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MELTING POT 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 B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar' Q=116 Am7 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-5-----5-5-5-| |------------|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-5-----5-5-5-| |------------|-------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S Am9S S |----------------------------|-----------------------------7-7----| |-------------5-----5------8-|-(8)-----8-x-x-8---x-8-x-x-x-8-8----| |-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-5------5-|-(5)-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-5-x-x-x-5-5----| |-5-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-5------7-|-(7)-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-7-x-x-x--------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E E e S S E e S S S S E E E S S E e E S S E S S e S S S S e S S S S |-7---7-x-7---7---x-7-7-|-7-x-7-x-7---7-x-7-7-|-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7-x-7-7-7--| |-8-x-8-x-8---8---x-8-8-|-8-x-8-x-8---8-x-8-8-|-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8-x-8-8-8--| |-5-x-5-x-----5---x-5-5-|-5-x-5-x-5---5-x-5-5-|-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5-x-5-5-5--| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| E S S e S S S S e E S S E S S e S S S S e E S S E S S e S S S S e S E. |-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-|-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-|-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7-x----| |-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-|-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-|-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8-x-8--| |-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-|-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-|-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5-x-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| E S S e S S S S e S S S S |-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7-x-7-7-7-| |-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8-x-8-8-8-| |-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5-x-5-5-5-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| E S S e S S S S e E S S E S S e S S S S e E S S |-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-|-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-| |-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-|-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-| |-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-|-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E S S e S S S S e S S S S |-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7-x-7-7-7-| |-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8-x-8-8-8-| |-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5-x-5-5-5-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| E S S e S S S S e E S S E S S e S S S S e E S S |-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-|-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---7-7-| |-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-|-8-x-x-8-x-8---x-8---8-8-| |-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-|-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F5 PM E S S e S S S S S S e E E S S +Q +E S S S S S S |-7-x-x-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7---|----------------------------| |-8-x-x-8-x-8-x-8-8-8-8---|----------------------------| |-5-x-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5---|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-(3)--(3)-3-3---------| |-------------------------|-1-1-1-(1)--(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E S S S E S +E S S S S S S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
AmQ H Q Am7Q E S S S E S E S S S S E E S S S E S E S S |------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |----5-------|-8--8-8-8---8-----8-8-|-x-x---x-x-x---x-----8-8-| |-5--5-------|-5--5-5-5---5-----5-5-|-x-x---x-x-x---x-----5-5-| |-7----------|-7--7-7-7---7-----7-7-|-x-x---x-x-x---x---------| |------------|----------------------|-----7-------------------| |------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E S S E E S Am9S S S S S E E S S S E S S S E S S E E S S E e S S S S |-----------------7-7-7-|-----------7---7-----7-7-|-------7-x-7---7---7-7-7-|| |-----x-x-x---x---8-8-8-|-x-x-----x-8---8-----8-8-|-x-x-x-8-x-8---8---8-8-8-|| |-----x-x-x---x---5-5-5-|-x-x-----x-5---5-----5-5-|-x-x-x-5-x-5---5---5-5-5-|| |---7-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
Am9S S E E S S E e S S S S ||--------7-x-7---7---7-7-7-| ||o-x-x-x-8-x-8---8---8-8-8-| ||--x-x-x-5-x-5---5---5-5-5-| ||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--------------------------|
S S E e S S E E S S S S Am7S S E S S S S E S S E E |-------7-x-7---7---7-7-7--||-------------------------| |-x-x-x-8-x-8---8---8-8-8-o||-------8---8-8---8-8-8---| |-x-x-x-5-x-5---5---5-5-5--||-x-x-x-5-x-5-5---5-5-5-x-| |--------------------------||-x-x-x-7-x-7-7---7-7-7-x-| |-------------------------o||-------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------|
F5Q. S +S +E E S S E E S S E S S +S S E +S S E AmH H |------------------------|-----------------------------|------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------|------^5----| |------------------------|-----------------------------|-5----^5----| |------------------------|-----------------------------|-7----^7----| |-3----3-(3)-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-|------------| |-1----1-(1)-(1)-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-(1)-1-1-|------------|
+E E +S E. E. S +Q E Am9e S S E e S S E e E e S S E e S S E e |------------------------|---7-x-7---7---x---7-|---7-x-7---7---x---7-|| |-(5)-------8--8--8-(8)--|---8-x-8---8---x---8-|---8-x-8---8---x---8-|| |-(5)-5-(5)----5--5-(5)--|---5-x-5---5---x---5-|---5-x-5---5---x---5-|| |-(7)--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
Q C E. S S S E S S E Q E. S S S E S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----8---8----8--8--8--8---|-----8---8----8--8--8--8---| |-----9---9----9--9--9--9---|-----9---9----9--9--9--9---| |----10--10---10-10-10-10---|----10--10---10-10-10-10---| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Q GE. S S S E S S S S E E E. S S S E E S S |----7--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7--7---7-7-7-x-x-| |----8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8--8---8-8-8-x-x-| |----7--7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7--7---7-7-7-x-x-| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|
