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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 --------------- 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