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RESPECT YOURSELF (Bassline) As recorded by The Staple Singers (From the 1972 Album BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF) Words and Music by Luther Ingram & Mack Rice Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Hood - Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I H +E E E E +Q. E E E Q H +E E E E +Q. E E E Q |-11----(11)-9-9-7-|-(7)-----7-7----|-11----(11)-9-9-7-|-(7)-----7-7-----|| |------------------|-------9-----9--|------------------|-------9-----9\--|| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|| 1st Verse E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|-------------2-| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|-------------2-| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q. |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----|| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|---------------|| Chorus E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q Q |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2--2--| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------2-5-| |-3-| E Q Q E E S S E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-4--4--4-4-2---|---------------|-4-4--4--4-4-2---|-----------------| |---------------4-|---------------|---------------4-|-----------------| |-----------------|-2-2--2--0-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2--2--2-0-2---| E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2----0-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------2---| E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2----0-|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------2---|| Interlude E Q E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-2-2---------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-2----2-2--| |----------2----|----------2----|----------2----|---------------| E Q Q Q E E E E E +E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E +E E E E |--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-2-2--2-------|-2-2-2-----------4-|-7-7--7-----7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-5-5-| |---------0--2-|-------0-(0)-4-5---|---------7----|-------------------| E Q Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-4-4--4----2-3-|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|-------------------|-----------------| |---------4-----|-----------------4-|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| H +E E E E +Q. E E E Q H +E E E E +Q. E E E Q |-11----(11)-9-9-7-|-(7)-----7-7----|-11----(11)-9-9-7-|-(7)-----7-7-----|| |------------------|-------9-----9--|------------------|-------9-----9\--|| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|-------------2-| E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q. Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|-------------2-| E E +Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|----------2----| E E +Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E +Q. Q E E E Q E Q E |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|| |-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2-------0-|-2-2-(2)------0-|-2-2-2--2-5----|| |-----------2----|----------2----|-----------2----|-------------2-|| Out-Chorus E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2----0-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------2---| E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q Q E E Q. E E E +E E S S E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-4----2-3-4-|-(4)-2-4-2-----------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2--2--|----------------|-----------4---------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------2-2-0-1-| E E Q E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E +Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q |----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----4--4-2-3-4-|-4-2-4-2-----------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------4-----0-1-|-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--| |-2-2------------|-----------2-2-----|-----------------|------------------| E E +Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q |-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-2-2-(2)---2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2----0-|-2-2-2----2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2--| |-----------------|--------------2---|----------------|------------------| E E Q. E E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q 5x ||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||o-2-2-2----2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-2----0-|-2-2-2----2-4-5-|-(5)-4-5-4-5-4-2---o|| ||-----------------|--------------2---|----------------|--------------------|| 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