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MOTHER POPCORN (Bassline) As recorded by James Brown (From the 1969 Album IT'S A MOTHER) Words and Music by James Brown & Alfred Ellis Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Charles Sherrell - Bass' Verse Q=117 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E +E Q E E E E S S S S E E E |----------||--------7-(7)----7-|----------------------| |----------||o---7---------7----|----------------------| |----------||o-5----------------|-5-----------------3--| |----------||-------------------|---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5----| E E E E +E Q E E E S S E E S S +S S E 4x |-------7-(7)----7-|--------------------------|| |---7---------7----|-----4-4-4-5-5-6-(6)-6-7-o|| |-5----------------|-5-5---------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------------|| Bridge E E E E +E Q E E E E S S S S E E E Q E E +E Q E |-------7-(7)----7-|---------------------||-------5-(5)----5-| |---7---------7----|---------------------||o------------5----| |-5----------------|-5-----------------2-||o-3---------------| |------------------|---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---||------------------| 1. E E +S E S +E E +S E. Q E E +E Q E E E +S E S +E. S +S S E |--------------------------|------5-(5)----5-|-----------------------------|| |-3-3-(3)------------------|------------5----|-3-3-(3)--------------------o|| |---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-2--|-3---------------|---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-1-2--o|| |--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|| Verse 2. Q E E +E Q E E E +S E S +E. S +S S E E E E E +E Q E |------5-(5)----5-|---------------------------||--------7-(7)----7-| |------------5----|-3-3-(3)-------------------||o---7---------7----| |-3---------------|---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-2-3-||o-5----------------| |-----------------|---------------------------||-------------------| E E E S S S S E E E E E E E +E Q E E E S S E E S S +S S E 4x |---------------------|-------7-(7)----7-|--------------------------|| |---------------------|---7---------7----|-----4-4-4-5-5-6-(6)-6-7-o|| |-5-----------------3-|-5----------------|-5-5---------------------o|| |---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---|------------------|--------------------------|| Saxophone Solo E E E E +E Q E E E E S S S S E E E ||--------7-(7)----7-|---------------------| ||o---7---------7----|---------------------| ||o-5----------------|-5-----------------3-| ||-------------------|---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---| E E E E +E Q E E E S S E E S S +S S E 4x |-------7-(7)----7-|--------------------------|| |---7---------7----|-----4-4-4-5-5-6-(6)-6-7-o|| |-5----------------|-5-5---------------------o|| |------------------|--------------------------|| Verse E E E E +E Q E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E +E Q E ||--------7-(7)----7-|---------------------|-------7-(7)----7--| ||o---7---------7----|---------------------|---7---------7-----| ||o-5----------------|-5-----------------3-|-5-----------------| ||-------------------|---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---|-------------------| E E S S E E S S +S S E 4x E E E E +E Q E E E E S S S S E E E |--------------------------||-------7-(7)----7-|---------------------|| |-----4-4-4-5-5-6-(6)-6-7-o||---7---------7----|---------------------|| |-5-5---------------------o||-5----------------|-5-----------------2-|| |--------------------------||------------------|---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---|| Bridge Q E E +E Q E E E +S E S +E E +S E. ||-------5-(5)----5-|--------------------------| ||o------------5----|-3-3-(3)------------------| ||o-3---------------|---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-2--| ||------------------|--------------------------| 1. Q E E +E Q E E E +S E S +E. S +S S E |------5-(5)----5-|------------------------------|| |------------5----|-3-3-(3)---------------------o|| |-3---------------|---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-1-2---o|| |-----------------|------------------------------|| Outro 2. Q E E +E Q E E E +S E S +E. S +S S E E E E E +E Q E |------5-(5)----5-|---------------------------||--------7-(7)----7-| |------------5----|-3-3-(3)-------------------||o---7---------7----| |-3---------------|---------0-0-(0)-1-(1)-2-3-||o-5----------------| |-----------------|---------------------------||-------------------| E E E S S S S E E E E E E E +E Q E E E S S E E S S +S S E 5x |---------------------|-------7-(7)----7-|--------------------------|| |---------------------|---7---------7----|-----4-4-4-5-5-6-(6)-6-7-o|| |-5-----------------3-|-5----------------|-5-5---------------------o|| |---0-2-2-2-3-3-4-5---|------------------|--------------------------|| 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