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CHAIN OF FOOLS (Bassline) As recorded by Aretha Franklin (From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL) Words and Music by Don Covay Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass' Intro Freely Q=106 4/4 Gtr I W W |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| |----------|------|| Chorus In Time Q=112 $ Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-3----------3-3-|-(3)---------3-3-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3-| |------0-3-5-----|-------0-3-5-----|------0-3-5-----|--------0-3-5-----| Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|| |-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|| |------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-4-----|------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-3-----|| 1st & 3rd Verses Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E ||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| ||o-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-------1-2-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3--| ||-------0-3-------|---------0-3-3-----|------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-4------| To Coda Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------o|| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3--|-(3)-3-3-------1-2--o|| |------0-3-------|---------0-3-3-----|------0-3--------|---------0-3-3-------|| Chorus Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|| |-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----1--|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-|| |------0-3-4-----|-----------3-3----|------0-3-------|------------1-3---|| 2nd Verse Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-| |------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|------0-3-------|-------------1-3---| Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q Q E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3------1-|| |------0-3-------|------------1-3---|------0-3-------|-----------1-3---|| Bridge q Q H W W W W |------------|----------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|----------|------| |-3----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|----------|------| D.S. al Coda 2/4 4/4 W W W W H Q E E |----------|----------|----------|------|--------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|--------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|-----------1--|| |----------|----------|----------|------|--------------|| Out-Chorus & E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E |-------------------||----------------| |-------------------||----------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-||-3--------1-2-3-| |-------------0-3---||------0-3-------| +E Q Q E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |-----5--3--------|----------------|------------------| |-----------5-3-1-|----------------|------------------| |-(3)-------------|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-| |-----------------|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----| Q. E E E E E +E Q Q E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----5--3--------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-----------5-3-1-|----------------|-------------------| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-------------|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-| |------0-3-------|-----------------|------0-3-------|-------------0-3---| Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-| |------0-3-------|------------1-3---|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----| Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------*| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------*| |-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-*| |------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----*| 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