The Bar-Kays - Soul finger
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SOUL FINGER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Bar-Kays
(From the 1967 Album SOUL FINGER)
Music by James Alexander, Ronnie Caldwell. Ben Cauley, Carl Cunningham, Roy Cunningham, Phalon Jones &
Jimmy King
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Alexander - Bass'
Q=116(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
W S E S E E E E q E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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|---------7-9---7-9-|---------7-9---7-9-|
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E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
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|------------6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7---||-------------7-----|-------------7-----|
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E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E q Q H
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e E E S S +S S E E E e E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S E E E E
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E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------7-9---7-9-|---------7-9---7-9-|-----------------*|
|-7---7-------------|-7---7-------------|-----------------*|
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
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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