D N.C. PM--------| |-3-| |-3-| Q E. S S S S S S S E E e E. S S S E S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------------|----------------------|-------------| |----7--7---7-7-7-7-7---|---7-7--7---7-7-7-7---|-------------| |----7--7---7-7-7-7-7---|---7-7--7---7-7-7-7---|-------------| |----7--7---7-7-7-7-7---|---7-7--7---7-7-7-7---|-------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|-3-----3-5-7-| |-----------------------|----------------------|---5-3-------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~ |-3-| Q Q Q a E. S +S S E a Q E S S +H |----------------------||-------------------| |----------------------||-------------------| |-----5-7s9--7-(7)-5---||------5---5-(5)----| |-5-7----------------7-||-5h7----7----------| |----------------------||-------------------| |----------------------||-------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ |-3--| +E S S +E E Q Q Q H +E E S E. |----------------------8-|-----------------8---| |-----8s10-(10)-8-8-10---|-10----(10)-8-10-----| |-(5)--------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| +E E E. S +S S E E E +H Q E E E |-(8)-8-10b12-10-(10)-8----8----|------------------17-| |-----------------------10---10-|-(10)-------16-17----| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| +H +E E E E Q +E S S +Q. E |-(17)----(17)----17----|-20--(20)-17-----------17--| |--------------17----17-|-------------20-(20)-------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| E E +E E E Q Q Q E. S +S S E +S S +S S Q |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-17----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----19b21==(19)r-17------------|-19b21-19-(19)-17-19b21==(19)-19r(19)-17-19b21===| |----------------------17-19----|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------19-|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| +E S +S E S S +S E. Q |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-(19)-19r(19)-17----17-(17)-17-------| |-----------------19-------------19---| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| +E e E S S +S S E S E S |------17----17--------------17-------17-------17-| |---------17----20b22==(20)r----20b22----20b22----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-(19)--------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| E S S +S S E S E S E E E S S +S S E S E S +S S E |-------17--------------17-------17-------17--------17-|-----17---------17------------------17-----| |-20b22----20b22==(20)r----20b22----20b22----20b21=====|=20r----20-(20)----20-19-19-17-(17)--------| |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------19--| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| PM| E E S E S +E E E S S E Q. +E S S Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------17-------|-19b20------------19b21==19r-----| |-17---------------------17-------|-19b21-17----(17)-19b20==19r-17--| |----19-17-19-19-(19)-19----19-16-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S Q E E E +S E. |----------------------------------------------| |-19b21==19r-----19b20-xb20--------------------| |-19b20==19r-----19b21-xb21-19b21==(19)r-19b21-| |------------19--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| S +E S E. S +S E. S E. |---------------------------------------| |-------------17--------------------17--| |-19pb21r(19)-----------------------17--| |----------------19--19-(19)-19--19-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +S S E Q E Q. +H +S E. +Q +H H |----------------------|--------------------|-------------| |-(17)------------7----|-(7)----(7)-7--(7)--|-(7)----7----| |-(17)------------7----|-(7)----(7)-7--(7)--|-(7)----7----| |------19-19-----------|--------------------|-------------| |----------------------|--------------------|-------------| |----------------------|--------------------|-------------| ~~~ PM--| +H H +H +E E E E H +E E S S E H E S S +S S E |-------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-(7)----5----|-(5)----(5)-5-----|----------5-------|--------5-5-(5)------| |-(7)----5----|-(5)----(5)-5-----|----------5-5-5-5-|------x-5-5-(5)-5-5--| |-------------|--------------5-5-|-7----(7)---5-5-5-|-7----x---------5-5--| |-------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
H E S S S S E E E E E a E S S S S E FE e S S E E S S S S e |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |--------5-5-------|-------------8-8s6-----|---6---6---6---6-----6--| |--------5-5-------|-----5-7-7s9-9-9s7-5---|---5-x-5---5-x-5---x-5--| |-7----x-------5-5-|---7-----------------7-|---7-x-7---7-x-7---x-7--| |------------------|-----------------------|-8----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E e S S E E S S S S e E Am7E +S E. +E S S +E E |-----------------------|---------5--(5)-----------| |---6---6---6---6-----6-|---5-(5)-5--(5)-5-5-(5)-5-| |---5-x-5---5-x-5---x-5-|---5-(5)-5--(5)-5-5-(5)-5-| |---7-x-7---7-x-7---x-7-|---7-(7)-7--(7)-----------| |-8---------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|
TP F +E E E E H E e S S E E S S S S e |-----------------|-------------------------| |-(5)-------/8----|---6---6---6---6-----6---| |-(5)---5-7-/9----|---5-x-5---5-x-5---x-5---| |-----7-----------|---7-x-7---7-x-7---x-7---| |-----------------|-8-----------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------|
Am7 TP TP E e S S E E S S S S e H H W |-----------------------|-----------|-5----| |---6---6---6---6-----6-|-5----5----|-5----| |---5-x-5---5-x-5---x-5-|-5----5----|-5----| |---7-x-7---7-x-7---x-7-|-5----5----|-5----| |-8---------------------|-----------|------| |-----------------------|-----------|------|
e E Q H W Am7E S S E E S S E S E S |-5-----------|----------||--------------------------| |-5-----------|----------||o-------------------------| |-5-----------|----------||----0-0-------------------| |-5-----------|----------||--2-----2-2-x-x-2-0h=2----| |-------------|----------||o-0-----0-0-x-x-0-0-(0)---| |-------------|----------||--------------------------|
E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S E S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----0---------0-------0-| |-2-x-2---2-x-2-2-0h=2--2-|-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-0h=2--2-| |-0-x-0---0-x-0-0-0-(0)-0-|-0-x-0-0-0-x-0---0-(0)---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| S S E E S S e E S S S S 6x |---------------------------|| |--------------------------o|| |---------x-0---0-----x-x---|| |-2-x-2---x-2---2-----x-x---|| |-0-x-0-------0------------o|| |---------------3-3h5-------|| 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