"Common Ground"

Odds or Evens (1991) - Bass Transcription

by: Mike Stern
Freely q = 125 Lincoln Goines, Bass Guitar
G mb6 G m G mb6 G mb6

b 4 .. . j j j
Gm Gm

b
& 4 . . .. w ..
Bass Guitar
. w
. . . w
reference melody measures 1 - 37
Bb E b maj7/G Bb
A
b
&b
w
C m7 F 7sus4/A D m7

j

j

E b maj7 B b/A b G b7
b . . 42
F

&b w
C m7/G F7 C 7/E
j
9

J
D 7/F # G mb6 G mb6 G mb6
b
& b 42 j 44 w w w
13 Gm Gm Gm Gm

Bb E b maj7/G Bb E b maj7
B
b
&b
w
C m7 F 7sus4/A D m7
j j

B b/A b G b7
b # n. n 4
&b . 42 # n
C m7/G F7 E maj7
j
22

J J 4
D b/A G b/B b E b/B A b/C
b b b w w
& b 44 # w J
26

B b/A b G b7 D 7/F #
b . 2 4
&b . 4 j 4
C m7/G F7 C 7/E F
j
30

J

3
G mb6 G mb6 G mb6
b 4
&b 4 w w w
Gm Gm Gm Gm
?
34

BASS IN:
2 Common Ground
BASS IN
C Eb A b maj7/C B b7sus4/D Eb
? bb . .
F m7 G m7

J J w

A b maj7 E b/D b B b7 B b/A b
j
A m7 ( b 5)
? b b. 2
F m7/C F m7/B

42

b bw n b b 4
F # m7 C # m7 F # m7 C # m7
? b b 42 44 j
G m7

#. n # .. # #w
46

j
#w n

B b/A b G b7
? bb w j 42
51 F m7 C m7/G F7 C/E F

b. b n
D 7/F # G mb6 G mb6 G mb6 j
Gm

? b b 42 44 w
Gm Gm

.
55

# w .. J w
SOLO - Guitar Solo A.1
Bb
? bb . j
D m7 G m7 F 7/A

w
60

. ..
Bb Eb

? bb .
D m7

.. w .
64

J J
Bb
? bb
C m7 F 7/A G m7

68

w w
F # dim
? bb
F7

j j
72

.. # ..
j
? bb
Gm

j .
74

. w .
 Common Ground 3
Guitar Solo A.2
Eb B b 7/D
? b J w w
G m7 C m7

.
78

b
Eb Ab
? b
82

J
G m7
w bw . b
b J
B b 7/D Eb
? bb w
F m7 C m7

w
86
j

.
B b7
? bb w j
90 B dim

n ..

? bb w
Cm
. w w
92

Guitar Solo B.1

Bb
? bb . j
D m7 G m7 F 7/A

..
96

J ..
Bb Eb

? bb .
D m7

..
100

J
Bb
? bb
C m7 F 7/A G m7

j j
104

. ..
F # dim
? bb #
F7

108

. #
j j
? bb w
Gm
j
110

. . w
4 Common Ground

Guitar Solo B.2

Eb B b 7/D
? bb J . j
G m7 C m7

114

J .
Eb j Ab
? b j . j J
118 G m7

b . . bw b
B b 7/D Eb
? bb ..
F m7 C m7

w
122

J
B b7
j n . j
B dim

? b b ..
126

n .

? bb
Cm

j
. .. .
128

J J
..
Cm

? bb . .. w
132

J
J

Bb E b maj7/G Bb
D

? bb 46 j j 44
C m7 F 7sus4/A D m7

w . w w
E b maj7 B b/A b Gb
? bb j 42
140 C m7/G F7 C 7/E F

w w b. b n
D 7/F # G mb6 G mb6 G mb6 j Gm
? b b 42 44 . w
Gm Gm Gm
j
j
145
#
# w . . w
 Common Ground 5

E Eb A b maj7/C B b7sus4/D Eb
? bb . .
F m7 G m7

J w
A b maj7 E b/D b B b7 B b/A b
j
A m7 ( b 5)
? bb b. 42
F m7/C F m7/B

154

bw n b b
F # m7 C # m7 # #
# # . # j F m7.
? b 2 4 # # # n # # n # n # n
b 4 . j 4 # . J
158 G m7 C m7

J
B b/A b G b7 D 7/F #
? bb
42 #
j 44
163 F m7 C m7/G F7 C/E F

. b. b n

G mb6 G mb6 G mb6 G mb6

? b b 44
168 Gm Gm Gm Gm

w w w w
G mb6 j G mb6 G mb6 j G mb6
. . w
Gm

? bb j
172 Gm Gm Gm

w . . . w
G mb6 j j G mb6 G mb6 j .G m 6 .
b
.
Gm

? bb
Gm Gm Gm

176

. . .
G mb6 j j G mb6 G mb6 j
. w
Gm

? bb
180 Gm Gm rit.

. . . w &

reference melody to end. U U U

Bb E b maj7/G E b maj7
b
&b .
C m7 F 7sus4 Gm
j
w !
184

FINE