Al Green – Lets Stay Together (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Al Green (From the 1972 Album LET'S STAY TOGETHER) Words and Music by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leroy Hodges - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E E Q    H    E E Q    H    E E Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|--------5----|--------5----|--------5----|--------5------||
|-5----7---7--|-5----7---7--|-5----7---7--|-5----5--------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------5-||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||

 1st Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------5-6-|------------0---|
|-3----5-7-----|-3------5-------|------5-7------|-8----7---3---2-|
|--------------|------3---------|-5-------------|--------5-------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------0--3--|--------0------|---------------|--------------|
|-1----3-------|-1----3-----1--|-4----4-4----4-|-4------4-----|
|--------------|----------1----|---------------|------6----6--|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3--------|---------------|------------3-5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-3--5-6-7-------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|------------7-6-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--5-7-||
|---------------|----------5-----|---------------|---------------||

 2nd Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E. S E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------------|----------------|
|------5-7-----|------5-7-------|-----------------|------------3-5-|
|-8------------|-8--------------|-5----5-5--5---3-|-5----5---7-----|
|--------------|----------------|-------------5---|--------5-------|

  E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   S S   Q.   E Q  Q
|-3------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------3--|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---1--3-5-----|-1----3-5---1-3-|-4----4-4----4-4-|-4------4-----|
|--------------|----------1-----|-----------------|------6----6--|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   H    E E E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3-2----|---------------|----------3-5-|
|---------------|-------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|-------------|---------------|--------------|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-3--5-6-7-------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|------------7-6-|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5-------||
|---------------|----------5-----|-------------|----------0-1-2-||

 Chorus
  E Q  E E Q  S S   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E S S E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------5-5--5---|-5-5----5-5----|-7-7----7-7----|-7-7----7-7---7-6---|
|------5--------5-|------5------5-|------7------7-|------7-----7-------|
|-3-3-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|

  E Q  E Q.   E   E E +E. S Q  Q    E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5----5------|-5-5-(5)---5--5--|-8-8----7-7----|----------------|
|------5------5-|---------5-------|---------------|-5-5----3-------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------0-1-3-|

  E E +E. S E Q  E   E Q.   Q  Q    E E +E. S E Q.     E E +E. S E E E E
|------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------5-5----|-5-5----5--5--|-6-6-(6)-6-6-6----|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5---5-|
|---------5------5-|--------------|------------------|---------------5---|
|-3-3-(3)----------|--------------|------------------|-------------------|

  E E +Q   E Q.     E Q.   E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-6-6-(6)--6-6----|-6-6----6-6--6-|-8----8-7----7-|--------------||
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-5----5-3--5--||
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||

 3rd Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
|-----------5--|----------5-5-7-|-----------5--|----------------|
|-3----5-7-----|-3----5-7-------|------7-7-----|--------7-----5-|
|--------------|----------------|-5------------|-5----5---7-8---|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|

  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E. S Q    Q.   E E. S Q
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-8------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------5--8--|--------5-7---3-|-4----4-4--4----|-4------4--x----|
|------8-------|-6----8-----6---|-------------6--|------6------6--|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------5-|-3----3--------|---------------|------------3-5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-7-----|
|-5----5-3------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

  E Q.   E Q  E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------||
|-7-7----5-5--5-|-3--5-6-7-------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|----------0-7-6-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-----||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------1--||

 Out-Chorus
  E Q  E E Q  S S   E E +E. S Q  E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|--------5-5--5---|-----------5------|
|------5--------5-|---------5--------|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-(3)------3-4-|

  E Q  E E E +E  S S   E E +E  S S E Q  E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------7-7-(7)-5---|-7-7-(7)-5---7-7--6--|
|------7-----------7-|-----------7---------|
|-5-5----------------|---------------------|

  E E +E  S S E E +E  S S   E E +E  S S Q  Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-5---5-5-(5)-5---|---------5---5-----|
|-----------5-----------5-|-----------5-------|
|-------------------------|-3-3-(3)--------3--|

  E Q.   E E E. S   E E +E. S S S E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-5-5----7-7-7--7-|-5-5-(5)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------3---------|
|-----------------|---------3---3-0-1-2-|

  E E +E. S S S S E +E  S   E E +E. S S S S E +E  S   E E +E. S E Q  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---5-(5)---|-------------5---5-(5)---|-7-7-(7)---7-7----|
|-----------5---5-------5-|-----------5---5-------5-|---------7------7-|
|-3-3-(3)-3---------------|-3-3-(3)-3---------------|------------------|

  E Q.   E. S E. S   E E +Q   E Q  E   E Q.   Q  Q
|------------------|-----------------|--------------*|
|-7-7----7--7------|-5-5-(5)-------7-|-5-5----------*|
|-------------7--7-|----------5-5----|--------5--5--*|
|------------------|-----------------|--------------*|
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