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MISSISSIPPI QUEEN (Bassline) As recorded by Mountain (From the 1970 Album CLIMBING!) Words and Music by Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi & David Rea Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Felix Pappalardi - Bass' [Intro] Q=140 4/4 Gtr I W H E E E E Q +Q H H E E E E G|----------|--------------|---------------|--------------| D|----------|------------5-|---------------|------------5-| A|----------|--------------|-7--(7)\-------|--------------| E|----------|--------5-7---|---------------|--------5-7---| Q +Q H W E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|---------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| D|---------------|----------|---------------|-----9---7--9s0--| A|-7--(7)\-------|----------|---------------|-------7---------| E|---------------|----------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|---7-------------| [1st - 3rd Verses] Segno $ E E E E Q Q E E E E H E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|---------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------| D|---------------|-----7---5----||o---------------|-----------------| A|---------------|-------7------||o-5h7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7-0--| E|-3s5-5-5-5-----|---5----------||----------------|---0-------------| E E E E Q Q E E a E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| D|---------------|-----5h6----------|---------------|----------------| A|-5h7-7-7-7-----|---------5-7----5-|-5h7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7-0-| E|---------------|---0--------------|---------------|---0------------| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| D|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----7-0-5--7-0--| A|-5h7-7-7-7-----|---------7--0-5-|---------------|-----------------| E|---------------|---0-3-0--------|-3s5-5-5-5-----|---5-------------| E E E E H E E a E E H E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| D|--------------|-----------7----|---------------|----------------| A|--------------|-----3h4--------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7p0-| E|-3s5-5-5-5----|---5-----5------|---------------|---0------------| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E G|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----9p0-7--9-0--| A|-5-7-7-7-7\-----|---------7--7-7-|---------------|---9-------------| E|----------------|---0-3-0--------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|-----------------| 1. To Coda ~ E E E E Q Q E E E E H H H H E E E E G|---------------|--------------|-----------|---------------| D|---------------|-----7-0-5----|-----------|------------5--| A|---------------|--------------|-7---------|---------------| E|-3-5-5-5-5-----|---5----------|-----------|--------5-7----| 2. Q +Q H W H E E E E Q +Q H G|---------------|-----------||--------------|---------------| D|---------------|----------o||------------5-|---------------| A|-7--(7)\-------|----------o||--------------|-7--(7)\-------| E|---------------|-----------||--------5-7---|---------------| [Outro] D.S. al Coda Coda & W H E E E E Q +Q H 4x G|----------||---------------|----------------|| D|----------||o------------5-|---------------o|| A|----------||o--------------|-7--(7)\-------o|| E|----------||---------5-7---|----------------|| [Lyrics] Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way Lived a Cajun lady, we called her Mississippi Queen You know she was a dancer She moved better on wine While the rest of them dudes was a-gettin' their kicks Buddy, beg your pardon, I was getting mine Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything This lady she asked me if I would be her man You know that I told her I'd do what I can To keep her looking pretty Buy her dresses that shine While the rest of them dudes was a-makin' their bread Buddy, beg your pardon, I was losing mine You know she was a dancer She moved better on wine While the rest of them dudes was gettin' their kicks Brother, beg your pardon, now I'm getting mine Ohhhh, Mississippi Queen ************************************ 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 | h - hammer-on | p - pull-off | s - legato slide | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") | ~ - vibrato ************************************