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Tuning: E A D G B E
IT WAS YOU (Bassline) As recorded by Aretha Franklin (From the 1967 Album RARE & UNRELEASED RECORDINGS FROM THE GOLDEN REIGN OF THE QUEEN OF SOUL) Words and Music by James Brown Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass' [Intro] Q=79 12/8 Gtr I |3| |3| W E S E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E S E E E E E E G|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|| D|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|| A|------------------0-|-1----1--0---------1-|-3----3--3-------------0---|| E|----------1-1-1-3---|-----------3----3----|-----------3-1-1-1-1-3-----|| [1st Verse] |3| Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E S Q. E E E G|-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-1----(1)--0-----------1-|-3----(3)-----------------| E|-------------3----(3)----|-----------0-0-1----1---1-| Q. +Q E Q. +E E E G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-1----(1)--0----------1-2---| E|-------------3----(3)-------| Q. +Q E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. +E E E G|------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|--------------------------| A|-3----(3)-------------0-|-1----(1)--0----------1-2-| E|-----------0-1----1-3---|-------------3----(3)-----| |3| Q. +Q E S Q. E E E G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-3----(3)---------------0---| E|-----------0-0-1----1-3-----| [2nd Verse] Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E G|---------------------|------------------------||----------------------| D|---------------------|------------------------||----------------------| A|-1----1--1-3----3--3-|-1----1-0-------------0-||-1----1--0--------1-2-| E|---------------------|----------3-1-1-1-1-3---||-----------3----3-----| |3| |3| Q. Q E S Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E S E E E E E E G|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------| A|-3----3---------------0-|-1----1--0--------1-2-|-3----3----------------0--| E|---------0-0-1----1-3---|-----------3----3-----|---------0-0-1-1-1-1-3----| Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E G|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| A|-1----1--0--------1-2-|-3----3-------------0-|-1----1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------3----3-----|---------0-1--1-1-3---|------------------------| [3rd Verse] |3| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E S Q. E E E G|-------------------------||----------------------|--------------------------| D|-------------------------||----------------------|--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-0-------------0-||-1----1--0--------1-2-|-3----3---------------0---| E|-----------3-1-1-1-1-3---||-----------3----3-----|---------0-0-1----1-3-----| Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E G|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|--------0-1-3-----------|----------------------| A|-1----1--0--------1-2-|-3----3---------------0-|-1----1--0--------1-2-| E|-----------3----3-----|--------------1-1-1-3---|-----------3----3-----| Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|| D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------3-----------|| A|-3----3-------------0-|-1----1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------0-|| E|---------0-1----1-3---|------------------------|---------------1-2-3-3---|| [Interlude] Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E G|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A|-1----1--0---------1-|-3----3-------------0-|-1----1--0--------1-2-| E|-----------3----3----|---------0-1--1-1-3---|-----------3----3-----| |3| |3| Q. Q E S Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E S Q E E E E G|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| A|-3----3---------------0-|-1----1--0--------0-1-|-3----3---------------0--| E|---------0-0-1--1-1-3---|-----------3--3-3-----|---------0-0-1--1-1-3----| [4th Verse] |3| Q. E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E S E E E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E G|-----------------------|---------------------------||------------------------| D|-----------------------|---------------3-----------||------------------0-----| A|-1----1-1-1-3--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------0-||-1----1--0----0-1---1---| E|-----------------------|-----------------1-1-1-3---||-----------3------------| |3| Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E E E S E E E E G|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| D|--------0-1-3-----------|----3------------------|--------0-1-3-1-0-----------| A|-3----3---------------0-|-1----1-0----------0-1-|-3----3-----------3-----0---| E|--------------1-2-3-3---|----------4-3----3-----|----3---------------1-3-----| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E G|------3----------------|-----------------------|----------------------| D|----3---0-3-5----------|-----------------------|----------------------| A|-1-------------5---0-1-|-3----3--------------0-|-1----1--1-3--3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------3-----|---------0-1-1-2-3-3---|----------------------| [Outro] E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E G|-------------------------||---------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------------||---------------------|---------1-3----------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------0-||-1----1--0---------1-|-3----3-------3-----0-| E|-------------1-1-1-1-3---||----3------3--1-3----|----3-----------1-3---| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E G|---------------------|------------------------| D|---------------------|--------0-1-3-----------| A|-1----1--0---------1-|-3----3---------------0-| E|----3------3--1-3----|----3---------1-1-1-3---| Q. Q E Q E E E E Q. Q E Q E E E E G|----------------------|----------------------*| D|----------------------|----------------------*| A|-1----1--0--------1-2-|-3----3-------------0-*| E|-----------3--1-3-----|---------0-1--1-1-3---*| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | |3| - triplet *************************************