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DON'T FIGHT IT (Bassline) As recorded by Wilson Pickett (From the 1965 Album IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR) Words and Music by Wilson Pickett & Steve Cropper Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [Intro] Q=119 Gtr I H. +E E +W Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------| D|---------------|------------|-7------------7-|-(7)-------------| A|-7-------(7)-7-|-(7)--------|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9-7-9---| E|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| D|----------------|----------------|-7------------7-|-(7)-------------|| A|-7------------7-|-(7)-------7-7--|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9-7-9---|| E|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9------|----------------|-----------------|| [1st & 2nd Verses] Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D||o----------------|---------------7-|-(7)---7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---| A||o-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|---------9---9---|-------7-9-----7-| E||-------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7--| D|----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7----| A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|-------7-9---9---|-------7-9--------| E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|------------------| +Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)-7-5---5-7-5---|----------------|-----------------| D|-------7-9---9---|---------7-------7-|-7----7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---| A|-----------------|-------------------|--------9---9---|-------7-9-------| E|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|----------------|---------------7-|-7----7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---| A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|--------9---9---|-------7-9-------| E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| D|----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)---------7---o|| A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|-------7-9---9---|-------7-9-7-----o|| E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|------------------|| [Bridge] Q. E S S S S E E +Q. E E E q q H. H q q G|----------------------|-----------------|------------|-------------|| D|-8------------------8-|-(8)---8---------|-8----------|------8--8---|| A|------8-8-10-8-10-8---|---------8-8-10--|------------|-------------|| E|----------------------|-----------------|------------|-------------|| [3rd Verse] Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)----------9--|------------------|----------------9-| A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11-9----|-9--------------9-|-(9)--------9-9---| E|------------------|-----------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)--------9------|------------------|----------------9-| A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11---11-9-|-9--------------9-|-(9)--------9-9---| E|------------------|-------------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-------| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G|------------------|-------------------|-9------7-9-7-9-|-(9)-----7---7---| D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)-------------9-|------9---------|-------9---9---9-| A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11-9-11---|----------------|-----------------| E|------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| D|-9--------------9-|-9---------9------|------------------|-------------------|| A|------9-11-9-11---|------9-11---11-9-|-9--------------9-|-(9)-------------9-|| E|------------------|------------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-9-11---|| [Outro] E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E G|-------------------|--------------------|------------------| D|-9-9--------9----9-|-(9)-9-9------9-----|------------------| A|-------9-11---11---|---------9-11---11--|-9--------------9-| E|-------------------|--------------------|------9-11-9-11---| +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q G|-------------------|------------------|------------------*| D|-----------------9-|-9---------9----9-|-(9)--------9-----*| A|-(9)---------------|------9-11---11---|-------9-11---11--*| E|-------9-11-9-11---|------------------|------------------*| ************************************ 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 ************************************