Archie Bell and the Drells - Tighten up
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TIGHTEN UP
As recorded by Archie Bell & The Drells
(From the 1968 Album TIGHTEN UP)
Words and Music by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brass Section'
Q=128
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S 8x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||
$
F#maj7E E Q H Wx3 Wx4
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|-2-----------|------------|--------||
|-3-----------|------------|--------||
|-4-----------|------------|--------||
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F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
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E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---||
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-||
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-||
|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-||
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E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4---|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4---|
|---4---------------4---------|
|-----------------------------|
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F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
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E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4---|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4---|
|---4---------------4---------|
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To Coda
F#maj7 Gtr II
E E Q Q Q Q. E +E E Q
|-1----9--6-----|-5----4-(4)-2----||
|-2----------7--|-5----4-(4)-2-4--||
|-3---10--6--6--|--------------3--||
|-4-------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------||
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F#maj7Gtr I Bmaj7/F#
Q S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E S S 11x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||
D.S. al Coda
F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4--||
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
|------------------------|----------------------------||
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&
F#maj7Q S S S S S S S S E E E Bmaj7/F#E S S S S S S S S E S S 8x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||
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
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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
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| - 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