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Bright Sized Life - Methany Tabs

This document provides a guitar tab for Pat Metheny's song 'Bright Size Life' transcribed from the 1975 album of the same name. The tab includes the chord progressions and finger placements for the head, solo, and coda sections of the song.

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Bright Sized Life - Methany Tabs

This document provides a guitar tab for Pat Metheny's song 'Bright Size Life' transcribed from the 1975 album of the same name. The tab includes the chord progressions and finger placements for the head, solo, and coda sections of the song.

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Pat Metheny Bright Size Life Tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
BRIGHT SIZE LIFE
As recorded by Pat Metheny
(From the 1975 Album BRIGHT SIZE LIFE)
Music by Pat Metheny
Transcribed by Jordan
This was taken from Guitar World Magazine.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Head
Moderate Jazz-Rock Q=166
Gmaj7
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E
a Q E E +Q
E a E
+Q
E E E E E E E E E
|-----------7-5---||---------------------5s7-|-(7)----5-3-2h3h5-2h3h5--|
|-------7-5-------||o------------------------|-------------------------|
|---6-4---------7-||--(7)s9s=7-9-(9)\--------|-------------------------|
|-4-------------7-||--(7)s9s=7-9-(9)\--------|-------------------------|
|-----------------||o------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|

Bbmaj7

D
D/C
|-3-|
W
+Q.
a E +Q
E E E
E E E E +E E E E
+Q
E E +Q
Q
|-0--------|-(0)---1s3-(3)----2-0-|-0h2---------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-----3-3-(3)---3---|--------3-(3)------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------2---2-|-(2)--2------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

1.
2.
Bbmaj7
G/A
G/B
D
E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E S S
W
|------------------|-----------7-5----||-7-5\---3---5-2s1s2-|------|
|-3-5---6\---5-3\--|-------7-5-------o||--------------------|------|
|------------------|---6-4---------7--||--------------------|------|
|------------------|-4-------------7--||--------------------|------|
|------------------|-----------------o||--------------------|------|
|------------------|------------------||--------------------|------|

G/A
PM
Q E E E E E a E
+E
E E E Q E E
|------9-------10s12-|-(12)s10-9s8------9-|
|----------7---------|--------------------|
|--------7---0-------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

F/G

|--3---|
a E E +E
E E Q
E S S
E E Q H
|-10s12s10-(10)-10--------10------|--------------|
|------------------13-12-----10s9s|=10-----------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|

G/A

D
G/A
PM
Q E E E E E E
a Q E E E Q E
E E E a E E Q.
E E E E E E E E
|------8-8-------|-7s9s=7-5--------|---------10h12---10----|-----------7-5----||
|------------7---|------------8----|----10-----------------|-------7-5--------||
|----------6-----|---------------8-|-11--------------------|---6-4---------7--||
|--------------5-|-----------------|-----------------------|-4-------------7--||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------||

Gmaj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a Q E E +Q
E a E
+Q
E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------5s7-|-(7)----5-3-2h3h5-2h3h5-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-7s9s=7-9-(9)--------|------------------------|
|-7s9s=7-9-(9)--------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|

Bbmaj7
|-3-|
Q.
E +E Q.
+Q.
a E Q E E E
|-0----------0----|-(0)---1s3-3----2-0--|
|------3-(3)------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|

To Coda
D
D/C
A7
Dmaj7
E E E E +E E E E
W
a Q.
E Q.
E
E E Q +E S S E E
|-0-2-------------2-|----------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----3-------3-3-3-|----------|-5---------------|-----3--(3)-0h2-3-0--||
|-------------2-2-2-|----------|-4h6----4--------|-----6--(6)----------||
|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-|----------|----------7----5-|-4-------------------||
|-------------------|-3--------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|----------|-----------------|---------------------||

Guitar Solo
Gmaj7
Bbmaj7
a Q E E a Q E E
a Q E E a E E a E E
E E E E E E Q
|------3--------5---|------7--------3-------10-|------------------------|
|-3s5----5-5s7----7-|-7s8----8-8s10---10s11----|-13s15-15-13\---11-10\--|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|

