The Jeffersons Movin' On Up Bass Line Tab

I tabbed out the bass part for "Movin' On Up," the opening theme to "The Jeffersons". The tab is of the way I played it in the video which may or may not be 100% accurate. If it isn't 100% accurate it is extremely close!
Here is the video:





And here is the tab:

G  :-----------------|----------------------|
D  :-----------------|---2-2-5-5------------|
A  :5------------2--5|-5---------4-3-------3|
E  :--------3--3-----|----------------3-3---|

G  :----------------------|-----------------10-/11--|
D  :---2-2-0-0-2----------|---2-2-5-5--------9-/10--|
A  :-3----------------2--5|-5---------3-5----------5|
E  :-------------3--3-----|-------------------------|

G  :----------------------|----------------------|
D  :---2-2-5-5-2----------|---2-2-5-5------------|
A  :-5----------------2--5|-5---------4-3-------3|
E  :-------------3--3-----|----------------3-3---|

G  :----------------------|-----------------|
D  :---2-2-0-0-2----------|-----------------|
A  :-3----------------2-3-|5--5-7-5-----3-3-|
E  :-------------3--3-----|---------3-------|

G  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
D  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
E  :3--1--2-3-------|---1--2-3-------|---1--2-3-------|

G  :----------------|----------------|---------------------|
D  :----------------|----------------|---------------------|
A  :----------------|--------5---5--5|5--------------2-2--5|
E  :---1--2-3-------|3---------------|--0-0-1-1-2-3--------|

G  :----------------------|----------------------|
D  :---2-2-5-5------------|---2-2-0-0-2----------|
A  :-5---------4-3-------3|-3----------------2--5|
E  :----------------3-3---|-------------3--3-----|

G  :------------------|-----------------------|
D  :---4-5------------|---2-2-3-3-4-4-5-----2-|
A  :-5-----4-5-------5|-5-----------------2---|
E  :------------5-5---|-----------------------|

G  :------------------|-------------------|
D  :0-0-2-------------|-------------------|
A  :--------2-3-----0-|----2-3-5------2-3-|
E  :------3-------0---|3-3-------3--3-----|

G  :-----------------|
D  :---------5-------|
A  :5--5-7-5---------|
E  :-----------------|



As with all my tabs, I sometimes choose to use fretted notes as opposed to open string notes. You don't have to do this. My purpose with these tabs is to help you know what notes to play, not necessarily where to play them. Sometimes the two are the same. Other times you have a choice.

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!

Barney Miller Theme Bass Line

OK. This one has been my most popular video on YouTube. It's of me playing the bass part to the "Barney Miller" show theme song. Tabbing this part out was actually more difficult than actually learning and playing the part. I have received many requests for this tab so finally here it is.

I realize that there have been several incantations of this show's theme song. The very first one from 1975 is substantially different from the one I play in the video. The one I played is from the Steve Landesberg years, or the later seasons of the show. Chuck Berghofer was the studio musician who played the bass on this song. I would describe the musical style as funk/fusion/r&b/horn rock.

First the video: One of my first videos so it only features the fretting hand. I have considered making a new video that shows both hands but this video has just over 50,000 views and that is the most viral any of my videos have gone. If I could get substantially more in a shorter period of time I would consider it.

Here is the long-awaited tab:


G  :-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
D  :-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|
A  :----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|
E  :1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|

                                                                           
G  :-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D  :--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|
A  :3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|
E  :-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|

                                                                      
G  :---------------------|-------------------------|----------3-------|
D  :---------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|---1-3------0-1-2-|
A  :----------0---0---1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|--------1---------|
E  :1-----3-4---4--------|-------------------------|1-----------------|

                                                              
G  :-------------------|------------3-------|-----------------|
D  :3-2-3----3----0-1-2|3-2-3---3-----0-1-2-|3-3----3---------|
A  :------------1------|----------1---------|-----------------|
E  :------1------------|------1-------------|----1----1-2--3--|

                                                                         
G  :---------------------|--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8--------|---------------------|
D  :6-------4-6-4-6-----4|6-------------------4-6-4|6-------4-6-4-6-----4|
A  :------6-----------6--|------------------6------|------6-----------6--|
E  :---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

                                           
G  :--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-------|----------------|
D  :6------------------1-2|3*--------------|
A  :-----------------3----|----------------|
E  :----------------------|----------------|


This may just be my all-time favorite tv show theme. I remember hearing that bass line as a child and thinking that sounded so cool. I didn't know what it was but it sounded great. And now here I am teaching it to others. Fascinating life! Just for kicks, here is the video of me playing the electric guitar part (and then some):

I'll tab that out someday and re-shoot the video with a better-tuned guitar.....