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Bright Size Life

Pat Metheny

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                                BRIGHT SIZE LIFE
                           As recorded by Pat Metheny
                     (From the 1975 Album BRIGHT SIZE LIFE)

Music by Pat Metheny
Transcribed by Jordan

This was taken from Guitar World Magazine.

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Head
  Moderate Jazz-Rock Q=166
                      Gmaj7
 4/4
  Gtr I
                                                    |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E      a  Q  E E +Q    E a E   +Q   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------7-5---||---------------------5s7-|-(7)----5-3-2h3h5-2h3h5--|
|-------7-5-------||o------------------------|-------------------------|
|---6-4---------7-||--(7)s9s=7-9-(9)\--------|-------------------------|
|-4-------------7-||--(7)s9s=7-9-(9)\--------|-------------------------|
|-----------------||o------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Bbmaj7                            D                   D/C
                            |-3-|
  W          +Q.   a E +Q   E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   +Q   E E +Q   Q
|-0--------|-(0)---1s3-(3)----2-0-|-0h2---------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-----3-3-(3)---3---|--------3-(3)------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------2---2-|-(2)--2------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


  1.                                     2.
  Bbmaj7             G/A                 G/B                  D
  E E E E  E E Q     E E E E E E E E     E E  E E E E E S S   W
|------------------|-----------7-5----||-7-5\---3---5-2s1s2-|------|
|-3-5---6\---5-3\--|-------7-5-------o||--------------------|------|
|------------------|---6-4---------7--||--------------------|------|
|------------------|-4-------------7--||--------------------|------|
|------------------|-----------------o||--------------------|------|
|------------------|------------------||--------------------|------|


  G/A
                                        PM
  Q  E E E E E  a  E    +E   E E E Q  E E
|------9-------10s12-|-(12)s10-9s8------9-|
|----------7---------|--------------------|
|--------7---0-------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|


     F/G
             |--3---|
   a  E  E  +E   E  E  Q   E  S S    E E Q  H
|-10s12s10-(10)-10--------10------|--------------|
|------------------13-12-----10s9s|=10-----------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|


  G/A                                D                       G/A
       PM
  Q  E E E E E E   a Q  E E E Q  E    E  E E  a  E E  Q.     E E E E E E E E
|------8-8-------|-7s9s=7-5--------|---------10h12---10----|-----------7-5----||
|------------7---|------------8----|----10-----------------|-------7-5--------||
|----------6-----|---------------8-|-11--------------------|---6-4---------7--||
|--------------5-|-----------------|-----------------------|-4-------------7--||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------||


  Gmaj7
                             |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  a Q  E E +Q   E a E   +Q   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------5s7-|-(7)----5-3-2h3h5-2h3h5-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-7s9s=7-9-(9)--------|------------------------|
|-7s9s=7-9-(9)--------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|


  Bbmaj7
                                 |-3-|
  Q.   E +E  Q.     +Q.   a E Q  E E E
|-0----------0----|-(0)---1s3-3----2-0--|
|------3-(3)------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|


             To Coda
  D                   D/C        A7                Dmaj7
  E E E E +E  E E E   W          a Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  +E  S S E E
|-0-2-------------2-|----------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----3-------3-3-3-|----------|-5---------------|-----3--(3)-0h2-3-0--||
|-------------2-2-2-|----------|-4h6----4--------|-----6--(6)----------||
|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-|----------|----------7----5-|-4-------------------||
|-------------------|-3--------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|----------|-----------------|---------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  Gmaj7                                          Bbmaj7
  a Q  E E a Q  E E   a Q  E E a  E E  a  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|------3--------5---|------7--------3-------10-|------------------------|
|-3s5----5-5s7----7-|-7s8----8-8s10---10s11----|-13s15-15-13\---11-10\--|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|


                          D                      D/C
                                 PM
         |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E Q   Q     Q  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q   E  E E  E  E  E
|-----------------------|----------14-15p14-12-|-10-----10---12-13-10-|
|-13s12-11s10s11----11--|-10----10-------------|-----10---------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|


