Level: VI

Price: $15.95

You can find "I'm Your Pal" in the Grammy award winning ECM recording "Live in Zurich" from 1979. The performance showcased Gary Burton in a ground breaking performance for vibraphone.

This transcription was made with the intention of providing an educational analysis of Gary Burton's style and arranging technique. By analyzing the chord changes above the staff, as well as Burton's unique use of dampening, pedaling and re-harmonization, this transcription could serve as one of the best arranging and improvisation guides for vibraphone. Performers can compare this transcription from Steve Swallow's original version, found in "The Music of Gary Burton" (Hal Leonard).

The example shows the first four bars of the original melody:

                       

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