Wilson Pickett - Mercy mercy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
MERCY MERCY (Bassline)
As recorded by Wilson Pickett
(From the 1966 Album THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT)
Words and Music by Don Covay & Ronald Dean Miller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=122
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H E Q E H E Q E
G|------------|--------0--2-|-3------0----||
D|------------|------3------|------3----3-||
A|------------|-1-----------|-------------||
E|------------|-------------|-------------||
[Chorus]
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------0-----|
D|------3------|------3----3-|------3------|------3----3--|
A|-1-----------|-------------|-1-----------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3------0-----||
D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|------3----3--||
A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------||
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
[1st Verse]
Q. E H Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E
G|-------------|-0----0--------|-3------1----|--------------|
D|--------0----|--------2----3-|------3----1-|-3------3-----|
A|-1----1------|---------------|-------------|------3----3--|
E|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E q Q H E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-0----0--------|------------|------------------||
D|--------0----x-|--------2------|------------|---3-3-3---3---3--||
A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1----------|------------------||
E|---------------|---------------|------------|------------------||
[Chorus]
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------0-----|
D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3----3--|
A|-1-----------|-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3------0-----||
D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|------3----3--||
A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------||
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q. E H Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E E E E
G|-------------|-0----0--------|--------0----|---------------|
D|--------0----|--------2------|------3----0-|-3------3------|
A|-1----1------|-------------0-|-1-----------|------3---3-2--|
E|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E q Q H H E E E E
G|---------------|-0----0--------|------------|---------------||
D|--------0----0-|--------2------|------------|--------3---3--||
A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1----------|---------------||
E|---------------|---------------|------------|---------------||
[Chorus]
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------------|
D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-5-----|
A|-1-----------|-----------0-|-1-----------|-----------0--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E Q. E E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3----0---------||
D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|--------3-3--3--||
A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|----------------||
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
[Bridge]
Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E H E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-----|
D|-5-----------4-|-5-----------4-|-5-------------|------3-------|
A|------3--------|------3--------|------3------3-|-1---------5--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q q Q H W
G|---------------|--------------|------------|------||
D|-5-----------4-|-5------------|------------|------||
A|------3--------|------3----2--|-1----------|------||
E|---------------|--------------|------------|------||
[Guitar Solo]
Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------0--2-|-3------------||
D|-5--(5)-----5--4-|-3--(3)-----3----|------3------|------3-5-----||
A|--------x-5------|--------x-3----3-|-1-----------|-----------0--||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E
G|---------------|-0----0--------|--------0--2-|-3------------|
D|--------0----0-|--------2------|------3------|------3-5-----|
A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1-----------|-----------0--|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q. E q Q H E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-0----0--------|------------|------------------||
D|--------0----|--------2------|------------|-------3-------3--||
A|-1----1------|-------------0-|-1----------|---3-------3------||
E|-------------|---------------|------------|------------------||
[Outro]
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------------|
D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-5-----|
A|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------0--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2--*|
D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-------*|
A|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
[Lyrics]
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Mmm, have mercy, yeah
Have mercy on me
Well, I went to see a gypsy
And had my fortune read
She said, Don
Your baby's gonna leave you
Her bag is packed up
Under the bed
I cried
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby, yeah
Have mercy, yeah
Have mercy on me
I said if you stay here, baby
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna work two jobs
Seven days a week and
Bring my money home to you
Have mercy
Have mercy, baby
Mercy, yeah, have mercy
Yeah have mercy
Have mercy on me
Well now, hey, hey, baby
Hey, hey now
What you trying to do, huh
Hey, hey, baby
Hey, hey now
Please don't say we're through
I said, if you leave me, baby
Girl, if you're putting me down
Well, I'm going to
The nearest river, child
And jump overboard and drown
Oh yeah baby, mercy, mercy,
Baby don't leave me
Lord have mercy, mercy
Lord have mercy, mercy
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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
| x - mute
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