' is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock (in collaboration with Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason) and first appeared on the album (1973) with a run time of 15'44'. Numerous artists have covered and recorded the tune, and Hancock himself has performed 'Chameleon' live in a variety of interpretations. One thing that remains constant is no matter who performs or records the tune, the foundation always comes from the bass-line and funky beats. First, a drum transcription of the basic groove as played by on the original recording. The use of sixteenth-notes, whether implied via ghost-strokes or actually played (see notation), as well as the displaced backbeat (sixteeth-note befoe beat 2), gives 'Chameleon' it's 'funk' feel.

Notice how Mason refrains from copying the bass-line exactly by leaving out the AND of 2; only the bass-line plays that. His basic groove approach really opens up the feel and leaves plenty of space for building the tune (e.g. Groovin' baby! Controladora De Video Compatible Vga Drivers.