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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 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
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 |-1-----------|------------|--------|| |-2-----------|------------|--------|| |-3-----------|------------|--------|| |-4-----------|------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|--------||
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-| |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
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---------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
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-| |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
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---------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
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-------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-----------------||
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--------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------||
&
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 --------------- 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