Bob Berg's solo on

Games
From the Bob Berg, Mike Stern, live CD
Games

Transcribed by Charles McNeal

March 2016

Tenor Saxophone

Games

Transcribe by
Charles McNeal

Bob Berg's solo from the his Live CD with Mike Stern "Games"

& 44

E 7sus4

+ b # n b

12

Intro improvisation

b n
b b

b b k
k

b
b b b

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b b

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15

b n b

b
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lip down # b n

b b

b
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# n
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26

b n b
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b n . b . n b9:8 . b . n b .

slightly behind the beat

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b # n

b . J .

Games (cont.)

b n b

n b
&
b

29

+
b
# +
b

b b n
b
32
+ +

36

b n b b b b b

b b b n b b n b b

b b n

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b
b
n b

40
B 7(# 9)

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# - - # - - # - # -

start of the main solo choruses

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E m7

E m7

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B 7( 9)

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r
b

Games (cont.)
D sus4

n #

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#

E m7

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. . b #
. b . . # n
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n b

7

59

# n # n

m7

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# #
3

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3

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B 7<# 5>

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E m7

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3

D sus4

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b
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C

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# n

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B ()
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# # # n #

E m7

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7 #9

Games (cont.)

C 7

+ +

&

79

E m7

b # # # # n b n b n #

# #

D sus4

81

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R

# n b b b n b b

83

b b b b n n b J

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E m7

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- 7(# 9) B
#
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b - #

b
k

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5

10

10

D sus4
+

b + n

b b

# n
C

E m7

94

b
b

J

96


C 7

&

b b

Games (cont.)

b

b

n n

98

E m7

B 7( 9)
100

#
b

n b b n b n n b

n b
b
102

b b n b b

104

o + o + o + o +

J
J
J
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#

D sus4

no tongue

o + o + o +

E m7

no tongue

o + o + b b

J
J
J
C

# # n b b
b n b n
E m7

b + n

#
# b

113

D 7(# 9)

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sus4

+ n

J
&
Games (cont.)

E m7

C 7 - - #

- .
#

# # n n

118

120

E m7

124

B 7(# 9)

D sus4

# n

b
3
C

127

+ + + + + + + + + +

"sax and drums!" 12 bar phrasing through out. E minor tonality

r
b

+ +

b + b + + +

130

+ +
b

b b .

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136

139

b b

+ +
# n b

b
b n b

b
n #

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b

&

142

b b
b n

145

n # n

Games (cont.)

b b # n b

+ +
b n

# + +

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# +

+ + + +

150
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>

b
J
b

153

+ +
b n
+ + b

n
b
b
b

#

b
#
b b b n n

+ +
b n
b n
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159

b r n
n +
J J . R
J J
#
b

b n
3
3
3
3
r
b

162

Games (cont.)

&

165

b n +
+ +
+
+

J J

b b
# #
3

168

rushed
b n
R

170

# # n n b b b

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# n b

174

177

# r

b n J

E m7#
#

# # # # # # #
# #
# J
#
J
guitar enters

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#

J
#
#

. # .

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183

E m7

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#

b
b

# n
b b n

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Games (cont.)

7 #9

b b

b b b

186
bass enters E m7

b nw
#
C 7
D sus4
#

b n b
b n
b

188
r
r

#
C 7

192

b b b n n
R

b b
b

.
b

E m7

B 7(# 9)
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198

D sus4

201

# n

# n # # n
#

b b

E m7

b
b b

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207

J
E m7

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&

210

D sus4

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7 #9

213

# #

#
b9

E.6

b +
-

220

# n

# n b
b n
b

b
J

(harmonic reduction)

217

Games (cont.)

E m7 sus

227

w
231

(harmonic reduction)

F 6
9

- -

(harmonic reduction)

#
#

224

# #9
- -

J J
J

A m7

C 7<# 5>

# - - - E m7
#
#w

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