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KNOCK ON WOOD (Bassline) As recorded by Eddie Floyd (From the 1967 Album KNOCK ON WOOD) Words and Music by Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-(7)----------------|| |---------------5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E ||---------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| ||o-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11-| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)-----| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|--------11-(11)-9-(9)-----|| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-7--(7)---------------11--|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |-------------------------|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|-7--(7)---------------11-| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E |-------------------------|--------11-(11)-9-(9)-----| |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|-7--(7)---------------11--| |-7--(7)---------------11-|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| 1. To Coda E E H. E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------|---------------5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------7-|-(7)-----------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9--o|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| 2. E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-----------------|| |---------------5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|---9---7---5-----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Bridge D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10------9-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| & E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-----------------|| |---------------5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|---9---7---5-----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Outro Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E ||--------------------------|--------11-(11)-9-(9)----| ||o--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|-7--(7)---------------11-| ||o-7--(7)---------------11-|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| Q +E E +E E +E E Q +E E +E E +E E 3x |-------------------------|--------11-(11)-9-(9)-----|| |--------11-(11)-9-(9)----|-7--(7)---------------11-o|| |-7--(7)---------------11-|-------------------------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