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"Rio Funk" (live guitar solo) by Lee Ritenour

From Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin Live from the Record Plant (1985)
Transcribed by Robert Mullally
* Published at leeritenour.com/music-scores
(under Music Scores-Miscellaneous)
* Reviewed by Lee Ritenour whilst on tour in Japan, November 2012.
I was told that he was very impressed.
* YouTube video title: "Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin - Rio Funk (live, 1985)" (by musicbox285)

"Rio Funk" (live guitar solo) by Lee Ritenour

From Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin Live from the Record Plant (1985)
Transcribed by Robert Mullally
Tablature/picking is a suggestion only
q = 110 (approx)
Guitar pickup
Jazz-Funk

C13

Electric Guitar
(Clean tone)

G7

P.M.

7
5

7
3

C13

P.M.

3 5 7
3 5 7

G7

P.M.

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

C13

3 5 7

G7

3 5 7 3 5 7

C13

(?) P.M.

5
8

3 5 7
3 5 7

3 5 7 3 5 7 3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

Gradually release pm

3 5 7
3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7

3 5 7
3 5 7

5
8

3
6

G7

P.M.

C13

G7

i = snap string off fret

with index finger

10

1/2

10

1/2

10

1/2

10

10

10

8 10 10

12

11 10

11

11

11

13

13

full

15

13

13

13

1/2

C13

1/2

13

full

13

full

1/2

G7

C13

3
5

full

full

3
5

5
5

5
3

6 8 10 6 8 10

15

5 7 8 5 7 8

5 7 8 5 7 8

full

13

5 6 8 5 6 8

G7
11

5 7 9 5 7 9

1/2

C13

G7

C13

10

12

10

11

12
3
5

3
5

5
5

17

19

G7

3
3

C13

i
3

C13

G7

full

5
3

5
1

3
1

C13

21

G7

P.M.

23
C13

G7

P.M.

X 10 X

X 12 X

X 11 X

X 15

15

17

15

15

18

15

18

15

15

C13
Loco.
G7

25

full

1/2

18

17

18

17

15

13

18

15

18

17

15

14

18

14

14

18

14

12

C13
Loco.
G7

13

12

10

31

2
5

G7

G7

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

8
5

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

8
5

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

8
5

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

29

10

X
X
X
X

C13

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

C13

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

8
5

8
5

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

6
3

G7

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
7

12

11

10

C13

G7

X
X
X
X

12 12

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

13

13

13

10

10

10

X
X
X
X

8
5

8
5

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

6
3

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

10

X
X
X
X

6
3

8
5

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

8
5

X
X
X
X

10

35

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X

C13

33

27

12 13 12 10

12 11

11

Loco.

Play ahead of the beat

C13

37

G7

X 12 13 15

10 8

15

10

13

13

8 10 12 12

10

12 8

11 10

10 6

10 8

C11
D11 D11
6

39

11 10 8

11 10

11

G7

8 10

2
5

Transcribed by Robert Mullally

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