Jimmy Haslip's Bass Part on

Man Facing North

from the Yellowjackets CD "Like A River"
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

rubato bass counterpoint to sax line

? b b b b 43
bb
P

? bbb
n
5

bbb

n
j n rit.

q=128

? bbb n U 4 y
a tempo (hi-hat)

bbb J 4

G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9 B b m11
? b b b . | . |
12

bbb | | |
J J
G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9
( )
A b add9

? bb b b . | . |
16 C

bb | | |
J J
b E b m9 B b m11
G b M9 E b m9
n
A bass & sax melody
G M9

? bb b b
20

bb
F3 G b M9
3

G b M9 E b m9
n
? bb b b
J
23

bb
A b (add9)
3 3

E b m9
C
? bbb
j
J n
j
b

26

bbb
F # m9 ( )
3

G b M9 n n n n G#
A M9 G m9
E b m9
A M9 E add9

n n n
? bbb
28

J n
bbb
3 3 3
 E b 7sus 4 A b 7sus 4 A b7 #11
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

# #.
n n. . .
? bbb J J
32

bbb
3 3

B Sax Melody
G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9 B b m11
? bb b b j j
36

b b . . j . .
. .
G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9
? bb b b . . .
. j .
39

bb j
. .
A b (add9)

? bb b b
C

n . n. .
42

b b .
y
j
y y

A M9 F # m9 C # m9 D m9 ( )
G 13 # 11

? bbb n . n j .
# n. n
44

b b b n. # #. .

E b 7sus 4 A b 7sus 4 A b7 #11

E E

w
C F

? bb b b n . n b.
48

bb w
Db B b m7 B 7 #11 C # m7
# # n
E

# # n
D 7sus 4

.
C

n
C A

? bbb
52

bbb
Eb F # m7
3 3 3 3 3

C#

Cb
. #. # n. # n. n # #
A A

n
C m7 G Maj7 D Maj7
F

? bb b b J J J J # n
56

bb
A B b m7 (b 5)
3 3 3 3

C # m7
# # # n n n . n n
D 7sus 4 G 7sus 4
.
E C Maj7

. n n n .
B C

? bbb J
60

bbb
3 3

2
 F # m9
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

# # n n .
F Maj7 D m9

. n
? bbb
64

bbb
A b 7sus 4
( )
A b 7 # 11
3 3

w
? bb b b
68

bb
3 3

G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9 B b m11 G b M9 E b m9
D

? bb b b . | . | . |
71

bb | | |
J J J
G b M9 E b m9
( )
A b add9

? bb b b | . |
76 C

bb | |
J

F Bass solo - chords as at A

n .
n
? b b b
79

bbb
F 3
3

()
? b b b b n j 3 . r n
82

bb
3
3

()
? b b b n j
85

bbb
. F
p
() > n
# n n n n n n n
? b b b b n # # n n
88

bb J
3
f 3 3

() >
# # n n # n
? bbb # n # n
91

bbb
F 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3

3
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

()
? bbb n

94

bbb J
3 3

()
3 3 3

> . > . > . > >

> >

>
? bb b b
97
J
bb
() n
? bb b b
99

bb

() #
? bb b b n j
n
101

bb

() .
? b b b n n # # n n n n n n

104

bbb
3

()
n n n n b >
? bb b b n
J
107

bb
()
3 3 3 3

b >
? b b b n J

110

bbb
f
F
( )
? bb b b
113

bb

() n J
? bbb
b b b n
116

4
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

(j ) j j
n # n n
j
j j
? bbb


n
119

bbb

() n n #
n n n n n
? b b b b J n n # n #
121

bb
p
() n y
n # #
? b b b b # n # y
123

bb
F f
()
n
? bb b b

125

bb
G b M9 D 7(# 9)
.
G

. . . n.
D

? bbb . j n n
A

127

bbb

#. n n n . n
B min
n n
n
G M9

? bb b b n. #. #
42
131

bb
3

G E min F # m11

4 n. n n
B min

? bbb 2 #
134 A G

bbb 4 4
A b min7 ( )
G b m m aj7
B 13 (b 9) #11
n. b .
A Maj7

? bb b b w 43 J
137 B9

bb nw
Eb9 B b m11 ( )
B 7 #11 A b 7sus 4 A b7 #11
. A M7 #11
F min7

? bbb J n. b 4 nw j
J
140

bbb 4

5
Transcribed by Mathew Hillyard

Sax Melody
G b M9 E b m9 G b M9
H
E b m9 B b m11
? bbb j j
144

b b b . . j .
. . .

G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9
? bb b b .
j . j . .
147

bb

A b (add9)
A M9 F # m9

? bb b b
C

b b . n n. . n.
150

# . # j
j

C # m9 D m9 G 13 (# 11)

? bb b b n.
b b # . # . n . jn n
153

n n .
E b 7sus 4 A b 7sus 4 A b7 #11
E E

. . . .
C F

? b b b n.
156

bbb . .
I Outro (with vocal melody)
G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9 B b m11
? b b b b .. j
160

b b . . . . . . .

G b M9 E b m9 G b M9 E b m9
? bbb .
b b b . . . . . .
163

A b (add9) Repeat to fade

? bb b b
C

.
b b . n . n. . n .
166

j j