 G#min7b5 II D/A Emin7/A

Dmaj7/A G/A Dmaj7/A G/A

A D/A F/G C G/B II

G#min7/C#

F#maj7/C# G#min7/C# (repeat with solo and fade)

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 09:07:41 -0500From: Bill McDonald <Bill.D.McDonald.1@nd.edu>Subject: Harmonics to “Follow Me” from “Imaginary Day”

Just a lurker with a historical attachment to Metheny's music (not quite to the level of fan, as in fanatic). Always found attempting to play melodies with harmonics (not using the right hand) confusing on guitar (beyond simple Close to the Edge bars), since the linear intuition of the fretboard is absent. When I've done this I have to rely on pure memory, which isn't so good. At any rate, I was curious to see if the simple phrase in Follow Me was from a traditional tuning or what. I know this can be figured out by any two-bit guitar player, but this might save someone a few minutes time. FWIW (and with no attempt to reflect timing):

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Back to lurk mode --

Bill McDonaldCollege of BusinessUniversity of Notre Dame