Birdland tab by Maynard Ferguson

Tabs

Bass Intro Riff
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|  x3
D------------------------------5---|
A--2----3-5-----------2----3-5-----|
E----------------------------------|

Opening Guitar Riff
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10b11--10--8-----8-----8-----8--10--10b11--10--8--------8---|
G----------------9-----9-----9-----------------------9--7------| x2
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

e--17b18--17--15------15------15------15--17--17b18--17--15---------15----|
B-----------------17------17------17-------------------------17--15-------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Horn Riff
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---11-10-10--10-8-8--10--------10-8-8---10-8-8--11-10~--|
G+G|------------------------10-10---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|----------------------------|
BB|---10-11-12----11-10~-------|
G+G|-12---------12--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------/10---|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
Background Riff
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|---------10-------------------10-----| x3
D MajorD|--10h12--------10--10--10--10h12-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|


Saxophone Solo
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------/13-----|
BB|--/12-12------13-15-15------/12-12-----13----15---------|
G+G|-----------12-----------------------12----12------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---12--15----------12-------15----13p12-----------12--15-----|
G+G|----------12---14-----12----------------14-12------------12--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------15---------12------|
BB|---------12------15----15h17-12-----------12--15----------12--------|
G+G|-----14-----12------------------12--------------------14------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------------15----------12------------|
BB|---15------13p12-------------12--15-----------12---------------|
G+G|-----------------14-12--------------------14-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|----------------------|
BB|----15---15h17-12-----|
G+G|------------------12--|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|

E MajorE|--------------15---------12----|
BB|-------12--15----------12------|
G+G|-------------------14----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------------15----------12-----|
BB|---15------13p12-------------12--15-----------12--------|
G+G|-----------------14-12--------------------14------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|----15---13p12------------|
G+G|----------------14--12----|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
Decending Riff
E MajorE|-----------------------|
BB|--10-9-8-7-6-5-4-------|
G+G|------------------5----| x 7
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|