Otis Redding - Ton of joy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
TON OF JOY (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1966 Album COMPLETE & UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL)
Words and Music by Otis Redding
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=97
Gtr I
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
E|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----||
[1st Verse]
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
A||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
E||--0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5-----||
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q W
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
D|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
A|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
E|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-|-5--5--5--5--|------||
[2nd Verse]
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H 4x
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
A||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
E||--0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5-----||
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q W
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
D|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
A|---------------|---------------|-------------|------||
E|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-|-5--5--5--5--|------||
[3rd Verse]
Q. E H Q. E H 3x Q. E H Q. E Q S S E
G||--------------|--------------||-------------|------------------|
D||o-------------|-------------o||-------------|------------------|
A||o-------------|-------------o||-------------|-----------4------|
E||--0----0-5----|-0----0-5-----||-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----5-6--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q Q W
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|------||
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|------||
A|---------------|---------------|--------------|------||
E|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7-|-5--5-5-5--5--|------||
[Outro]
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H 4x
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
A||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
E||--0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5----|-0----0-5-----||
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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).
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