LITTLE GREEN BAG By the George Baker Selection Available most recently on the _Reservoir Dogs_ soundtrack (MCA Records) Guitar and bass parts transcribed by DanAmrich@aol.com If you didn't download this from the Guitar & Bass Place (http://fly.to/gbp), you should have... I found transcriptions for both guitar and bass from Timothy Ashley but I disagree with them both--they were Tim's first transcriptions and they lack a lot of detail. If you don't want lots of detail, then by all means, Tim's version will get you where you want to go and you'll have fun playing. If you're looking for more specifics...I'll show you some. :) Or at least what I think is going on... ** GUITAR ** It's all about off-beat strums with short, sharp attacks that get slightly muted (upstrokes if you want). The verse can be played in a number of different places on the neck, but I find the following way most comfortable--it's the most economic and makes the transitions to the chorus part easier: (0:28) "Outside, in the night..." G F D G E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---12-12-12-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-------------------------------- D ---12-12-12-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-------------------------------- A ---10-10-10-10-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (0:46) - Harmony line with bass [see bass section for details] E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------------- G --------7-----------------------------------7----------------------- D --9-7-9---9-7-9-9-7-------------7-------7-9---9--------------------- A --------------------7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9----------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (0:55) - Chorus [if this sounds too bright, don't play the B string) "Looking for some happiness but there is only loneliness to find..." E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- G ---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- D ---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------- A ---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:00) "Jump to the left, turn to the right, lookin' upstairs, lookin' to hide..." E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-------------15-15-15-15------ G ---------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14------ D ---------------10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12------ A ---------------------------------------8--8--8--8------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:14) - Solo [thanks to Timothy Ashley for the starting points] E -------------------------------------------------------- B ---8-10-10-8-8-7-7-7----7-8-8-7-7----------------------- G ---------------------9------------9-9-7------7---------- D ----------------------------------------9-10----10-9-7-- A -------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------- (1:22) v--Yes, instead of 7 on B E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B --8-10-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-8-11-8----------------------------------- G ----------------------------------9---7-9-7-10----9-7-11------------ D -------------------------------------------------------------------- A -------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:32) - Repeat chorus (1:51) - Repeat harmony line, then guitar drops out altogether (2:05) - Repeat verse (2:24) - Repeat solo (rhythm guitar plays chorus underneath) (2:43) - Key change up full step to A! Play chorus section up one fret (3:03) - Key reverts back to G ** BASS ** Much of the cool groove on this song is achieved by judicious use of hammer-ons and pull-offs, some of which may prove tricky to beginners. But hey, a good way to practice, right? I play it with my fingers instead of a pick. Remember: h = hammer-on p = pull-off Once you play this, you might ask "Why not go for the open string instead of the fifth fret?" Because it doesn't sound open to me--each note in this song is very clipped and sharp; there's no resonance of open strings. I think the bassist here is fretting most of the notes. And for economy's sake, it's often easier to fret the fifth fret on the string next to the one you're playing than it is to skip over and hit an open one two strings away. But hey, play it however you like! Opening riff: G ---------3----------------------------------------3--------------- D --5--3-5---5-3-5---5-3---------------3-------3-5----5------------- A -----------------------3-5----5--3-5---5-3-5---------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------ Standard riff from that point on (0:09): "Yeah...." G --------------h3--------------------------------------------------- D -0h3-5--3h5--5--5--0h3h5----------5h7----------h3-----------3-4-5-- A -------------------------3-4-5--------5--3h5--5--5--0h3h5---------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- There are variations on this throughout, which I will not go into because they're all pretty small, but this is the core. You'll hear various one-note differences on the beginning of the second half; for instance, I don't think he plays that 5h7 on the D ever again--it's -7-7- or -0h3h5- on the A etc. But you can use the core of this for the whole song and vary it to taste with a minor pentatonic scale. When the guitar plays in harmony at 0:46, play the simpler opening riff. (0:55) "Looking for some happiness but there is only loneliness to find..." G -------------------------------------------------------------------- D -0-2-4-5-----4h5-----4-5-----5------------4-7----------------------- A ---------4h5-----4h5-----4h5---0h2-3-4-5---------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:00) "Jump to the left, turn to the right..." v--This slide's so subtle, you can skip it G -------------------------------------------4/3\4-----h4------------- D -0-0-4-7--0--4-7---4-7--------5-----5--0-2--------2-2--------------- A -----------------------5-4-3----0-3--------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- (1:09) G ------5-------------------------------------------------------------- D --2-3---3------------------------------------------------------------ A ------------3-4-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-/---------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------------- During the guitar solo at 1:14, repeat, it and then play it again when the vocals return. Again, there are variations, but you can use the above as a roadmap. The rest of the song is repetitions of what you've already played, except for one pesky key change at 2:42. That's simple--play the entire chorus section ("Looking for some happiness") up one fret. The only thing you can't do is the open D string, so don't--just riff on 5 and 8 for longer. Now all you have to do is learn how to fade out. :) I'm open to all comments and corrections! Dan DanAmrich@aol.com http://members.aol.com/danamrich/tabs.html