D/C
PM

|--3--|
E E E E E Q
Q
Q E E E E E E
Q
E E E E E E
|-----------------------|----------14-15p14-12-|-10-----10---12-13-10-|

|-13s12-11s10s11----11--|-10----10-------------|-----10---------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

Bbmaj7
G/A
Gmaj7
|--3--|
|-3--| |-3-|
Q Q Q H
E E Q
E E E E E E
a Q E E E a E E E
|---12-10-10----|---12p9--10p7-10-7-----||-7h9p=7---------------|
|---------------|-------------------8---||--------10---5h7---3--|
|---------------|-----------------------||-----------------4----|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------||----------------------|

Bbmaj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
a E E E E E E E E
S S S S Q
H
E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
|-5s7---5-5-3---3-5s|=6s5p3h5p3\-------|---------------3-5-7-8--|
|-----7-------4-----|------------------|-----------3-5----------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------3-5--------------|
|-------------------|------------------|---3-5------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|

D
D/C
Q
Q E E a Q
Q E E a E E E E
|-5\--5--5-5-5h7--|---------10s12s10-------|
|-----------------|------------------12-10-|
|-----------------|------11----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|

G/B
D
Q
E a E E E Q
Q a E E a E E a E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-8--10-5s7---5----|----------------5s7-10-|
|---------------7--|-7--------2s4-7--------|
|------------------|----2s4-7--------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|

G/A

F/G
PM
a E E Q E E a E E
Q a E E a E E Q
a E E Q a E E a E E
|-4s7-10-9----5-5s7-10-|-9--5s7-10-5s7-10-9--|-3s5-8-7--3s5-8-3s5-8-|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

G/A
|-3--|
|-3-|
Q Q S S S S S S S S S
Q E E E E Q
Q E E E E E E E
|-7----------------------7s|=9-------------|-------------------|
|---------------6-7s8h10---|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------7-8------------|------9s8s9----|--------------4-6--|
|-------8-9----------------|---------------|--------4-6s7------|
|--------------------------|---------------|------7------------|
|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------|

D
G/A
Gmaj7
E E E E a E E E E
E E E E a E E E E
a Q
E E E E a Q
|-----------------5-|-------5-----------||--------------------|
|-------5-5s7s5-7---|-8s7-8---5s7-5---5-||-5s7\----3-3---3s5--|
|-7s6-7-------------|---------------7---||-------4-----4------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||--------------------|

Bbmaj7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+E
E E E E E E E
E E Q E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------3-|
|-(5)\---3---5p3-5-5-|-3--------------|-----------------3-5h6---|
|------4---4---------|---3s2----------|-----2-----2-3h5---------|
|--------------------|------------0-2h|=3h5---3h5---------------|
|--------------------|----------4-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-------------------------|

