Al Green – Lets Stay Together (Guitar 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 B E) - 'Teenie Hodges - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=100 GmaddAm7 Gm7 Am7 GmaddAm7 Gm7 C7 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H H H

|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-----------||
|-3----8----|-6----8----|-3----8----|-6----5----||
|-3----5----|-3----5----|-3----5----|-3----3----||
|-5----7----|-5----7----|-5----7----|-5----5----||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------3----||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||

   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    F                                         D9
    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 E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|---------5-------|---------5--------|
||--------2-(2)-------|-------2-(2)-------|-------5---5-----|-------5---5------|
||------3-------3-----|-----3-------3-----|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7----|
||o---3-----------3---|---3-----------3-x-|---5-------------|---5-----------5--|
||--1-----------------|-1-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

  Bb                                  Bbm/Db
  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E S E. E E   E E E E S E. E E
|----------------|----------------|---------8p6------|---------8p6------|
|---------6------|---------6------|-------6----------|-------6----------|
|-------7----7---|-------7----7---|-----6--------6---|-----6--------6---|
|-----8--------8-|-----8--------8-|---8------------8-|---8------------8-|
|---8------------|---8------------|------------------|------------------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|------------------|------------------|

  Am   Gm     F    Em     D9
  H    H      H    H      Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   e E E E E
|-5----3----|-----------|-5----5-(5)--5---|-5----5---------|
|-5----3----|-1----0----|-5----5-(5)--5---|-5----5---------|
|-5----3----|-2----0----|-5----5-(5)--5---|-5----5---------|
|-7----5----|-3----2----|-7----7-(7)--7---|-7----7-------5-|
|-----------|-----------|-5----5-(5)--5---|-5----5-5-7-8---|
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|----------------|

                                            1.
                                   To Coda
  Am   Gm     F    Am     D9
  H    H      H    H      Q  e E +Q   E E    Q.   E +Q   E E
|-5----3----|-1----5----|-5--5-5-(5)--5----|-5----5-(5)--5----||
|-5----3----|-1----5----|-5--5-5-(5)--5----|-5----5-(5)--5---o||
|-5----3----|-2----5----|-5--5-5-(5)--5----|-5----5-(5)--5----||
|-7----5----|-3----7----|-7--7-7-(7)--7----|-7----7-(7)--7----||
|-----------|-----------|-5--5-5-(5)--5----|-5----5-(5)--5---o||
|-----------|-----------|------------------|------------------||

                    Chorus
  2.
                     Gmadd9
  Q.   E +Q   E E    Q  E E E Q  E
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-7----7-(7)--7---||-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|

                  Am7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-5--5---5-5--x-|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-8--8---8-8--x-|-8--8---8-8--x-|
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7--7---7-7--x-|-7--7---7-7--x-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|

  Gm7                             BbmajAm7    Dm7  C7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   H    H      H    H
|---------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6----8----|-6----5----|
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-7----5----|-5----3----|
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7----7----|-7----5----|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|-5----3----|
|---------------|---------------|-6---------|-----------|

  Gmadd9                          Abmaj7          Gmadd9
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-4--4---4-4--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                                         D.S. al Coda
  Abmaj7                          BbmajAm7    Dm7  C7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   H    H      H    H
|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-----------|-----------||
|-4--4---4-4--x-|-4--4---4-4--x-|-6----8----|-6----5----||
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7----5----|-5----3----||
|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-7----7----|-7----5----||
|---------------|---------------|-----------|-5----3----||
|---------------|---------------|-6---------|-----------||

                    Out-Chorus
  &
  D9                 Gmadd9                          Am7
  Q.   E +Q   e E    Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|---------------|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-8--8---8-8--x-|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-7----7-(7)--7---||-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-7--7---7-7--x-|
|-5----5-(5)--5---||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|

                  Gm7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-8--8---8-8--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-7--7---7-7--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|

  Gmadd9Am7     Gm7   C7      Gmadd9
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-5--5--------|-------------|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-3--3--8--8--|-6--6--5--5--|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|
|-5--5--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|
|-------------|-------3--3--|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|

  Am7                             Gm7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|-8--8---8-8--x-|-8--8---8-8--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-|-6--6---6-6--x-*|
|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-|-3--3---3-3--x-*|
|-7--7---7-7--x-|-7--7---7-7--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-|-5--5---5-5--x-*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------*|

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