Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman
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WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Percy Sledge
(From the 1966 Album WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN)
Words and Music by Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Albert "Junior" Lowe - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=98
12/8
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----|
|-4----4----3----3----|-1----1--------------|-----------1---------|
|---------------------|-----------4----4----|-2----4--------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------||o---------------------|----------------------|
|-4----4-1-0--------1-3-||o-4----4----3----3----|-1----1---------------|
|------------4----4-----||----------------------|-----------4----4-----|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------1----|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------1---------|-4----4--1--------1-3-|-4----4----3----3-----|
|-2----4--------------|-----------4----4-----|----------------------|
1.
Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|-1----1--------------|----------------1----|-4----4---------1------o||
|-----------4----4----|-3-2--2----4---------|-----------4------4-----||
Bridge
2.
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
|----------------------||---------------------|----------------6-------|
|----------------------||---------------------|------3----6------6-5---|
|-4----4---------------||------1----4----1----|-4----------------------|
|-----------4----4-4-3-||-2-------------------|------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------3----6----3----|----------------------|------3----6----3-----|
|-4-------------------|------3----6----3-6-3-|-4--------------------|
|---------------------|-4--------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E Q.
|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------4-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------||
|-4----4--3-1------4-5-|-6------4-5-6----6-----|------------------------||
|----------------6-----|------6----------------|------------------------||
3rd & 4th Verses
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|----------------1-----|
||o-4----4----3----3----|-1----1--------------|-----------1----------|
||----------------------|-----------4----4----|-2----4---------------|
Q. Q E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-4----4--1--------1-3-|-4----4----3----3----|-1----1---------------|
|-----------4----4-----|---------------------|-----------4----4-----|
1. 2.
E Q Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E Q Q. Q. Q. E Q
|---------------------|----------------------||-----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||-----------------------||
|----------------1----|-4----4---------1----o||-4----4---------1------||
|-3-2--2----4---------|-----------4------4---||-----------4------4----||
Outro
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-4----4----3----3----|-1----1--------------|
|---------------------|-----------4----4----|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------*|
|----------------1----|-----------------------*|
|-----------1---------|-4----4-1-0--------1-3-*|
|-2----4--------------|------------4----4-----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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