The tab I made is a little different from my YouTube video where I'm playing the song. On the video I pretty much kept the entire passage around the 12th fret and higher. On the tab I brought the first few measures down to a lower position on the fretboard.
Here is the video:
As I mentioned in the video description the guitar was out of tune.
Now here is the tab:
E :--------------------|-------------------------|
B :--------------------|-------------------------|
G :--------------------|10----12^-12-10--13-10-10|
D :--------------7-8-10|-------------------------|
A :------------8-------|-------------------------|
E :--------------------|-------------------------|
E :-----------------------------|-----------------------13-15^-|
B :9----11----9-9---------------|-----------------13-15--------|
G :--10----10-----10-----15^-15^|--13----13-15-15--------------|
D :-----------------------------|-----15-----------------------|
A :-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E :13-13----13-16-18^-16-16----16------|---------------------|
B :------15-----------------18----18-16|18----18-------------|
G :------------------------------------|---17----------------|
D :------------------------------------|---------------------|
A :------------------------------------|---------------------|
E :------------------------------------|---------------------|
In the video I also play the trumpet part after the guitar solo. I don't start playing it at the very beginning because the guitar is just about ending when the trumpet(s) comes in. So I skipped about a measure and-a-half before I start to play along with it. I tabbed out the entire horn part for guitar and here it is:
E :-------------------------|-------------13-----------|
B :-----------13-15-13------|-----------------16-13----|
G :--------14----------14-12|---12---------------------|
D :-------------------------|15----12-15---------------|
A :-------------------------|--------------------------|
E :-------------------------|--------------------------|
E :---------------13-----------|------------------------------13-------|
B :-------------------16-13----|------------------------13-15----13-15-|
G :15-13-----------------------|15-13----------12-13-14----------------|
D :------15-13-15--------------|------15-13-15-------------------------|
A :----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E :----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E :------13-14------13-------|-------13-14-13----13-------|
B :13-15---------16----16----|-13-16----------16----16----|
G :--------------------------|----------------------------|
D :--------------------------|----------------------------|
A :--------------------------|----------------------------|
E :--------------------------|----------------------------|
E :------14----13-14----13-|--------14----13-------|
B :---------16-------16----|16-13------16----16----|
G :------------------------|-----------------------|
D :------------------------|-----------------------|
A :------------------------|-----------------------|
E :------------------------|-----------------------|
E :----11-12-13-----------|
B :-13--------------------|
G :-----------------------|
D :-----------------------|
A :-----------------------|
E :-----------------------|
There it is! The horn part is actually longer than the guitar solo. The very last measure of the horn tab is different from what I played in the video but it's still all the same notes.
There are several versions of the Barney Miller theme but I have always preferred this one which is the one that was used exclusively through to the final season. There is another version that was used in a few episodes in the late 70's that sounds a little funkier.
As a musician I believe having a song of yours as a theme song for a television show is an excellent way to get heard. In some cases I think people will actually remember the song from a show more than they remember who was in it or what it was about. It would be wonderful to get a song placed as a theme!
