Bottle Rocket Red: Level 8

Sequence Document
Bottle Rocket Red is a modern work by Travis Jeffords. Rhythm and accent will
be the most demanding part of this piece. Slow performances will help instill the various
accents and rhythms as well as repetition of any patterns. The rasgueados in the chords
are played down stroke with I and up stroke with P. There are many, many 2-4 slurs in
Bottle Rocket Red. Every part plays them. Construct a warm up that isolates 2-4 slurs
both ascending and descending.
Cultural/Historical Context:
Bottle Rocket Red is much in the same tradition as compositions by modern
composer Steve Reich. He is considered minimalist and is inspired by popular music.
Have the students listen to some works by Steve Reich and discuss what makes these
pieces minimalist.

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Score

Travis Jeffords
Fast, with Energy q > 145
Guitar 1
Level 8

Guitar 2
Level 8

Guitar 3
Level 8

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

3 . 4 # .

2 0 2
> >
f

& 3 . 1 # 4 2 0 3 #
#

. # .

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.
>
>

>
> >
2
. > # . >

&
f
ggg # ggg ggg ggg
ggg # ggg ggg ggg

&
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
f
3/4 C. II
10
>
>
#
#
# #
# 4 #
# #
& . # #
0 2

2 4
#
>
3
p
. # >
# > #

# > # 4 p # > #

&
#
2
#
2 4
p p >
p
>
>
#

# #
#
#

4 - 4#

&
2 4 #

2 4

p
6

Gtr. 1

0
gg gg
4g #
g

c
g
g

& 30gg gg
ggg ggg
g2g gg
g g

& c430gggg # gggg gggg gggg

gg gg
g gg
2g

& c430gggg # gggg gggg gggg

gg gg
g gg
2g

ACGS 2008

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# > #
#

& # 0 #
f
# > #
# > #

& #
#
f
>
>
#
#
#

#
& #

14

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

II

18

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

& #

>
# # # # #

>
>
#
w>
#

#
#
# # #
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#

# #
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P
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P
&

22

Gtr. 1

& # #

Gtr. 2

&

Gtr. 3

&

#
p
# # 3# 4# - 4

#
>

#
P

# #
>>>
p
w>
#
>

# # # #
P
.

w
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3# 4

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4
f
#
# .
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# # .
#

&

26

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

&

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

& # # # # # # # # 1# # # # # #
> >
4
4
>
>
3
1
p
P
IV
#
#
#

& #
#

4
#1 3# 1 > # # # #
>
>
P
p

IV
# # # #

&
#

4
# 1
>
#
# 1# >3

p
P
34
>
#

#

& # # # #
#

#
#
>
>p
>
>
P
& # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
> >
>
>p
>
P
30

Gtr. 1

IV

& # # # # # # # # # # #
>
>p
>
P

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> 6 # > > > g # g

gg
g
#

g
g
g

&
403 0 3
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
g g
g g
f

> #
> > g # g
6
ggg ggg
#

c
g
g

& # # # #
4
g
g
#
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
# # 0 3 0 3
>

f
> #
> > g # g
gg
6
g
#

c
g
g
g

& # # # #
4
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
#

0 3 0 3

>
g g
g g
f

37

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

3 gg # gg gg gg c
ggg # gg 43 ggg # ggg c ggg # gg
4
ggg ggg
ggg gg
ggg ggg ggg ggg
ggg ggg

g
g g
ggg gg
gg ggg
gg ggg
P
f
Pg
P

3 gg # gg

c ggg # ggg
c
&
43 gggg # gggg
4
g
g

g
g

g
ggg ggg
gg gg
gg gg

g
gf g
P
P
g g
3

c ggg # ggg
c
&
43 gggg # gggg
4
ggg gg
ggg gg
gg ggg
g
P
f
44
tambor

ggg # ggg
ggg # ggg ggg ggg ggg # ggg ggg ggg ggg # ggg ggg ggg
&c
ggg ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg

p
tambor

ggg # ggg gg # ggg ggg ggg ggg # ggg ggg ggg

& c gggg # gggg gggg gggg
ggg gg gg gg
ggg ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg
gg gg gg gg
g g g g
p

ggg # gg
j

& c gggg # gggg

g

g
g
ggg gg
ggg gg
.