  Bbmaj7          G/A                      Gmaj7
  |--3--|                  |-3--| |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  H      E  E Q   E E  E E E E    a Q  E  E E a E E E
|---12-10-10----|---12p9--10p7-10-7-----||-7h9p=7---------------|
|---------------|-------------------8---||--------10---5h7---3--|
|---------------|-----------------------||-----------------4----|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|


                      Bbmaj7
                                             |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  a E E E E E E E E   S S S S Q   H      E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
|-5s7---5-5-3---3-5s|=6s5p3h5p3\-------|---------------3-5-7-8--|
|-----7-------4-----|------------------|-----------3-5----------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------3-5--------------|
|-------------------|------------------|---3-5------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|


  D                 D/C
  Q   Q  E E a Q    Q  E  E  a  E  E  E  E
|-5\--5--5-5-5h7--|---------10s12s10-------|
|-----------------|------------------12-10-|
|-----------------|------11----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|


  G/B                D
  Q   E a E E E Q    Q  a E E a E E a E  E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-8--10-5s7---5----|----------------5s7-10-|
|---------------7--|-7--------2s4-7--------|
|------------------|----2s4-7--------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|


    G/A                                          F/G
              PM
  a E  E Q  E E a E  E   Q  a E  E a E  E Q    a E E Q  a E E a E E
|-4s7-10-9----5-5s7-10-|-9--5s7-10-5s7-10-9--|-3s5-8-7--3s5-8-3s5-8-|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


                             G/A
                    |-3--|                              |-3-|
  Q  Q  S S S S S S S  S S   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E E
|-7----------------------7s|=9-------------|-------------------|
|---------------6-7s8h10---|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------7-8------------|------9s8s9----|--------------4-6--|
|-------8-9----------------|---------------|--------4-6s7------|
|--------------------------|---------------|------7------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  D                   G/A                  Gmaj7
  E E E E a E E E E   E E E E a E E E E    a Q   E E E E a Q
|-----------------5-|-------5-----------||--------------------|
|-------5-5s7s5-7---|-8s7-8---5s7-5---5-||-5s7\----3-3---3s5--|
|-7s6-7-------------|---------------7---||-------4-----4------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|


                       Bbmaj7
                                        |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  +E   E E E E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------3-|
|-(5)\---3---5p3-5-5-|-3--------------|-----------------3-5h6---|
|------4---4---------|---3s2----------|-----2-----2-3h5---------|
|--------------------|------------0-2h|=3h5---3h5---------------|
|--------------------|----------4-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|


    D                 D/C                      A7
                                 ~~~~~~~
  a Q  E E Q  a E E   E E  a  E  E  +Q.    E   E Q  E E E E S S
|-3s5--5p3-5--5s7-5-|-5---10s12-10-(10)---10-|-9-7--5s3-3s2-2s1s=|
|-------------------|---7--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|


  Dmaj7            Gmaj7
                                          |-3-| |-3-|  |-3--|
  Q  Q  E E E E    Q  a E E +E  E Q    Q  E E E E E E  E E  E
|-2-----7p5-7-7-||-5--------------5--|-------------------8-10p=|
|---------------||----5s7---------5--|--------------8-10-------|
|---------------||--------------7----|----------7-9------------|
|---------------||--------9-(9)------|------7-9----------------|
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------------|


  Bbmaj7
  |-3--|  |-3-|  |-3--| |--3--|
  E  E E  E E E  E E  E E  E  E
|-8-10p8------8----8------------|
|--------10-8---11---11-8----11-|
|-------------------------10----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


                                     D
  |-3--|  |-3--| |-3--|      |-3-|
  E  E E  E E  E E  E E  S S S S S   Q  E E a E E a E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-8-11p8---------------------------|--------------------|
|--------10-7----------------------|--------------------|
|-------------10-8-----------------|------------------5-|
|------------------10-8------------|------------5-5s7---|
|-----------------------10s8-6-5-3-|-2--2-2-5s7---------|


