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MR. PITIFUL (Bassline) As recorded by Otis Redding (From the 1965 Album THE GREAT OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL BALLADS) Words and Music by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=132 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E +Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E |-------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------------|--------------------|------------------| |-----------3-|-(3)--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------| |-------------|----------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q +E. S E E E E e E Q H Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|-------------||-------------------| |------------------|-------------||o------------------| |-3--(3)-----------|-3-----------||o-3--(3)-----------| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|-------------||---------5-3-5-3-5-| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|-5--(5)-----3---3-| |-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------|--------5-5---5---| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-|------------------| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-5--(5)-----3---3-|------------------|------------------| |--------5-5---5---|-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------| |------------------|--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3--(3)-----1---1-|-3--(3)-----1---1-|------------------| |--------3-3---3---|--------3-3---3---|-3--(3)-----------| |------------------|------------------|--------5-3-5-3-5-| 1. To Coda Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E e E Q H |-------------------|------------------|--------------|| |-5--(5)-----3---3--|------------------|-------------o|| |--------5-5---5----|-3--(3)-----------|-3-----------o|| |-------------------|--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------------|| Interlude 2. Q +E. S E E E E e E Q H Q +E. S E E E E |------------------|-------------||------------------| |------------------|-------------||------------------| |-3--(3)-----------|-3-----------||-3--(3)-----------| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|-------------||--------5-3-5-3-5-| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +Q E S S S S E |------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|------------------|---------------------|| |-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)--3-3-2---2-0-|| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-|---------------------|| Bridge Q E E E E E E Q. E E S S S S E Q +E. S Q. E |----------------|--------------------|-----------------| |-5------5-5-----|-5--------5---------|-----------------| |------5-------5-|--------5---0---0-2-|-3--(3)----------| |----------------|--------------------|--------5-3----5-| Q. E E S S S S E Q E E E E E E Q. E E. S +E E |--------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-5------5-5-----|------5------------| |-3------3-3-2---2-0-|------5-------5-|-----------------2-| |--------------------|----------------|-3------3--3-(3)---| D.S. al Coda & Q +E. S Q. E e E Q H Q +E. S E E E E |-----------------|-------------||------------------| |-----------------|-------------||------------------| |-3--(3)----------|-3-----------||-3--(3)-----------| |--------5-3----5-|-------------||--------5-3-5-3-5-| Outro e E Q H Q +E. S E E E E |-------------||-------------------| |-------------||o------------------| |-3-----------||o-3--(3)-----------| |-------------||---------5-3-5-3-5-| Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E Q +E. S E E E E 4x |------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------o|| |-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------|-3--(3)-----------o|| |--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5-|--------5-3-5-3-5--|| 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