Otis Redding - Tennessee waltz
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Tuning: E A D G
TENNESSEE WALTZ (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1966 Album COMPLETE & UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL)
Words and Music by Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=69
3/8 12/8
Gtr I
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|-------|-----------------------|----------------------||
D|-------|-7----------7----------|-5----5---------------||
A|-----5-|---5------5---5------5-|-----------5--------4-||
E|-5-7---|------5-7--------5-7---|----------------5-7---||
[Verse 1]
H. H. H. Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------5----(5)-----|-----------------------5-6-|
A|-5-------5-------|-5----------------7-6-|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)-----|
E|-----------------|----------------------|----------5----------------|
Q. +E E E Q. E E E
G|-------------------------|
D|-7----(7)---5-7----------|
A|----------7------------4-|
E|-------------------5-7---|
Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +E E E
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------4-5----(5)-5---|
A|-5----(5)---4-5----(5)---4-|-5----5-7--------------7-|
E|----------5------------5---|-------------------------|
H. Q. Q. E W +Q E
G|-------------------|-------------------||
D|---------7----7----|---4--------(4)----||
A|-5-----------------|-------------------||
E|-------------------|-------------------||
[Chorus]
H. H. Q. E E E Q. +E E E
G|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5----5---------------------|
A|-5---------------|--------7-6-5----(5)---6----|
E|-----------------|---------------------5------|
Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------4-5-|-7-------5-7----7-5---|---------------------------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----5-----|------7-------------7-|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)---7-|
E|----------5--------------|----------------------|----------5------------5---|
Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
D|----------4-5----(5)-5---|-----------7----7----|-5----5---------------||
A|-5----5-7--------------7-|-5----5--------------|-----------5--------4-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------5-7---||
[Interlude]
H. Q. Q. Q. Q. E H E
G|-------------------|--------------------||
D|---------7----7----|-5----5------4------||
A|-5-----------------|--------------------||
E|-------------------|--------------------||
[Chorus]
H. H. Q. E E E Q. +E E E
G|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5----5---------------------|
A|-5---------------|--------7-6-5----(5)---6----|
E|-----------------|---------------------5------|
Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. Q +S S Q. E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------4-5-|-7-----------5-7----------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----5-----|------7--(7)------------4-|
E|----------5--------------|--------------------5-7---|
Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)---7---|
E|----------5------------5-----|
Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|----------4-5----(5)--5-|-----------7----7----|-----------5----5-----|
A|-5----5-7---------------|-5----5--------------|-5----5-----------7-6-|
E|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-----------7----7----|-5----5---------------||
A|-5----5--------------|-----------5--------5-||
E|---------------------|----------------5-7---||
[Outro]
Q. E E E E Q E E E E H. E H
G|-----------------------|---7--------------*|
D|------------7----------|-7----------------*|
A|-5--------5---5------5-|------------------*|
E|------5-7--------5-7---|------------------*|
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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).
| +() - note tied to previous
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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