Stomping Ground tab by Fleck Bela And The Flecktones

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
Hammer-On 11th to 12th fret on the D
and open on the G


Part A (melody)
Repeat 2 times

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

Part B (melody)

0:36

G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A|-----------------------2-0-----|-3--------------------------------
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------


G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A|-----------------------2-0-----|----------------------------------
E|-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------

G|-4-4-2-0-----0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D|---------0-2-------2-0-----0---|----------------------------------
A|-----------------------2-0-----|-3--------------------------3--2--
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------

G|-------------0-2-0-------------|----------------------------------
D|-------0-2-4-------2-0-----0---|---------------------7---5--------
A|-0-2-3-----------------2-0-----|---------------------------7-5----
E|-------------------------------|-3-----------------------------7--

Part A (bass line)
Repeat 2 times

0:50

G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|---------------5-------5-------|-----------------------------------
A|------------5--------------5---|--------------------------7----5---
E|--3-----3----------------------|-3-------------------3-------------

G|---------------------5---5-----|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------5-------------|-----------------------------------
A|--3----------------------------|---------3----2----0---------------
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------

G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A|------2----3----4----5---------|-----------------------7---5-------
E|--------------------------2----|--3---------------------------7--5-


Part B (bass line)

1:11

G|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-----4-
D|-----------------------5-------|-----------------------------------
A|---------------3-h5---------5--|-3----------------------3-----2----
E|--3----------------------------|-----------------------------------

G|-------------------------------|----------------4-----2-0----------
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------2-0------
A|--0-----------0----3-h5--------|------------------------------2-0--
E|----------------------------2--|-3---------------------------------

G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------5-------|-----------------------------------
A|---------------3-h5---------5--|-3--------------0-h3--3--------3-2-
E|--3----------------------------|-----------------------------------

G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
A|--0-----------0----3-h5--------|-------------------------5----6----
E|----------------------------2--|-3---------------------------------


Part C

1:25

G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|--7------7------------------7--|--5--------5-------------------5----
E|------------7----7---7---------|---------------5----5---------------

G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|------------5----5-------------|------------------------------------
A|--3------3---------------------|--3----------------------5----5-----
E|---------------------3----3----|------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|--7---------------------7------|--5----------------------0----2-----
E|----------------7--------------|------------------------------------
                                                       *    *           *
G|-------------------------------|--16-12-14-12-------12---12--------|--0-----
D|-------------------------------|--------------14-12--0----0--------|--------
A|--4----------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--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
while Vic just peddles eighth notes on a low G.
The band then comes back in at Part E

Part E

2:22

G|-------------------5--5--------|-----------------------------------
D|--------------5----------5-----|-------------------------------2---
A|--3-------3--------------------|--3--------------------3---5-------
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------


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

G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------4---7---4--|--5---
A|--7--------------7----5--------|--3--------------3-3--------------|------
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------


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

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

Part D

G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---7--5-------
A|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7------------
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------

G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5--------------
A|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7-5----------
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------3-------

G|-----7-------------------------|-----7------------------------------
D|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---7--5-------
A|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------10-7-5---7------------
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------

G|-----7-------------------------|----7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-7--------------
D|-8h9---10-7-9--------5---5--9--|-9-------------------------------9--7---------
A|--------------10-7-5---7-------|--------------------------------------10---0-2
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------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) for 4 measures.

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

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

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

The song then ends on Part C.


If you have and questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me.
mike_mcelhaney@hotmail.com