Marcus Miller - Portrait Of Tracy

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Artist : Marcus Miller
Album  : Who Loves You : A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius
Song   : Portrait Of Tracy
Tabbed : Étienne Melançon (whatisthematrix4u@hotmail.com) Any comments or 
corrections are welcome.


Legend :

* - means Harmonic on the fret indicated except for the 3rd harmonic played 
approx. at 0.25 from the fret.
/ - means Slide up from nowhere.
\ - means Slide down from nowhere.
= - means push the 1st number down with the index finger and play the 
harmonic on the second number little finger.
h - means hammer the note.
p - means pull the note with the left hand (if you're right handed).
t - means tapping with your right hand (it can be your index finger...but I 
think marcus uses the thumb)
b - means bend note like for tremolo.
s - means sustain, which means hold that note until the next one.
f - means false harmonic, in this particular song, putting your thumb on the 
24th fret, playing the note with your nail.
B - means bend note up a half fret.
P - means pull while slapping with the right hand (if you're right handed 
again:P).
x - means mute the string but play it like a note
tr- means trill, trill is like lots of hammers as fast as you can.
tP- means thumb picking, that's how I named it, play the note with the part 
you slap with your thumb moving up and down.
NbSb means that you have to bend you Neck towards you while bending the 
strings between the bridge and the keys.

(00:00)

|-5*-3*----------------------------/13--/13-11h13\9--11----9-9-9-----------|
|-------4*----5*-3*----------------------------------------------/9-/9-----|
|----------3*-------4*----5*-3*-----------------------------------------7--|
|----------------------3*-------4*-----------------------------------------|

                       								             Tchek in the legend.
|-------4*----5*-4*----5*--------4*-4*----------------4*----5*-4*----5*--------4*-5*----|----------5*NbSb---|
|-------4*-3*----5*-3*-----------4*-5*----------------4*-3*----5*-3*-----------4*-4*----|----------5*NbSb---|
|-0-2-3----------3--------2=6*------3-------0---0-2-3----------3--------2=6*------4*----|-------------------|
|------------------------------0-------5*-----3--------------------------------------11-|--0--0-------------|

(00:38) Slap starts here
                   2x                                 1             2
|----14h16-14-12-11\9/11---10/11------14/16-|/16--14h16\12----|----11----|
|o------------------------------12-13------o|-------------14--|----------|
|o-----------------------------------------o|-----------------|----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|

(00:54)                                                      Here is just 
some normal false harmonics, look in the legend.

|---11-9---------/16-/16--11-9--------/16---11-11h12-11---16--12*f-14*f-16*f-12*f------12*f-----------14*f-11*h13*f-|
|--------9-11-13---------------12-13----------------------------------------------12*f------14*f-12*f---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(01:13)

|---16---------------------16-----------------------------16-------------------------16-------------------------------|
|------16-------/12-11-------16-------11h12-11h12p11---------16-------/12-11-----------16-------12h14-11sh12p11-------|
|------------12--------14----------12----------------14------------12--------14-14-----------12--------------------14-|
|---------12--------------------12------------------------------12------------------------12--------------------------|

(01:27)

|--4*----------7*--------4*---------7*--------16\------------------------------16------------16-21*f-|
|-----4*-------------------4*---------------------16\-------11h12-11h12p11--------16-------14--------|
|--------7*-5*----4*----------7*-5*----4*----------------12----------------14-----------12-----------|
|--------------------7*-------------------7*----------12-----------------------------12--------------|

(01:41) The 2de bass comes in during the solo

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---8---8-8-8-7---7-7-7-6----x-0-6-6-x-7----3-2-1-7-5-|

(01:54) There are clearly two basses here but I think playing harmonics is 
cool, hope you think so too
                                                                          2x 
                        1
|---5*---5*---7*------7*------5*------5*---------5*------4*|------4*-----4*---4*-------------|-----4*-----4*--|
|----------------9*------9*------5*------5*---5*------4*---|o-----4*-----4*------4*------5*-o|-----4*-----4*--|
|-------------------------------------------6-------6------|o-------------------------5*----o|----------------|
|-8----8----7--------7------6-------6----------------------|--4------4------3-------3--------|-4------4-------|

