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TIME IS TIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Booker T. & The MG's (From the 1969 Album UP TIGHT) Words and Music by Al Jackson, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn & Booker T. 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E Q. E H Q Q |----------------|---------------------||----------------|------------| |----------------|---------------------||o-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-----| |-3--3---3-----3-|-(3)-----3-(3)-------||o---------------|---------5--| |------5---5-3---|-----5-3-------5-3-5-||----------------|------------| 1. 2. D.S. al Coda Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q Q Q Q |----------------|----------------||----------------|-------------|| |-5----5-----2---|-5----5----3-4-o||-5----5-----2---|-5--3--2-----|| |--------2-5---5-|--------5------o||--------2-5---5-|----------5--|| |----------------|----------------||----------------|-------------|| & Q E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|---------------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------------|----------------| |-3--3---3-----3-|-(3)-----3-(3)-------|-3--3---3-----3-| |------5---5-3---|-----5-3-------5-3-5-|------5---5-3---| +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------| |-(3)-----3-(3)-------|-3--3---3-----3-| |-----5-3-------5-3-5-|------5---5-3---| +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||o----------------| |-(3)-----3-(3)-------||o-3--3---3-----3-| |-----5-3-------5-3-5-||-------5---5-3---| +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|----------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------|---------------------o|| |-(3)-----3-(3)-------|-3--3---3-----3-|-(3)-----3-(3)-------o|| |-----5-3-------5-3-5-|------5---5-3---|-----5-3-------5-3-5--|| 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