Half Life of Absolution Pat Metheny

PIANO,
INTRO Medium Even 8ths G^#11

q = 108

PLAY 4 TIMES

SAMPLE R.H. VOICING

DRUMS, RIM STICK

ETC. p GRAD. CRESC.
p




BASS

p

GUITAR
A G^#11 (BASS CONT. SIM.)



mp-mf

/F# B-11

/A G^9 /E G^/F#

B-11





To Coda

/E E-7/F#


G^/F#
F#7alt



cresc.

B B-7 D/A


f

G#-9



(BASS)




D/Eb
F-9 Bb/F

(FERMATA ON D.S. ONLY)

G#-7 ON D.S., D.C. AL CODA
B-7 D^/A
()

(ON D.S., STOP RHYTHM) (NO REPEAT)



Copyright 1993 Pat Meth Music Corp. & Lyle Mays Inc.
Transcribed by Ville V. (2008)
 HALF LIFE OF ABSOLUTION
2
C5





mf
F^

( C5 ) F#5

DRUMS, RIM STICK

C G^#11 ETC.
p





BASS

p

D SOLOS
G^#11

GRAD. BUILD

( F#7#5 )

B-7 /A F#7#5/G G/F#

TILL CUE ON CUE
G/F# F#7alt


AFTER 2ND SOLO, D.S.

E q.=78
=78 1ST SOLO CONTINUES
B- B-^

B-7 E13 C^ Bsus Bb A

B pedal
REPEAT BACK TO LETTER D
q=108

=108 FOR 2ND SOLO

F#9 Gsus

Asus B C C# D F /E G^#11

F# pedal
 HALF LIFE OF ABSOLUTION
CODA 3
G^ (PN. COMP RHYTHM) F#-7 C#-7 C^
F





mf
C^ B-7 C/Bb A/Bb D^/A C#7b9/G#




G^9 F#-7
E^9 E-9 B-7 D7sus








G C/G G D/F# E-7 F#-7 G^ F#7alt



C^


C9#11 F#-/B B13b9 E-7
G

E-7 G/A A7 D^ G^







C^ B-7
A^ A-7 E-7 F/G





C^ C/D C-^/Eb E-'4 Eb/F# A/G Eb/A F#7#5/A#

H SOLO

B-^

q.=78
=78 B- B-7 Ab G F# F E7b9

f B pedal

F#'2 G'2 A'2 Bb'2 B C C# D F

F# pedal


B-7'4

B-7 Bb C C#- C& B-7 B^6 E-11 F/F# F&/F#


rit.

B pedal ff
Guitar is written where it sounds.