(02:25)                   right hand tapping (thumb)

|----------14-16b----14----------------------------|14/16-14-12-11\9/11--10/11-------/16/16/16------16------16h17p16p14---|
|----14-16--------16----14-14p12t17p12h14t17p12h14-|--------------------------12-13------------------------------------17-|
|-16-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------x-14----x-14-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(02:41)

|-16h19-16-------------14----------------14h16\11----14h16------------------x---x----x-----|
|-------------------14----16-16p14-12-13--------------------------------x--------------x---|
|----------14-15-17-------------------------------------------------------x---x--x-x-----x-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(02:56)

|-----7-----------------------------------x-------9------------------------------x-----------7-------7---7-7-|
|-7h9---9\-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-6------------------x-7h9---9\-x-x-x-7-x-x-6h7-x-x-5h6-----7-----------7\------7-----|
|--------------------------6tr7-5tr7-------------------------------------------x-----5h7----------0----------|
|------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------0-0-----------------|

(03:12)                                 played only with the thumb sounds 
somewhat sloppy
                                                                             
                      | all tP |
|-----x-----x--------------------------------9-11/12-9h11-9----------------------------------------------------5*---|
|---------------------------------------9h11----------------11-9-8-7----/9-9b-/7-7b-5-------5P-----------------7*---|
|-x-x---x-x---x--5h7-7--7-5------------------------------------------10---------------7-5------5h7-5-2--------------|
|---------------------------7-6-5-3b-0----------------------------------------------------7------------5-3-0-0----0-|

(03:23)

|-------------15B--7------------------------------------x---x-------------17B-7-------------------------------------------|
|-------14-----------8b-5-------5-----------------------------------14----------8b-5-------5------------------------------|
|-14h16----16-------------7p5-7---7p5h7p5---------------------14h16----16------------7p5-7---7p5h7p5----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-6-5-3h5-5-3---0------------------------------------------7-6-5-3/5-3/4p3-0-0--|

For theses false harmonics your thumb have to be a little bit further than 
half
the space between your last fret and your tailpiece. Play the note with your 
nail.
(03:36)

|-x---------------------x---x----x-------------24*f---x---x-----x-|
|---------14----24*f--x------------------14---------x-------------|
|---14h16----16-----------x--x-x---14h16----16----------x---x-x---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(03:44)
             |       all tP         |   |          all tP            |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------10-9|
|-------12-12-12121212-12h14-12-10-------------------7-------------/12-----|
|-12h14----------------------------12-10-10-10101010---7-5-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-0---------|

(03:50)

|------------------------------------------------18-19-18-------------------------------------5*------4*-|
|---------------------------------------------------------19-18----------------------------5*------4*----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------19-----------------------5-------5-------|
|--8--8-8-8-7--7-7-7-6--6-6-6-7--7-7-7-8--8-8-8--------------------21-19--7-7-7-6--6-6-6-----------------|

(04:17)
               2x                           1
|-------4*------4*---4*-------------|-----4*------4*|----------14-16b----14-------------------------------------------------|
|o---5*-6*---5*-6*------4*------5*-o|--5*-6*---5*-6*|----14-16--------16----14-14p12t17p12h14t17p12h14t17p12h14t17p12h14-12-|
|o---------------------------5*----o|---------------|-16--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-------4-------3-------3--------|4-------4------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(04:44) Slapping ends here.

|-------4*----5*-4*----5*--------4*-4*----------------4*----5*-4*----5*--------4*-5*----|
|-------4*-3*----5*-3*-----------4*-5*----------------4*-3*----5*-3*-----------4*-4*----|
|-0-2-3----------3--------2=6*------3-------0---0-2-3----------3--------2=6*------4*----|
|------------------------------0-------5*-----3--------------------------------------11-|

(5:00)

|--------------------4*-4*-----4*---------------4*---5*----------------9=13*--||
|-4*-------5*--------4*-5*--------3*----4*-5*---4*---5*----------------9=13*--||
|----3*-------2=6*------3------------4*--------------4*-----------------------||
|-------5*---------0------5*------------------0----0----11---------0-0--------||


Note : This is my first tab so I know there are lots of things wrong I tried 
my best but feel free to make some corrections,
like I can't figure out the time signatures (I've only been playing for 3 
years), I tried to space more the frets when
there is a break but still, even the way I placed it all is just for eye 
confort. I hope it helps.