Stomping Ground tab by Fleck Bela And The Flecktones

Tabs

Stomping Grounds

written by Bela Fleck
performed by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Live Art I
bass played by Victor Wooten
bass line tabulature by Mike McElhaney

As you can imagine it is nearly impossible to transcribe a song
played by Victor Wooten note for note. Like most other songs
that the Flecktones play, every time it is played it comes out a
little different. This is meant to be a guideline.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Note: * = 2 notes played at the same time.
   h = Hammer-On

I did not tab out the 8 measure bass introduction, but
its pretty simple to figure out. It starts out with Vic
strumming a chord that I believe starts:
10th fret on the A augmentedA
Hammer-On 11th to 12th fret on the D MajorD
and open on the G+G

Part A augmentedA (melody)
Repeat 2 times

0:14
   *             *         *  *  *
G+G|---0------9------------------0-|----------------0----0----0-------
D MajorD|--12---------12--10--9--10--12-|----------------9----7----5-------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|----------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------------
  *               *    *    *
G+G|--9----------------------------|-9------11------12----------------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|----------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----------------0----------------
E MajorE|--8----------------------------|-8-------7------------------------
            *  *    *
G+G|--16-12-14-12-------12---12----|--0-------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------14-12--0----0----|----------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|----------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------

Part BB (melody)

0:36

G+G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D MajorD|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------2-0-----|-3--------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------------

G+G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D MajorD|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------2-0-----|----------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------

G+G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D MajorD|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------2-0-----|-3--------------------------3--2--
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------------

G+G|-------------0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D MajorD|-------0-2-4-------2-0-----0---|---------------------7---5--------
A augmentedA|-0-2-3-----------------2-0-----|---------------------------7-5----
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-3-----------------------------7--

Part A augmentedA (bass line)
Repeat 2 times

0:50

G+G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------5-------5-------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------5--------------5---|--------------------------7----5---
E MajorE|--3-----3----------------------|-3-------------------3-------------

G+G|---------------------5---5-----|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|-----------------5-------------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|--3----------------------------|---------3----2----0---------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------

G+G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|------2----3----4----5---------|-----------------------7---5-------
E MajorE|--------------------------2----|--3---------------------------7--5-


Part BB (bass line)

1:11

G+G|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-----4-
D MajorD|-----------------------5-------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------3-h5---------5--|-3----------------------3-----2----
E MajorE|--3----------------------------|-----------------------------------

G+G|-------------------------------|----------------4-----2-0----------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------------------2-0------
A augmentedA|--0-----------0----3-h5--------|------------------------------2-0--
E MajorE|----------------------------2--|-3---------------------------------

G+G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|-----------------------5-------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------3-h5---------5--|-3--------------0-h3--3--------3-2-
E MajorE|--3----------------------------|-----------------------------------

G+G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|--0-----------0----3-h5--------|-------------------------5----6----
E MajorE|----------------------------2--|-3---------------------------------


Part C majorC

1:25

G+G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--7------7------------------7--|--5--------5-------------------5----
E MajorE|------------7----7---7---------|---------------5----5---------------

G+G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D MajorD|------------5----5-------------|------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--3------3---------------------|--3----------------------5----5-----
E MajorE|---------------------3----3----|------------------------------------

G+G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--7---------------------7------|--5----------------------0----2-----
E MajorE|----------------7--------------|------------------------------------
                            *  *      *
G+G|-------------------------------|--16-12-14-12-------12---12--------|--0-----
D MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------14-12--0----0--------|--------
A augmentedA|--4----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--3-----

After Part C, Bela does an harmonic thing for 8 measures
and Vic improvises around a G.
Then Bela goes once through a longer variation on Part D MajorD
while Vic just peddles eighth notes on a low G.
The band then comes back in at Part E MajorE

Part E MajorE

2:22

G+G|-------------------5--5--------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------5----------5-----|-------------------------------2---
A augmentedA|--3-------3--------------------|--3--------------------3---5-------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------


G+G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D MajorD|------------------------7------|-------------------------------4---
A augmentedA|--5---------0---5---5----------|--5--------------------5---7-------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
	^ Vic does a quick run right here

G+G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-----------------------4---7---4--|--5---
A augmentedA|--7--------------7----5--------|--3--------------3-3--------------|------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------


First solo section:
8 measures trading twos, bass & banjo
then 8 measures trading ones, bass & banjo

Then Vic and Bela play Part D MajorD in unison and go right into Part E MajorE

Part D MajorD

G+G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D MajorD|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---7--5-------
A augmentedA|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|------------------------------------

G+G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D MajorD|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5--------------
A augmentedA|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7-5----------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|----------------------------3-------

G+G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D MajorD|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---7--5-------
A augmentedA|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------|------------------------------------

G+G|-----7-------------------------|----7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-7--------------
D MajorD|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-9-------------------------------9--7---------
A augmentedA|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------------------------------10---0-2
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------3----



Second solo section:
16 measures trading ones, banjo, sax, bass & mandolin
(this instrumentation will vary depending on the version of the song)
then the band just has fun hitting off beat notes (mostly G+G) for 4 measures.

The entire band (except Future Man) then plays Part D MajorD in unison
and again goes right into Part E MajorE

After that, the song goes back to Part A augmentedA with Vic jamming the
melody along with them.

Next, the band plays Part BB in a round starting with the bass.

The song then ends on Part C.


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