THE LETTER As recorded by The Box Tops (From the 1967 Album THE LETTER/NEON RAINBOW) Words and Music by Wayne Carson Thompson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gary Talley - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Chilton - Acoustic Guitar' Intro 1st Verse Q=136 N.C. Am F 4/4 Gtr I Gtrs I, II W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------||-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-1-1-x-1-1-1-x-1--| |----------|-----------------||-1-1-x-1-1-1-x-1-|-1-1-x-1-1-1-x-1--| |----------|-----------------||-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2--| |----------|---------2-0-----||-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3--| |----------|-------2-----3-2-||-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|------------------| |----------|---0-4-----------||-----------------|------------------| G D Am F

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2nd - 4th Verses $ E Am Am F

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G D Am F

Chorus To Coda E Am C G

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F C G C G

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1. 2. D.S. al Coda

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Outro & E Am C# G#

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F# C# G# C# G#

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F# C# G#

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C# G# F# C# G#

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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

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