A7
~~~~~~~
a Q E E Q a E E
E E a E E +Q.
E
E Q E E E E S S
|-3s5--5p3-5--5s7-5-|-5---10s12-10-(10)---10-|-9-7--5s3-3s2-2s1s=|
|-------------------|---7--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|

Dmaj7

D/C

Gmaj7

|-3-| |-3-| |-3--|


Q Q E E E E
Q a E E +E E Q
Q E E E E E E E E E
|-2-----7p5-7-7-||-5--------------5--|-------------------8-10p=|
|---------------||----5s7---------5--|--------------8-10-------|
|---------------||--------------7----|----------7-9------------|
|---------------||--------9-(9)------|------7-9----------------|
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------------|

Bbmaj7
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8-10p8------8----8------------|
|--------10-8---11---11-8----11-|
|-------------------------10----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

D
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E S S S S S
Q E E a E E a E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-8-11p8---------------------------|--------------------|
|--------10-7----------------------|--------------------|
|-------------10-8-----------------|------------------5-|
|------------------10-8------------|------------5-5s7---|
|-----------------------10s8-6-5-3-|-2--2-2-5s7---------|

D/C
Bbmaj7
a E E a E a E E E a E E
Q
E S S Q Q
|---------------------------10-|---------------------|

|------------------10-10s12----|-11--10-11s10s11-----|
|-----------7s9-11-------------|---------------------|
|-----7-7s9--------------------|---------------------|
|-7s9--------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|

G/A
Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------9h12-9-------10-7------9--|
|----10h12--------10h12------8h10----|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

Gmaj7
Bbmaj7
S S S S S S E Q E S S
E E E E E E E E
Q
E E E E E E
|-5-----7-------5--------|--------------6-8-|-10--10-8---8-6s5-|
|---7-8---8---7----------|-------7-8-10-----|------------------|
|-----------4------7-9s8s|=9-7-9--------7-9-|-10--10-9---9-7s6-|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|

D/C
|-3-|
H
E E E a E
+Q
E E E a Q E E
E E E E E E E E
|--------6-6-5---|------------5----5-5-|---5s4-5s4-5------|
|------------5h7-|-(7)--7-5---5h7--5-8-|---7s6-5s4--------|
|--------7-7-----|----------7----------|-----------7s6----|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|------------------|

G/B
D
G/A
Q E E E E E E
Q a E E E E E E
Q E E +E E E E
|----------------|------------------||-------------------|
|-5--5-------3s2-|------------------||-------------------|
|-6--4-----------|------------7-7---||-6--6-6-(6)S4---6s=|
|------7s6-5-4---|--------7-9-----8-||-7--7-7-(7)S5---7s=|
|----------------|----7s9-----------||-------------------|
|----------------|------------------||-------------------|

F/G
E E Q E E E E
E E E E Q Q
Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|------5-5-5-7-5\-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4--6s4-4-4-|----4-2-2-------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5--7s5-5-5-|-/5-5-3-3-1-----|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

G/A
D
E E E E Q
E E
+E E E E +E E a E E
+E
E E E +Q
E E
|-------------9----|----------------0-10h12-10-|-(10)----------------12-14-|
|---5-5-5-5/----10-|-(10)----------------------|------10-10-10-(10)--------|
|------------------|------9-9-9-(9)------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G/A

Gmaj7

Q
E E Q
E E
Q
E E +H
E E E E E E E E
|-15--14-12--------12-||-10----------------|------------------------|
|-----------15--14----||-----12-12-(12)----|------------------12-15-|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------12-14-------|
|---------------------||-------------------|---12-11-12-------------|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------||-------------------|------------------------|

Bbmaj7
|--3--|
Q.
E E E E E E
+E
E E E Q
E E
|-12-------13p12----12----|------------------------|
|-------15-------15----15-|-(15)-------------------|
|-------------------------|------14s13s14----12-14-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|

D
a Q
E E Q
a E E
|--------12-12-10------------|
|------------------10h12-12--|
|-10s11----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

Bass Solo
D/C

A7

Dmaj7

|-3-|
Q a E E Q Q
a Q.
E E E E +E E
E E H.
Wx62
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|
|-------------------|-5--------------------|-------------||---------|
|----9s11-11-9--7\--|-4h6----4-------------|-----3-------||---------|
|-------------------|----------7s6s7-(7)-5-|-4s3---------||---------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------||---------|

H.=H
D.C. al Cod&
D/C
A7
Dmaj7
W
Q E E +E Q E
a Q.
E Q.
E
E E Q +Q
E E
+W
|----------|------------2----|-----------------|-------------0---|--------*|
|----------|------3-(3)----3-|-5---------------|-----3--(3)----3-|-(3)----*|
|----------|----2------------|-4h6-------------|-----6--(6)------|--------*|
|----------|-----------------|--------4--------|-----------------|--------*|
|----------|-3---------------|----------7----5-|-4---------------|--------*|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------*|

Duration Legend
--------------W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multibar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
---------------h
- hammer-on
p
- pull-off
b
- bend

pb - pre-bend
r
- bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s
- legato slide
S
- shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~
- vibrato
tr - trill
T
- tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
=
- hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x
- on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o
- on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
----------| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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