g
g
g > g>
g > g>
P
P
&

40

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

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&

48

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

ggg # ggg ggg ggg 42 gg # ggg ggg ggg c gg # ggg ggg ggg gg # ggg ggg ggg
ggg gg
ggg gg
ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg ggg
g
g
ggg ggg
ggg ggg

g
g

g g
g
g g
g g

&gggg # gggg gggg gggg

gg gg
gg gg
&

42

42
. . . .
>

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

c ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

& gggg # gggg

gg gg

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

. .

j
j

g
ggg # g ggg g

& gggg # gggg gggg

ggg
ggg
ggg gg ggg
g
P
f gg >
Fg reg. g

#
g
g

& ggg gggg ggg

ggg gg ggg
g gg g
j P j
F
# ggg # g ggg g
#

&
ggg
ggg

> >
P
f gg >
f
56

& gggg # gggg gggg gggg gggg # gggg gggg gggg gggg # gggg gggg gggg
gg gg
gg gg gg gg
gg gg
gg gg gg gg
# # #
#
&
#

#
reg.

52

Gtr. 1

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

gg gg
ggg ggg
g g

4 3# 1#

ggg ggg gg # ggg ggg ggg gg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg gg gg gg
ggg gg gg gg
ggg ggg

g
g
g
g
g g g g

tambor

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

tambor

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg ggg ggg

j
.

.
ggg # ggg ggg ggg
ggg ggg ggg ggg

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gg gg gg
g
#
g
& gg gg gg gg
gg gg gg gg

60

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

& j
> >

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

&

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

. >

. >
m
. >

. #

& 3. 1# 4 2 0 3
#

.
.
>
>
> >
ggg # ggg ggg ggg
ggg # ggg

&
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
ggg ggg
>
#
# #
# 4 #
& . # #
0 2

2 4
#
>
3
. # >

# > # 4 p # > #
&
#
2
2 4
&

# .
>
# . >
ggg ggg
ggg ggg

# > #
#
p
# > #

#
p p >
p
>
>
#

# #
#
#

#
2 4
#

2 4
p
3/4 C. II

68

Gtr. 1

# .

ggg # g
ggg
f>

reg.

j
3. . 4# .
>
>
>
f
reg. j

j
& gggg # gggg gggg gggg gggg # gggg gggg gggg gggg # g g

gg gg gg gg
gg
gg gg gg gg
.>
>
f

64

Gtr. 1

ggg # ggg ggg ggg

ggg ggg ggg ggg

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# > #
#

#
& # 0 #
f
# > #
# > #

& #
#
f
>
>
#
#
#

# #
& #

72

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

II

# 42 #
c gggg # ggg
> # gg ggg

&

>
#
#
&

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

>
#
#
&

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gg

. > # . >
. > # . >

ggg# ggg gg gg
# #
ggg ggg
>
ggg ggg
g g

f
76
>
#
2
#

# c
& . # 4
>
. >
.
# > 2 # > # c . >
&
4

80

Gtr. 1

# > #

>
# > #

# .
>
# . >

# > #

. # >
.
# > # > #

ggg ggg
ggg ggg

# #
>

rit.
24 # > # c

F
rit.
24

c #

N N

> # >
P
rit.
w
24
w
N
ww
#

c gg w
g
g
ggg ww
ggg ww
gP

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Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

&

&
#
& ggg www
ggg# w
g
87

Gtr. 1

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 3

&

84

. # >

>

. > # . >
f
a tempo
j j >
j

. #
&
#

.
.
>

>
>
f
a tempo
#
&
#

.
>
. >
>
f
a tempo

w
p
w
ggg ww
ggg ww
gg w
p
j
#

42

>
j
#
42

>j

24 #

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