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CHAIN OF FOOLS As recorded by Aretha Franklin (From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL) Words and Music by Don Covay Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Joe South - Electric Guitar / 2 whole steps down' Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Jimmy Johnson - Electric Guitar / 2 whole steps down' Intro Freely Q=106 E 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ amp tremolo / 2 whole steps down: C F Bb Eb G C) S E S E S S a E a E Q +H H |---------------------0--|-(0)---------| |---------------------0--|-(0)---------| |-------0-----0h1-0h1-1--|-(1)---------| |---------0h2-0h2-0h2-2--|-(2)---------| |-----2---------------2--|-(2)---------| |-0h3-----------------0--|-(0)---------| Chorus In Time Q=112 $

^EQ Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |---------0--2----3-|-(3)-----------------| |-------------------|----------------0----| |-------------------|-------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------2------| |-0-----------------|-----------3---------|

| | Gtr II (El. Gtr. 2 whole steps down: C F Bb Eb G C) | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q E |-------0-------------|-------0------0-------| |-------0-------------|-----------3----------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-(2)-----------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--| |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--| |------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-----3-------------|-------3-------------| |------------0------|---------0-----------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------0-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| Q E E E Q E +Q Q E Q E |---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0-------|| |-------------------|-----------3----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------0-----------|----------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| 1st & 3rd Verses

^EQ Q E Q E +E Q. +Q. E ||------0------0--------|-----0-------(0)---------| ||o---------3-------3b5-|-(3)---------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------1-| ||----------------------|-------------------------| ||o---------------------|-------------------------| ||--0-------------------|-------------------------|

| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||-----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-| ||o----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-| ||-----13-----13---13---|--------13-------13---13-| ||----------------------|-------------------------| ||o---------------------|-------------------------| ||----------------------|-------------------------| Q E E E Q E +E Q. E Q E |-------------------|-----0-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |---------0--0------|-----------------------| |-2---------------2-|-(2)-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------3-----------|-------------3--3----0-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|--------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| +Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E |--------------0------|-0-----------------| |-----------3-------3-|-------------------| |---------------------|---------1---------| |---------------------|------------0-2--2-| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-----------------|-------------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------12-----12---12-|----12-----12---12-| |------12-----12---12-|----12-----12---12-| |------13-----13---13-|----13-----13---13-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| To Coda Q E E E E E E +E E Q E Q. |--------------------|--------0------0--------|| |--------------------|------------3----------o|| |---------0----------|-----1------------------|| |------------0-2-----|------------------------|| |-------2------------|-----------------------o|| |-0---3-----------0--|-(0)--------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12--|-------12-----12----12--|| |----12-----12---12--|-------12-----12----12-o|| |----13-----13---13--|-------13-----13----13--|| |--------------------|------------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------o|| |--------------------|------------------------|| Chorus

| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| +Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q E |-------0-------------|-------0------0-------|| |-------0-------------|-----------3----------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |-(2)-----------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| 2nd Verse

^EQ Q E Q E +E Q. +Q. E |-----0------0--------|-----0-------(0)---------| |---------3-------3b5-|-(3)---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------1-| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-0-------------------|-------------------------|

| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-| |----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-| |----13-----13---13---|--------13-------13---13-| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| Q E E E Q E +E Q. E Q E |-------------------|-----0------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |---------0--0------|------------------------| |-2---------------2-|-(2)--------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------3-----------|-------------3--3----0--| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12--| |----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12--| |----13-----13---13-|--------13-----13---13--| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-----3-------------|-------3-------------| |------------0------|---------0-----------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------0-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| Q E E E Q E +Q Q E Q E |---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0-------|| |-------------------|-----------3----------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------0-----------|----------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------|| Bridge

^N.C.W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------|

D.S. al Coda 2/4 4/4 W W W W H E Q E |----------|----------|----------|------|----------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|----------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|----------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|----------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|----------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|------3-3--0----|| Out-Chorus &

E E Q E Q. ^EQ Q E Q E |--------0------0-------||--------------------| |------------3----------||o---------0--2----3-| |-----1-----------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||o-------------------| |-(0)-------------------||--0-----------------|

| | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------12-----12----12-||-----12-----12---12-| |-------12-----12----12-||o----12-----12---12-| |-------13-----13----13-||-----13-----13---13-| |-----------------------||--------------------| |-----------------------||o-------------------| |-----------------------||--------------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q E |---------------------|-------0-------------|-------0------0-------| |-(3)-----------------|-------0-------------|-----------3----------| |----------------0----|---------------------|----------------------| |-------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|----------------------| |--------------2------|---------------------|----------------------| |-----------3---------|-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--| |------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--| |------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| Q Q E Q E +Q E E Q E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-----3-------------|-------3-------------| |------------0------|---------0-----------| |-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------0-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| Q E E E Q E +Q Q E Q E |---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0--------|| |-------------------|-----------3----------o|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------o|| |-------0-----------|-----------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12---|| |----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--o|| |----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13---|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------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

Aretha Franklin - Chain of fools