James Brown - Papas got a brand new bag
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PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG PART ONE (Bassline)
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1965 Album PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG)
Words and Music by James Brown
Transcribed by Tone Jones
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernard Odum - Electric Bass '
Intro Verse 1,2,4,5th
Moderately Q=128
$
4/4
Gtr I Gtr I
H. Q +W Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|------------|------------||----------------|---------------|
|------------|------------||o---------------|------9--------|
|------------|------------||o-7----7------6-|-7---------6---|
|---------7--|-(7)--------||---------7------|--------7------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|------9--------|
|------9--------|------9----6---|-7-----------6-|
|-7-----------6-|-7------7----7-|--------7------|
|--------7------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------9---------|---------------|---------------|
|-7--------------|------9--------|------9----6---|
|--------7-8---6-|-7-----------6-|-7------7----7-|
|------------6---|--------7------|---------------|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q Q H W Q H E E
|------11---------|------------|----------|--------------||
|-9-------9-----6-|-7----------|----------|-------------o||
|-------------7---|------------|----------|-----------6-o||
|-----------6-----|------------|----------|----7----7----||
Verse 3
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
||----------------|-------------|
||o---------------|------9------|
||o-7----7------6-|-7---------6-|
||---------7------|--------7----|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|------9--------|
|------9--------|------9----6---|-7-----------6-|
|-7-----------6-|-7------7----7-|--------7------|
|--------7------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------9---------|---------------|---------------|
|-7--------------|------9--------|------9----6---|
|--------7-8---6-|-7-----------6-|-7------7----7-|
|------------6---|--------7------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E Q Q H W Q H E E
|------11---------|------------|----------|--------------||
|-9-------9-----6-|-7----------|----------|-------------o||
|-------------7---|------------|----------|-----------6-o||
|-----------6-----|------------|----------|----7----7----||
Outro
&
Q Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------||o------9---------|
|-------------6---||o-7----------6---|
|----7--(7)-7---7-||---------7-7---7-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|------9---------|------9---------|------9---------o||
|-7----------6---|-7----------6---|-7----------6---o||
|--------7-7---7-|--------7-7---7-|--------7-7---7--||
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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