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TIGHTEN UP (Bassline) 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) - 'Bass' Q=128 4/4 Gtr I Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o|| ||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o|| ||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E 8x ||-----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----------------------|------------------4---o|| ||o--------1-(1)-1-6-4-6-|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o|| ||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|| $ E E Q H Wx2 H Q E E Q E S S +S S E E E |-------------|------------|-----------8-|----------------8-6-8-| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------8-(8)-8-------| |-------------|------------|-------------|-9--9-9---------------| |-2-----------|------------|-------------|----------------------| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |-------------------------11----|----------------8-6-8-| |-11--11-11-13-(13)-11-13----13-|--------8-(8)-8-------| |-------------------------------|-9--9-9---------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| Q E S S +S S E E E |-------------------------11-----|| |-11--11-11-13-(13)-11-13----13--|| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------1---1-|------------------4---|----------------1---1--| |--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4----| |-2--2-2---------------|----------------------|-2--2-2----------------| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |------------------4---|----------------1---1-||------------------4----| |-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4---||-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--| |----------------------|-2--2-2---------------||-----------------------| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------1---1-|------------------4---|----------------1---1--| |--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4----| |-2--2-2---------------|----------------------|-2--2-2----------------| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------4---|----------------1---1-|------------------4----| |-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--| |----------------------|-2--2-2---------------|-----------------------| To Coda E E Q H W |-------------|-------|| |-------------|-------|| |-------------|-------|| |-2-----------|-------|| Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E 11x ||-----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o|| ||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o|| ||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|| D.S. al Coda Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------1---1-|------------------4----|| |--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--|| |-2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|| & Q E S S +S S E E E Q E S S +S S E E E 8x ||-----------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o|| ||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o|| ||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|| 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