Al Green - Lets stay together

LETS STAY TOGETHER As recorded by Al Green (From the 1972 Album LET'S STAY TOGETHER) Words and Music by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Teenie Hodges - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=100 GmaddAm7 Gm7 Am7 GmaddAm7 Gm7 C7 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H H H |-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-----------|| |-3----8----|-6----8----|-3----8----|-6----5----|| |-3----5----|-3----5----|-3----5----|-3----3----|| |-5----7----|-5----7----|-5----7----|-5----5----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------3----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ F D9 E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|---------5-------|---------5--------| ||--------2-(2)-------|-------2-(2)-------|-------5---5-----|-------5---5------| ||------3-------3-----|-----3-------3-----|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7----| ||o---3-----------3---|---3-----------3-x-|---5-------------|---5-----------5--| ||--1-----------------|-1-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. To Coda Chorus 2. Gm7 BbmajAm7 Dm7 C7 Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E H H H H |---------------|---------------|-----------|-----------| |-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6----8----|-6----5----| |-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-7----5----|-5----3----| |-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7----7----|-7----5----| |---------------|---------------|-----------|-5----3----| |---------------|---------------|-6---------|-----------| D.S. al Coda Abmaj7 BbmajAm7 Dm7 C7 Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E H H H H |-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-----------|-----------|| |-4--4---4-4--x-|-4--4---4-4--x-|-6----8----|-6----5----|| |-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7----5----|-5----3----|| |-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-7----7----|-7----5----|| |---------------|---------------|-----------|-5----3----|| |---------------|---------------|-6---------|-----------|| Out-Chorus & Gmadd9Am7 Gm7 C7 Gmadd9 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E |-5--5--------|-------------|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-| |-3--3--8--8--|-6--6--5--5--|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-| |-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-| |-5--5--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-| |-------------|-------3--3--|---------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths