Aretha Franklin – Chain Of Fools (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL)
Words and Music by Don Covay
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass'
Intro
Freely Q=106
4/4
Gtr I
W W
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
Chorus
In Time Q=112
$
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-3----------3-3-|-(3)---------3-3-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3-|
|------0-3-5-----|-------0-3-5-----|------0-3-5-----|--------0-3-5-----|
Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-||
|------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-4-----|------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-3-----||
1st & 3rd Verses
Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
||o-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-------1-2-|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3--------3-3--|
||-------0-3-------|---------0-3-3-----|------0-3-4-----|--------0-3-4------|
To Coda
Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------o||
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3--|-(3)-3-3-------1-2--o||
|------0-3-------|---------0-3-3-----|------0-3--------|---------0-3-3-------||
Chorus
Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------||
|-3----------3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----1--|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-||
|------0-3-4-----|-----------3-3----|------0-3-------|------------1-3---||
2nd Verse
Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-|
|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|------0-3-------|-------------1-3---|
Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q Q E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3------1-||
|------0-3-------|------------1-3---|------0-3-------|-----------1-3---||
Bridge
q Q H W W W W
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-3----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
D.S. al Coda
2/4 4/4
W W W W H Q E E
|----------|----------|----------|------|--------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|--------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|-----------1--||
|----------|----------|----------|------|--------------||
Out-Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|-------------------||----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-||-3--------1-2-3-|
|-------------0-3---||------0-3-------|
+E Q Q E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|-----5--3--------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------5-3-1-|----------------|------------------|
|-(3)-------------|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|
|-----------------|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|
Q. E E E E E +E Q Q E E E Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----5--3--------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------5-3-1-|----------------|-------------------|
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-------------|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-----1-|
|------0-3-------|-----------------|------0-3-------|-------------0-3---|
Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-----1-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|
|------0-3-------|------------1-3---|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|
Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------*|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------*|
|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-|-3--------1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------1-2-*|
|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----|------0-3-------|--------0-3-3-----*|Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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