The O'Jays - Brandy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
BRANDY (Bassline)
As recorded by The O'Jays
(From the 1978 Album SO FULL OF LOVE)
Words and Music by Joseph B. Jefferson & Charles B. Simmons
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ron Baker - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|
H H Q. E +Q. S S H H H Q S E.
G|-10----9----|---------------------|-----------|------5-------|
D|------------|-12----10-(10)-----7-|-8----7----|-5---------8\-|
A|------------|-----------------8---|-----------|--------------|
E|------------|---------------------|-----------|--------------|
H H Q E E +Q. S S H H E E E E E E E E
G|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-3----2----|------------------|-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------|-5--5-3-(3)-----0-|-1----0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------|--------------1---|-----------|-----------------|
[1st Verse]
E E E E q Q W W W W
G|---------------||----------|----------|----------|------|
D|---------------||----------|----------|----------|------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-----||----------|----------|----------|------|
E|---------------||----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|----------|----------|----------|------||
E|----------|----------|----------|------||
[Pre-Chorus]
q Q q Q q Q e E Q q Q q Q q Q E e E E
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-3----|-3-----3-----|-3-------3-----||
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------6---||
[Chorus]
Q Q q q H E E E S S Q. S S Q E E E E E E H
G|-------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|-------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-------------|----------------|------2-5-3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3------|
E|-5-----7--5--|-3----5-5---0-5-|-3---------------|---------5----|
q q H Q E E Q. S S E E E E E E E E H H
G|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
D|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
A|------------|-------------2-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------||
E|-6--5--3----|-5----0-3--------|-----------------|-----------||
[2nd Verse]e
H H Q. E +H W E. S +E E +E E +Q
G|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------------------|
D|-3----2----|-0-------------|----------|-----------------------|
A|-----------|------3-(3)----|----------|----------------3-(3)--|
E|-----------|---------------|-3--------|-5--5-(5)-3-(3)--------|
H H E. S E E +Q E E H H W
G|-----------|-------------------|-----------|------||
D|-3----2----|-0--2-3------------|-----------|------||
A|-----------|--------3-(3)--0---|-1----0----|------||
E|-----------|-----------------1-|-----------|-3----||
[Pre-Chorus]
q Q q Q q Q e E Q q Q q Q q Q E e E E
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3-3----|-3-----3-----|-3-------3-----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------6---|
[Chorus]
Q Q q q H Q. S S Q. S S Q E E E E E E H
G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-------------|---------------|------2-5-3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3------|
E|-5-----7--5--|-3----5----0-5-|-3---------------|---------5----|
q q H Q. S S Q. S S Q E E E E E E
G|------------|-------------------|-----------------||
D|------------|-------------------|-----------------||
A|------------|---------------2-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--||
E|-6--5--3----|-5----0-5-3--------|-----------------||
[Interlude]
2/4
H q q H Q. S S Q. S S E E E E E E E E
G|------------|---------------|------------------|----------|
D|------------|---------------|------------------|----------|
A|------------|---------------|------2-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3----|
E|-5----6--5--|-3----5----0-5-|-3----------------|-------6--|
[Out-Chorus]
4/4 2/4
H q q H Q. S S Q. S S E E E E E E E E 5x
G||-------------|---------------|------------------|----------||
D||o------------|---------------|------------------|---------o||
A||o------------|---------------|------2-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---o||
E||--5----6--5--|-3----5----0-5-|-3----------------|-------6--||
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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
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
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