The Bar-Kays - Son of shaft

SON OF SHAFT (Bassline) As recorded by The Bar-Kays (From the 1972 Album THE BEST OF) Words and Music by Homer Banks, William Brown & Allen Jones Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Alexander - Bass' [Intro] Q=120 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 W H Q. S S W W G|------------|----------|---------------|----------|------| D|------------|-5--------|---------------|----------|------| A|------------|----------|-----------4-5-|-6--------|------| E|------------|----------|---------------|----------|------| H Q. S S H Q E E q Q H W G|---------------|-------------|------------|------| D|---------------|-------------|------------|------| A|-----------5---|-------------|------------|------| E|-5-----------5-|-4-------1-2-|-3----------|------| W H Q. S S W W G|----------|---------------|----------|------| D|-5--------|---------------|----------|------| A|----------|-----------5-5-|-6--------|------| E|----------|---------------|----------|------| H Q. S S H Q E E q Q H W G|---------------|-------------|------------|------| D|---------------|-------------|------------|------| A|-----------5---|-------------|------------|------| E|-5-----------5-|-4-------1-2-|-3----------|------| W H Q. S S W W G|----------|---------------|----------|------| D|----------|---------------|----------|------| A|----------|-----------4-5-|-6--------|------| E|----------|---------------|----------|------| H Q. S S H Q E E q Q H W G|---------------|-------------|------------|------| D|---------------|-------------|------------|------| A|-----------5---|-------------|------------|------| E|-5-----------5-|-4-------1-2-|-3----------|------| E E Q Q E S S q Q H W W 5x G||------------------|------------|----------|-------|| D||o-----------------|------------|----------|------o|| A||o-------------3---|------------|----------|------o|| E||--1-3-----------1-|-3----------|----------|-------|| E E E. S S S E Q E E E. S e E Q E E E. S S S E Q E E E. S S S E Q G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| D|--------3-5-3-5----|--------3-5-5----|--------3-5-3-5----|--------3-5-3-5----|| A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| E|-1-3---------------|-1-3-------------|-1-3---------------|-1-3---------------|| [Verses] E E E. S S S E Q E E E. S S S E Q G|-------------------|-------------------| D|--------3-5-3-5----|--------3-5-3-5----| A|-------------------|-------------------| E|-1-3---------------|-1-3---------------| E E E. S S S E Q E E E. S S S E Q G|-------------------|---------------------| D|--------3-5-3-5----|--------3-5-3-5------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-1-3---------------|-1-3-----------------| E E E. S e E Q E E E. S S S E Q G||------------------|-------------------| D||o--------3-5-5----|--------3-5-3-5----| A||o-----------------|-------------------| E||--1-3-------------|-1-3---------------| E E E. S S S E Q E E E. S S S E Q G|-------------------|----------------------|| D|--------3-5-3-5----|--------3-5-3-5------o|| A|-------------------|---------------------o|| E|-1-3---------------|-1-3------------------|| S S E E. S +E S S +Q S S e Q H W W G||--------------------------|---------------|----------|-------|| D||o-------------------------|---------------|----------|------o|| A||o-6-6---6--6-(6)-6-6-(6)--|-5-5-5---------|----------|------o|| E||--------------------------|---------------|----------|-------|| S S e Q H W S S e Q H W G|---------------|----------|---------------|------| D|---------------|----------|---------------|------| A|-6-6-6---------|----------|-5-5-5---------|------| E|---------------|----------|---------------|------| q Q H S S e Q H G|------------|---------------| D|------------|---------------| A|-6----------|-5-5-5---------| E|------------|---------------| S S E E. S +E S S +Q S S E E. S +E S S +Q G|-------------------------|--------------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-6-6---6--6-(6)-6-6-(6)--|-6-6---6--6-(6)-6-6-(6)---| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| Wx4 G|--------|| D|--------|| A|--------|| E|--------|| [Outro] W H Q. S S W W G||-----------|---------------|----------|------| D||o-5--------|---------------|----------|------| A||o----------|-----------4-5-|-6--------|------| E||-----------|---------------|----------|------| H Q. S S H Q E E q Q H W G|---------------|-------------|------------|-------|| D|---------------|-------------|------------|------o|| A|-----------5---|-------------|------------|------o|| E|-5-----------5-|-4-------1-2-|-3----------|-------|| [Lyrics] I'm the son of a [Incomprehensible] Son of Shaft (Don't forget my daddy) Son of Shaft Son of Shaft I was born and raised And thrown in the street Had the problems of a man At the age of three My daddy was bad I've been told So my family name I must serve on I love by the clock And live by the gun If you ever met the father Assume you met the son, yeah Check now I'm the son of Shaft (Now you can believe that) Have trust on me ************************************ 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). | (n) - note tied to previous ************************************