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 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!!! h = Hammer-on I didn’t 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 12th fret on the D and open on the G Part A (melody) Repeat 2 times 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) 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 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) G--------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------4- D---------------------------------5---------------------------------------------------- A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3--------------3----------2------- E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G-----------------------------------------------------------4-------2--0--------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------2--0------- A--0--------0----3----5----------------------------------------------------------2--0 E--------------------------------2------3---------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------5----------------------------------------------------- A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3-------------3----3--------3--2 E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--0--------0-------5--5---------------------------------------------------5----6---- E--------------------------------2------3---------------------------------------------- Part C G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--7------7-------------------7-------------5--------5---------------------5--------- E--------------0----0----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--------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------- 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 D G------7----------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------- D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5 A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7--------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------7---------------------------------------------7------------------------------------ D8h9----10--7--9------------5-----5---9--8h9----10--7--9---------------7--------- A---------------------10--7--5----7--------------------------------10--7--5-----7--5--- E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 G------7----------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------- D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9--8h9----10--7--9--------------7-----7--5 A---------------------10--7--5----7-------------------------------10--7--5-----7--------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------7------------------------------------ D8h9----10--7--9-------------5----5---9-- A---------------------10--7--5----7--------- E---------------------------------------------- G-----7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-7--------------------------- D--9------------------------------------------9--7--------------------- A----------------------------------------------------10------0----2---- E----------------------------------------------------------3--------------- Part E G------------------------------5------------------------------------- D----------------------5-------------5-------------------------2---- A--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--- A--7-----------7----5----3------------------3--3------------------ E-------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------- D--5----------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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.