Barney Miller Them Guitar Solo Tab (And Horn Part)

Today I finally tabbed out the guitar solo to the Barney Miller theme. It's was a lot less complicated than the bass tab and a lot shorter.

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!