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HARD TO HANDLE (Bassline) As recorded by Otis Redding (From the 1968 Album THE IMMORTAL OTIS REDDING) Words and Music by Otis Redding, Alvertis Isbell & Allen Jones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=98 4/4 Gtr I H E S S S E S +H E S S S E S |------------------|--------------------| |----------------3-|-(3)------3---------| |------------5-6---|------------4-6-4---| |--------6-6-------|------------------6-| +H E S S S E S +H E S S S E S |--------------------|----------------------|| |------------------3-|-(3)------3-----------|| |--------------5-6---|------------4-6-4-----|| |-(6)------6-6-------|----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E S S S E. E E E E E S S S S E E E ||------------3--------|-----------3---------| ||o---------3----------|---------3---3-------| ||o-1---1------------0-|-1---1-------------0-| ||--------------1--3---|---------------1-3---| E E E S S S E. E E E E E S S S S E E E |-----------3--------|-----------3----------| |---------3----------|---------3---3--------| |-1---1------------0-|-1---1-------------0--| |-------------1--3---|---------------1-3----| E E E S S S E. E E E E E S S S S E E E |-----------3--------|-----------3---------| |---------3----------|---------3---3-------| |-1---1------------0-|-1---1-------------0-| |-------------1--3---|---------------1-3---| E E E S S S E. E E E E E S S S S E E E |-----------3--------|-----------3---------| |---------3----------|---------3---3-------| |-1---1------------0-|-1---1-------------1-| |-------------1--3---|---------------1-3---| To Coda E E E S S S E S E E E E E S S S E S E E e E Q H W |---------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------| |-3---3-----3---------|-3---3-----3---------|-3-----------|-------| |---------3---0-0-1-3-|---------3---0-0-1-3-|-------------|-------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------| 1. Q Q Q Q E S S +S S E +E E E E |-------------|--------------------------|| |-------------|-6-6---------------------o|| |-6--6--8--8--|-----6-(6)-6-------------o|| |-------------|-------------6-(6)---1-3--|| 2. E S S +S S E +Q. E E S S +S S E +Q. E |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-6-6-------------------|-6-6-------------------|| |-----6-(6)-6-----------|-----6-(6)-6-----------|| |-------------6-(6)-----|-------------6-(6)-----|| D.S. al Coda & E S S +S S E +Q. E E S S +S S E +E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------|| |-6-6-------------------|-6-6----------------------|| |-----6-(6)-6-----------|-----6-(6)-6--------------|| |-------------6-(6)-----|-------------6-(6)---1-3--|| E S S +S S E +Q. E E S S +S S E +Q. E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-6-6-------------------|-6-6---------------------| |-----6-(6)-6-----------|-----6-(6)-6-------------| |-------------6-(6)-----|-------------6-(6)-------| E S S +S S E +Q. E E S S +S S E +E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-6-6-------------------|-6-6---------------------|| |-----6-(6)-6-----------|-----6-(6)-6-------------|| |-------------6-(6)-----|-------------6-(6)---1-3-|| Outro E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E |-----------3---------|-----------3---------| |---------3---3-------|---------3---3-------| |-1---1-------------0-|-1---1-------------0-| |---------------1-3---|---------------1-3---| E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E |-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------3----------*| |---------3---3-------|---------3---3-------|---------3---3--------*| |-1---1-------------0-|-1---1-------------0-|-1---1-------------0--*| |---------------1-3---|---------------1-3---|---------------1-3----*| 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