    D/C                          Bbmaj7
  a E E a E a E  E  E  a  E  E    Q   E  S  S  Q  Q
|---------------------------10-|---------------------|
|------------------10-10s12----|-11--10-11s10s11-----|
|-----------7s9-11-------------|---------------------|
|-----7-7s9--------------------|---------------------|
|-7s9--------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|


  G/A
  Q   S  S S  S S  S  S  S S S  S S
|----------9h12-9-------10-7------9--|
|----10h12--------10h12------8h10----|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


  Gmaj7                                       Bbmaj7
  S S S S S S E Q  E S S   E E E E E  E E E    Q   E E E E E E
|-5-----7-------5--------|--------------6-8-|-10--10-8---8-6s5-|
|---7-8---8---7----------|-------7-8-10-----|------------------|
|-----------4------7-9s8s|=9-7-9--------7-9-|-10--10-9---9-7s6-|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|


                   D                     D/C
                        |-3-|
  H    E E E a E   +Q   E E E a Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|--------6-6-5---|------------5----5-5-|---5s4-5s4-5------|
|------------5h7-|-(7)--7-5---5h7--5-8-|---7s6-5s4--------|
|--------7-7-----|----------7----------|-----------7s6----|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|


  G/B              D                   G/A
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  a E E E E E E    Q  E E +E  E E E
|----------------|------------------||-------------------|
|-5--5-------3s2-|------------------||-------------------|
|-6--4-----------|------------7-7---||-6--6-6-(6)S4---6s=|
|------7s6-5-4---|--------7-9-----8-||-7--7-7-(7)S5---7s=|
|----------------|----7s9-----------||-------------------|
|----------------|------------------||-------------------|


                   F/G
  E E Q  E E E E    E E E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|------5-5-5-7-5\-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4--6s4-4-4-|----4-2-2-------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5--7s5-5-5-|-/5-5-3-3-1-----|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|


  G/A                                            D
  E E E E Q   E  E    +E  E E E +E  E  a  E  E    +E   E  E  E  +Q    E  E
|-------------9----|----------------0-10h12-10-|-(10)----------------12-14-|
|---5-5-5-5/----10-|-(10)----------------------|------10-10-10-(10)--------|
|------------------|------9-9-9-(9)------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  G/A                    Gmaj7
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E     Q   E  E  +H       E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-15--14-12--------12-||-10----------------|------------------------|
|-----------15--14----||-----12-12-(12)----|------------------12-15-|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------12-14-------|
|---------------------||-------------------|---12-11-12-------------|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------------------|


  Bbmaj7
            |--3--|
   Q.    E  E  E  E  E  E    +E   E  E  E Q   E  E
|-12-------13p12----12----|------------------------|
|-------15-------15----15-|-(15)-------------------|
|-------------------------|------14s13s14----12-14-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


     D
   a  Q   E  E  Q   a  E  E
|--------12-12-10------------|
|------------------10h12-12--|
|-10s11----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


                                                           Bass Solo
  D/C                 A7                     Dmaj7
                               |-3-|
  Q  a  E  E Q  Q     a Q.   E E E E +E  E   E E H.         Wx62
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|
|-------------------|-5--------------------|-------------||---------|
|----9s11-11-9--7\--|-4h6----4-------------|-----3-------||---------|
|-------------------|----------7s6s7-(7)-5-|-4s3---------||---------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|


                             H.=H
D.C. al Cod&
             D/C               A7                Dmaj7
  W          Q  E E +E  Q  E   a Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  +Q   E E   +W
|----------|------------2----|-----------------|-------------0---|--------*|
|----------|------3-(3)----3-|-5---------------|-----3--(3)----3-|-(3)----*|
|----------|----2------------|-4h6-------------|-----6--(6)------|--------*|
|----------|-----------------|--------4--------|-----------------|--------*|
|----------|-3---------------|----------7----5-|-4---------------|--------*|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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