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I'M TORE DOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Freddie King (From the 1961 Album FREDDY KING SINGS) Words and Music by Sonny Thompson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Willis - Bass' Intro Q=134(8=s8) 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-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|| |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----5-5-3-3-----|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|| |-------------7-7-|-------------5-5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|| |-5-5-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus 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-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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Solo 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-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-----5-5-3-3-----|-----5-5-3-3-----|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------| |-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------|| |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----5-5-3-3-----|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--|| |-------------7-7-|-------------5-5-|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------|| |-5-5-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|------------------|| Out-Chorus & 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-----|-----7-7-5-5-----||-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-||-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------||-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| 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-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|------------------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-----5-5-3-3-----|-----5-5-3-3------| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-------------5-5-|-------------5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3--------------| 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 Q H |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|------------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-----7-7-5-5-----|------------| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-------------7-7-|------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-3----------| E E E E E E E E Q E E +H +W |-----------------|---------------|--------*| |-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-------------|--------*| |-5-5-------------|----6-5-(5)----|-(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

Freddie King - Im tore down