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
As you can imagine it is nearly impossible to transcribe a song
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-------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------5-----5----------------------------------------------
D-------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------
A--3----------------------------------------------3------2------0---------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B (bass line)
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3--------------3----------2-------
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0--------0----3----5----------------------------------------------------------2--0
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
A-------------------3----5-----------------5--------3-------------3----3--------3--2
E--3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0--------0-------5--5---------------------------------------------------5----6----
E--------------------------------2------3----------------------------------------------
Part C
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----------------------------------------------------------
A--7--------------------------7-------------5-------------------------0-------2-------
E---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------16--12--14--12------------12-----12-----0
D-------------------------------------------------------------14--12----0-----0--------
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---------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
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.