Tuning: E A D G

I'D RATHER GO BLIND (Bassline) As recorded by Etta James (From the 1968 Album TELL MAMA) Words and Music by Bill Foster & Ellington Jordan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Hood - Bass' [Intro] Q=84 12/8 Gtr I Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7-------| A|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9--7--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [1st Verse] Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------||-7----(7)----7---------|-9----(9)----9--7----7-| A|-----------7----9-7--9-||-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------9------9----| E|-----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-9----(9)----9--7------|-7----(7)----7---------|-7----(7)----7---------| A|-----------9------9--7-|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------7----9-7--9-| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|| D|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7-------|-7----(7)----7---------|| A|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9-7-9-|-----------7----9-7--9-|| E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|| [Chorus] Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7------| A|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9--7-| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------|-7----(7)----7---------|-9----(9)----9--7----7-| A|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------9------9----| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [2nd Verse] Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| D|-9----(9)----9--7-------|-7----(7)----7---------||-7----(7)----7---------| A|-----------9------9-7-9-|-----------7----9-7--9-||-----------7----9-7--9-| E|------------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7------|-7----(7)----7---------| A|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9--7-|-----------7----9-7--9-| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7-------| A|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9-7-9-| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Out-Chorus] Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------||------------------------|-----------------------| D|-7----(7)----7---------||-7----(7)----7--------7-|-9----(9)----9--7----7-| A|-----------7----9-7--9-||-----------7----9-7-9---|-----------9------9----| E|-----------------------||------------------------|-----------------------| Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-9----(9)----9--7-------|-7----(7)----7---------|-7----(7)----7--------7-| A|-----------9------9-7-9-|-----------7----9-7--9-|-----------7----9-7-9---| E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q. +Q E Q E Q E G|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------*| D|-9----(9)----9--7----7-|-9----(9)----9--7-------|-7----(7)----7---------*| A|-----------9------9----|-----------9------9-7-9-|-----------7----9-7--9-*| E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------*| ************************************ 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 ***********************************

Etta James - Id rather go blind