Jean Luc Ponty - Cats Tales (Guitar Solo)

Scott Henderson
Andres Palominos (Transcription)

H H H H
h = 144

DBB Q DDBB Q Q BB Q BB Q Q DBB Q DDBB Q Q BB Q BB Q BB Q Q

k
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5 64
:4 DB B B B DB B B B
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L
L L L L
chords

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DB
BD DB B B DB B B B B B B B B DB F B
Ebm7 Ebm7

k
: 54 P P P P Q DB 64
L
1

3 3 3 3 3
solo

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c "& "$ "& "( "& "$ "( "&

l
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k 5 DBB H H
Q DDBB Q Q BB Q BB Q Q
4 DB B B B
3

L L
chords

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l
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DB DB DB B
k5 P B DB
Ebm7

4
3
Q L Q L
solo

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Q DDBB Q Q BB Q BB Q BB Q Q
4 DB B B B
4

L
L L
chords

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l
) )
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B B B DB B GDB B B FB B
Ebm7

k6 L Q Q Q L Q
4
4
3
solo

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") ") ")

l
H H H H
k 5 B Q BH Q Q B Q BH Q Q 64 B Q BB Q Q B Q B Q BB Q Q
H H
4 B BB B BB B B B B
5

L
chords

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l
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BDm7
B B B GB B B
Dm7
B GDB B B B B B B B B B B B
k5 Q L Q L 64 Q L Q Q
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5

3 3 3 3
solo

"& "& "" "# "# ) * "# "$ "# "!

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l
H H H H
k 5 B Q BH Q Q B Q BH Q Q 64 B Q BB Q Q B Q B Q BB Q Q
H H
4 B BB B BB B B B B
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L
chords

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l
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k5 B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Dm7 Dm7

P P P 64 Q
4
7

3 3 3
3 3 3
solo

) ( (
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l
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k 5 DBB Q F B Q Q DBB Q F B Q Q 6 DBB Q F B Q Q DBB Q BB Q F B Q Q 5 DBB Q F B Q Q DBB Q F B Q Q
4 4 DB 4
9

DB B B B DB B B L B DB B B B
c hords

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) ( ) ( ) ( ) ) ( ) ( ) (

l
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DB FB
k 5 DB BQ L Q F BL 64 B Q Q BL Q BL Q B 54 DB Q
GB B DB B
F B Q DB DB
Bb Bb Bb

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l
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k 6 DBB Q F B Q Q DBB Q BB Q F B Q Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q
4 DB
B B B B B
12

DB B B L B
c hords

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) ( ) ) ( "! * "! "! *

l
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k 6 B GB B DB B B DB DB B Q
Bb
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B DB F B B DB B B
4
12
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3

3 3
solo

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& & *

l
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k B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q
B B B B B B B B B B
14
c hords

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l
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k B DB DB B B F B B P Q B B B
B B DB
C C

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14
solo

3 3 3

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l
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k B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q BB Q DB Q Q BB Q BB Q B Q Q
B B B B B B B B B B
16

L L L L L
c hords

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l
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16

3 3 3
3 3 3
solo

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l
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chords

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DBB Q DDBB Q Q BB Q BB Q Q
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k 6 B Q GB B B B B B P DB DB F B DB
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Ebm7

k6
4
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l
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chords

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l
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B B B
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Dm7

k5
4
25
solo

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l
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k6 B Q BB Q Q B Q B Q BB Q Q
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chords

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l
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k6 B B B DB F B GDB B B B B B DB F B
Dm7

4
26
B
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3
solo

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l
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H H H H
k5 B Q BB Q Q B Q BB Q Q
4 B B B B
27
chords

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B B
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4
27
solo

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k6 B Q BB Q Q B Q B Q BB Q Q
4 B B B B
28

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chords

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k 5 DBB Q FB Q Q DBB Q FB Q Q
4
29

DB B B B
c hords

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k5 B B B DB B B F B DB B DB DB F B B F B B B
Bb
FB DB FB
4
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l
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k 6 DBB FB DBB B FB
4 Q Q Q Q DBB Q Q Q
30

DB B B L B
c hords

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l
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k 6 DB F B B B DB DB B B B B B DB B B
Bb

4
30
Q Q Q L

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solo

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4
31

DB B B B DB B B L B
c hords

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A
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64 P P
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31

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 H H H H H H H H H H
k B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q
B B B B B B B B B B
33
c hords

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l
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B B B DB B B B DB B B DB B B DB B B BDB F B B B B B
Q B DB B Q B B B B Q DB B B
C C

k
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3 3 3
solo

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k B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q Q B Q B Q B Q BB
B B B B B B B B B B B
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chords

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3 3
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B Q B 34
B B DB B B A B
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DA A A
c hords

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