------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pusher Man - Curtis Mayfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : caveman_bassman e-mail: cavemanbassman510@yahoo.com This bassline is classic and great! It's just a jam song basically...only two parts. It has a huge instrument section and a bunch of solos. Feel the groove. This isn't exact bassline all the way through because the original has a bunch of improvisations to it. These are the lines you can improvise with when you are comfortable. F# Blues (F#-A-B-C-C#-E- (F#)) He also throws in a G3 every now and then...the 9th. part a G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----4---------2-|----------------| (repeat until next part- not sure the exact of bars) A|-----------------|------4---2---4-| E|-2-2-------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + part b G|----------------|----4h6p4-------|------4---2-----|----------------| D|-------------4--|----------------|--------------4-|----------------| A|-2-----4--------|----------------|----------------|--4/5---2-0-2-4-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Just follow the rhythm, and make sure to count the breaks. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================