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MELTING POT (Bassline) As recorded by Booker T. & The MG's (From the 1971 Album MELTING POT) Words and Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Al Jackson, Jr. Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Q=116 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------| |-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E |--------------|------------------|-------------------------| |--------------|------------------|-------------------------| |----7---------|----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-| E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------|----7---------| |-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-| Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---| |-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-| E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q E Q E |-------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------| |-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------| |-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5-3--4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q. E +E Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------||------2-(2)-0----| |--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------2-| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------||-3---------------| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-||-----------------| E Q Q Q E Q. E +E Q E E Q Q Q E Q. E +E Q E |--------------|------------------|--------------|------5-(5)-4----| |--------------|------/2-(2)-0----|--------------|---------------3-| |-3------------|----------------2-|---------3--4-|-5---------------| |---0--1--2--2-|-3----------------|-3-3--5-------|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E +E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |------5-(5)-4----|-------------|-----5-9-7-5-||----------------| |---------------3-|-------------|-5-7---------||o---------------| |-5---------------|-3-----3-5-7-|-------------||o----7----------| |-----------------|---5-3-------|-------------||--5-----5--3-4--| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E 6x Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|---------------||--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------o||--------------| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------o||----7---------| |-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4--||-5-----5--3-4-| Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---| |-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-| E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E |-------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------| |-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------| |-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-| Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---| |-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-| E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E |-------------------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------| |-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------| |-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-| Q Q Q E E W W Q Q Q E E |--------------|----------|----------||---------------| |--------------|----------|----------||o--------------| |----7---------|----------|----------||o----7---------| |-5-----5--3-4-|-5--------|----------||--5-----5--3-4-| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E 6x |--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------o|| |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------o|| |-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4--|| 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