Labelle - Lady marmalade
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LADY MARMALADE (VOULEZ-VOUS COUCHER AVEC MOI CE SOIR?) (Bassline)
As recorded by Labelle
(From the 1974 Album NIGHTBIRDS)
Words and Music by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'George Porter Jr. - Bass'
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E
|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|
|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|
|---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3---|
|-3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|-------------|
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E W
|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|------||
|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|------||
|---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|------||
|-3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|------||
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E
||--------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|
||o-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|
||o---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3---|
||--3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|-------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E +E E E E H Q E E
|---------------|-------------||-------3-(3)-------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------||-----3-------3-5---|--------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----||---5-------------3-|---------3----|
|---------------|-------------||-3-----------------|--------------|
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E W
|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|------|
|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|------|
|---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|------|
|-3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|------|
Chorus
E E Q Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------||-------3-(3)--------|
|-------------5-|-(5)---3--------|---------------||-----3-------3-5----|
|-3-------------|---------5----3-|-1----3-1--5---||---5-------------3--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------||-3------------------|
Bridge
H Q E E E E E E +E E E E W Q. E Q. E
|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|-----------||----------------|
|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|----------o||-5----3---------|
|---------3---|---5-------------3-|----------o||--------5----3--|
|-------------|-3-----------------|-----------||----------------|
Q. E Q E E H.. E Q. E H
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1----3-1--5---|-6---------6-|-6----6-6----|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
H.. E Q. E H H.. E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5---------5-|-5----5-5----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-6---------6-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
3rd Verse
Q. E H H E Q E E E E e Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------------||-------3-(3)--------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------||-----3-------3-5----|
|-6----6-6----|-5----5-5--5-|-5-5-5-x----13\--||---5-------------3--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------||-3------------------|
H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E Q. E Q. E
|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|----------------|
|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3---|-3----3-3----3--|
|-------------|-3-----------------|-------------|----------------|
<
Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-(3)--------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3-5----|
|-5----5-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5-------------3--|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------------|
H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E Q. E Q. E
|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|----------------|
|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3---|-3----3-3----3--|
|-------------|-3-----------------|-------------|----------------|
<
Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5----5-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E
|-------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|--------------|
|-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|--------------|
|---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3----|
|-3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|--------------|
E E E E +E E E E W E Q. Q. E +Q. E Q. E
|-------3-(3)-------|----------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----3-------3-5---|----------|-------------5-|-(5)---3---------|
|---5-------------3-|----------|-3-------------|---------5----3--|
|-3-----------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Q. E Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------||-------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)--------|
|---------------||-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5----|
|-1----3-1--5---||---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3--|
|---------------||-3-----------------|-------------|-3------------------|
H Q E E E E E E +E E E E W E Q. H
|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|----------|-------------|
|---------3---|---5-------------3-|----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-3-----------------|----------|-------------|
Breakdown
W W Q Q Q E E
|----------|----------||---------------|
|----------|----------||o--------------|
|----------|----------||o------------3-|
|----------|----------||--3------------|
W Q Q Q E E W 4x
|----------|--------------|-------||
|----------|--------------|------o||
|----------|------------3-|------o||
|----------|-3------------|-------||
Outro
E E E E +E E E E H Q E E E E E E +E E E E H Q E E
||--------3-(3)-------|-------------|-------3-(3)-------|--------------||
||o-----3-------3-5---|-------------|-----3-------3-5---|-------------o||
||o---5-------------3-|---------3---|---5-------------3-|---------3---o||
||--3-----------------|-------------|-3-----------------|--------------||
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
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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
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Joe
You wanna give it a go? "
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
He stayed in her boudoir
While she freshened up
That boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets
Where he started to freak
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Hey, hey, hey
Seeing her skin, feeling silky smooth
Color of cafe au lait
Made the savage beast inside
Roaring until it cried, "More, more, more!"
Now he's at home doing 9 to 5
Living his brave life of lies
But when he turns off to sleep
All memories keep more, more, more
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir?
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here