Brought to you by jfsr original 12 single herbie hancock chameleon. At the time, that was the main competitor to the minimoog. The herbie hancock voicing is a richsounding, twohanded minor 11th chord. Chameleon herbie hancock sheet music for piano, trumpet. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in.
Teresa heinz kerry pose for a photo with the 20 kennedy center honorees shirley maclaine, martina arroyo, billy joel, carlos santana, and herbie hancock. Every monday i upload new videos with tab and sheet music. Herbie hancocks electronic instrument glossary herbie. The shaft hihat pattern, fuzzwah bass, and busy keyboard is fun at first, but. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie. Historical performance practice on keyboard instruments. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet trumpet. The livestream is in honour of the danish music and culture scene, which during the corona pandemic has been forgotten more than any other industry in denmark. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason, all of whom also performed the original 1544 version on the 1973 landmark album head hunters featuring solos by hancock and maupin. Herbie hancock herbie hancock chameleon style riff. While many know hancock from crossover hits like chameleon and. Possibilities 2014 isbn 9780670014712 awards edit u. When the band plays just the first section of chameleon.
Hancock, herbie herbie hancock chameleon style riff for bass guitar riff lesson. How herbie hancock introduced the synthesizer to jazz. Now you can learn how to play the rhodes solo from chameleon step by step, by following the notes as they light up on the midi keyboard. Herbie hancock chameleon free download as pdf file. Download and print in pdf or midi free sheet music for chameleon by herbie hancock arranged by gibsonlespaul for piano solo. I wanted to show you how to recreate the synth bass sound from herbie hancock s song chameleon from his album head hunters. Head hunters is the twelfth studio album by american pianist and composer herbie hancock, released october 26, 1973, on columbia records. Chameleon is another selection from the extensive herbie hancock songbook. Watermelon man herbie hancock chameleon herbie hancock chameleon herbie hancock arrangements of this song. Studying improvisation over chameleon herbie hancock. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet in g. I think that herbie was an arp synthesizer brand endorser at the time, and i suspect the keyboard bass part was played on an arp odyssey. Be careful to transpose first then print or save as pdf.
Herbie hancock chameleon ver 2 bass tab chameleon by herbie hancock from the headhunters album this song is a over 15 minutes 30 seconds with 9 different riffs and tons of improv. Chameleon herbie hancock piano music sheet download. Youll find a wide selection of herbie hancock sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Originally recorded on his 1973 album headhunters this tune has become part of the standard funk and soul repertoire for all musicians. Herbie hancock chameleon official official by herbie hancock with free online tab player, speed control and loop.
Download chameleon herbie hancock piano sheet music pdf for intermediate level now available in our sheet music library. Chameleon by herbie hancock from the headhunters album this song is a over 15 minutes 30 seconds with 9 different riffs and tons of improv. How to play chameleon by herbie hancock on rhodes half speed. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon. This backing track is part of the groove and soul standards volume 1 collection. Chameleon tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player.
Herbie hancock sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 400,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Chameleon composition project gutenberg selfpublishing. Herbie hancock tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including cantaloupe island, chameleon, watermelon man, stitched up, rockit. Jan 08, 2017 a herbie hancock project produced by bill laswell and herbie that was not part of the future shock, soundsystem, perfect machine trilogy was the collaborative album with foday musa suso, village life 1985, a oneofakind recording mating herbie s synthesizers with the kora and talking drum of suso. The bass vamp at intro and letters a, b, c and j is.
How to practice chameleon by herbie hancock funk piano lessons. Herbie hancocks hit chameleon featured on hancocks album head hunters in 1973. A cover of chameleo, with reason looping functions, sorry for the video quality which could be much better. Aug 07, 2016 in this tutorial i show how to create the bass line from herbie hancock s chameleon tune. Finally, there is a herbie hancock piece for the younger band. Anyway, the main point here is you probably cant expect to emulate the sound exactly, because its a different instrument. A variety of sounds played on synthesizer weave in and out behind the solo. The best way to learn the voicing is to memorise these. The main attractions are the chromaticpentatonic funk of chameleon. Chameleon herbie hancock sheet music for piano, trumpet in.
When you think of modern jazz piano, herbie hancock might bethe first. Composed by grammy winner and jazz legend herbie hancock, arranged for you by alan baylock, this is funky and hip. From the famous headhunter recording, here is a great opportunity to play the biggest jazzrock hit of all time. The album was a commercial and artistic breakthrough for hancock, crossing over to funk and rock audiences and. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason, all of whom also performed the original 15. Cantaloupe island tenor sax sheet music squarespace. Cantaloupe island herbie hancock dolphin dance herbie hancock maiden voyage herbie hancock arrangements of this song. Chameleon herbie hancock chameleon herbie hancock august 21, 2018 dexter nelson. How to practice chameleon by herbie hancock funk piano. This is a tutorialhow to play chameleon, by herbie hancock. Ive met gothrock, classical, bluegrass, punkrock, latin, pop, and reggae musicians, and chameleon is universally known by them all.
Nov 12, 2018 chameleon herbie hancock free sheet music and tabs for baritone sax synth bass 1 jazz guitar saw wave drums and clarinet. Herbie hancock sheet music world free sheet music pdf. Frederick vincent and omar sami kudsi figure 1 head hunters album cover designed by victor moscoso head hunters when visionary musician and composer herbie hancock released head hunters in 1973, he changed the history of music. Herbie hancock herbie hancock chameleonstyle riff for bass. Musical ensemble intermediate chameleon herbie hancock drums drums set. Herbie hancock chameleon pdf document documents mx. Dec 02, 2016 at the expense of being redundant, if you subtract the setup vamps, make it maybe 24 measures and count just the a section melody, onit the keyboard solo over the bbmi section, with the last part of the melody into the drumbass break in the middle, make that 24 measures, and then save the solos for that section with the rhodes and the 68.
Its a bit tricky as the original was apparently done on a arp odyssey. The bass part changes slightly behind the rhodes solo. Daniel lopes studying improvisation over chameleon. The best way to learn the voicing is to memorise these scale degrees and then apply it to any minor key. To understand how its put together, its helpful to take a look at the scale that herbie built the tune around, the bflat dorian mode. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancock s chameleon. Our friend james poyser dug into his archive of rehearsal tapes with the roots and found this unreal video of herbie hancock ripping over his classic tune chameleon. Paul jackson, headhunters bassist who played with herbie. The bassline walks up to each of these notes via the chromatic scale, that is, every pitch on the piano keyboard. High quality sheet music for chameleon by herbie hancock to download in pdf and print. Open solo space for all, lead trumpet goes up to written d, plus a few hot drum fills. Band herbie hancockalbum head hunters 1973track chameleon. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet in g minor.
Herbie hancock herbie hancock chameleonstyle riff for. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Chameleon tab by herbie hancock herbie hancock clavier. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. The other keyboard solo was played on a fenderrhode. If you dont know herbie hancock then i envy you because youre. Chameleon herbie hancock sheet music for piano solo. Recording sessions for the album took place in the evening at wally heider studios and different fur trading co. See new and popular herbie hancock songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
Herbie hancock david rubinson chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason, 1 all of whom also performed the original 15. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Herbie hancock started off on piano in the reallife grad schools of the 1960s. Chameleoninstrumental herbie hancock from the head. Jul 02, 2015 but herbie s oftcovered funkmasterpiece chameleon may be the song that straddles the largest crosssection of musicians. How to play chameleon by herbie hancock easy jazz piano.
This backing track is part of the groove and soul standards volume 1. If youve got this under your fingers, maybe youd like to figure out the various keyboard and horn parts. Watermelon man herbie hancock chameleon herbie hancock cantaloupe island herbie hancock arrangements of this song. Herbie hancock chameleon trumpet, saxophone and trombone. Print and download lead sheets for chameleon by herbie hancock in bb minor. The song has a characteristic bass line and is set to a funk beat. Take your musicianship to the next level with jellynote courses. Shop our newest and most popular herbie hancock sheet music such as cantaloupe island, watermelon man and chameleon, or click the button above to browse all herbie hancock sheet music. Herbie hancock, in full herbert jeffrey hancock, born april 12, 1940, chicago, illinois, u. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original. Most listeners can point to 1984s rockit as the soundtrack for breakdancers, but his 1970s experiments in fusion led to an important track in the development of funk. How to play chameleon by herbie hancock on rhodes half.
Page 58 chameleon herbie hancock jazz standard sheet music. Heavenly learn play keyboard piano made easy ideas. The cue passage in intro is a background line played by electric bass on the recording. When the band plays just the first section of chameleon the. Herbie hancock sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. The bass vamp at intro and letters a, b, c and j is played on a synthesizer.
The melody is first played by alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone, then by the trumpet section. Jazz ensemble sheet music book by bennie maupin, harvey mason, jr. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. The chameleon bassline packs an incredible amount of music into just two bars. They arent difficult, but youll need one more scale, the bflat blues scale. The band will play the wellknown jazz fusion standard chameleon written by jazz legend herbie hancock until he herbie hancock writes in the comment section, on the bands livestream. Chameleon herbie hancock keyboard cover with looper. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet cello. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon the.
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