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LETS STAY TOGETHER (Bassline)
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) - 'Leroy Hodges - Bass'
Intro
Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q Q. E Q. E
|--------5----|--------5----|--------5----|--------5------||
|-5----7---7--|-5----7---7--|-5----7---7--|-5----5--------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------5-||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
1st Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------5-6-|------------0---|
|-3----5-7-----|-3------5-------|------5-7------|-8----7---3---2-|
|--------------|------3---------|-5-------------|--------5-------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------0--3--|--------0------|---------------|--------------|
|-1----3-------|-1----3-----1--|-4----4-4----4-|-4------4-----|
|--------------|----------1----|---------------|------6----6--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3--------|---------------|------------3-5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-3--5-6-7-------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------7-6-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--5-7-||
|---------------|----------5-----|---------------|---------------||
2nd Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E. S E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------------|----------------|
|------5-7-----|------5-7-------|-----------------|------------3-5-|
|-8------------|-8--------------|-5----5-5--5---3-|-5----5---7-----|
|--------------|----------------|-------------5---|--------5-------|
E Q E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. S S Q. E Q Q
|-3------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------3--|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---1--3-5-----|-1----3-5---1-3-|-4----4-4----4-4-|-4------4-----|
|--------------|----------1-----|-----------------|------6----6--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E H E E E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3-2----|---------------|----------3-5-|
|---------------|-------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-3--5-6-7-------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|------------7-6-|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5-------||
|---------------|----------5-----|-------------|----------0-1-2-||
Chorus
E Q E E Q S S E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------5-5--5---|-5-5----5-5----|-7-7----7-7----|-7-7----7-7---7-6---|
|------5--------5-|------5------5-|------7------7-|------7-----7-------|
|-3-3-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
E Q E Q. E E E +E. S Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5----5------|-5-5-(5)---5--5--|-8-8----7-7----|----------------|
|------5------5-|---------5-------|---------------|-5-5----3-------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------0-1-3-|
E E +E. S E Q E E Q. Q Q E E +E. S E Q. E E +E. S E E E E
|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------5-5----|-5-5----5--5--|-6-6-(6)-6-6-6----|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5---5-|
|---------5------5-|--------------|------------------|---------------5---|
|-3-3-(3)----------|--------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E +Q E Q. E Q. E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-6-6-(6)--6-6----|-6-6----6-6--6-|-8----8-7----7-|--------------||
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-5----5-3--5--||
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------5--|----------------|
|-3----5-7-----|-3----5-7-------|------7-7-----|--------7-----5-|
|--------------|----------------|-5------------|-5----5---7-8---|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E. S Q Q. E E. S Q
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-8------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------5--8--|--------5-7---3-|-4----4-4--4----|-4------4--x----|
|------8-------|-6----8-----6---|-------------6--|------6------6--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3--------|---------------|------------3-5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E Q. E Q E Q E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------||
|-7-7----5-5--5-|-3--5-6-7-------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|----------0-7-6-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-----||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------1--||
Out-Chorus
E Q E E Q S S E E +E. S Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|--------5-5--5---|-----------5------|
|------5--------5-|---------5--------|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-(3)------3-4-|
E Q E E E +E S S E E +E S S E Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------7-7-(7)-5---|-7-7-(7)-5---7-7--6--|
|------7-----------7-|-----------7---------|
|-5-5----------------|---------------------|
E E +E S S E E +E S S E E +E S S Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-5---5-5-(5)-5---|---------5---5-----|
|-----------5-----------5-|-----------5-------|
|-------------------------|-3-3-(3)--------3--|
E Q. E E E. S E E +E. S S S E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-5-5----7-7-7--7-|-5-5-(5)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------3---------|
|-----------------|---------3---3-0-1-2-|
E E +E. S S S S E +E S E E +E. S S S S E +E S E E +E. S E Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---5-(5)---|-------------5---5-(5)---|-7-7-(7)---7-7----|
|-----------5---5-------5-|-----------5---5-------5-|---------7------7-|
|-3-3-(3)-3---------------|-3-3-(3)-3---------------|------------------|
E Q. E. S E. S E E +Q E Q E E Q. Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|--------------*|
|-7-7----7--7------|-5-5-(5)-------7-|-5-5----------*|
|-------------7--7-|----------5-5----|--------5--5--*|
|------------------|-----------------|--------------*|
Duration Legend
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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