Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius - Mercy Mercy Mercy bass tab

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy- Jaco Pastorius

Intro 0:00-0:02sec

G: -----------

D: -----------

A: -------0---

E: --0-1----6-

Main riff (with small changes) 0:02-0:35sec

G: --------------------------------------------------

D: ----------------------------------------(6 times)-

A: -------xx-5-5--xx--6-6-77-8-----------------------

E: --6--------------------------x-1------------------

0:35-0:52sec

G: ---------------------------------------------------------

D: -------------------5-6------------------------8----5-----

A: ------------------------------------------------5-----8--

E: --6-6-66-6/---3-------4-5-6---6-6-66-6--33---------------

G: ----------------------------------------------------

D: ----------------------------------------------------

A: -------5-5--6-6-8-----------5-5--6-6-8-(hold note)--

E: --6-6--------------1/6--6-6-------------------------

0:52-1:02sec

G: ---------------------------------------------------------

D: ------------------------------------------3-5--3-5--3-5--

A: --------8-10---10----1-3—5----5----3-5-------------------

E: --8-10---------------------------------------------------

1:02-1:18sec

G: -----------------------------------------------------

D: -------------------------------------------(2 times)-

A: ----------xx-5-5--xx--6-6-77-8-----------------------

E: --6-6-------------------------------x-1--------------

G: ---------------------------------------

D: ----8----------------------------------

A: ----------5-6-8--5---6--5--66-7-8------

E: --6---6-------------6-------------x-1--

1:18-1:23sec

G: --------------------------------------------

D: --------------------------------------------

A: ----------xx-5-5--xx--6-6-7-7-8-------------

E: --6-6-------------------------------x-1-----

1:23-1:51sec

G: -----------------------------------------------------------

D: -----------------------------------------------------------

A: ------------------------------------------5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--

E: --6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--7-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-------------------

G: -------------------------------------------------------------

D: --------------------------------------6------------------8---

A: -6-6-6-6-6--7-7--7--88-8-99-9-1010-10-------10-9-8-8--10-----

E: ----------------------------------------8-8------------------

G: ---------------------------------------

D: -----8------8------8------8-------8----

A: --6------6-----6------6-----8--10------

E: ---------------------------------------

1:51-1:55sec

G: -------------------------------------------

D: -------------------------------------------

A: ----------xx-5-5--xx--6-6-77-8-------------

E: --6-6-------------------------------x-1----

1:55-2:00sec

G: -------------(not completely sure on this part)

D: ----8--6-5-------------------(missing notes)---

A: -----------8-6-5-x-6--7-8----------------------

E: --6--x----------------------x-1----------------

2:01-2:11sec

G: -----------------------------------------------------

D: -------------------------------------------(2 times)-

A: ----------xx-5-5--xx--6-6-77-8-----------------------

E: --6-6-------------------------------x-1--------------

2:11-2:27sec

G: -------------------------------------------------

D: --3---5-5---6--6-5-5--3--3---5-5---6--6-5-5--3---

A: --1---3-3---4--4-3-3--1--1---3-3---4--4-3-3--1---

E: -------------------------------------------------

G: ----------------------------------------------------

D: ----------------------------------------------------

A: -------5-5--6-6-8-----------5-5--6-6-8-(hold note)--

E: --6-6--------------1/6--6-6-------------------------

2:27-2:38sec

G: ---------------------------------------------------------

D: ------------------------------------------3-5--3-5/7-----

A: --------8-10---10----1-3—5----5----3-5-------------------

E: --8-10---------------------------------------------------

G: --15-13----------13---------------------------------

D: --------15-14-13----15-13-11--14-13-11-------13-----

A: ---------------------------------------11-13----13--

E: --(not completely correct, again missing notes)-----

That’s about all I know of the song, later at about 4:12

It really gets confusing so make corrections if possible

Cause I really want to learn this song...I also tabbed the

Seinfeld theme so check it out, peace

-Dave

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.tabs-database.com

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