Aretha Franklin – Respect (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1967 Album I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVE YOU)
Words and Music by Otis Redding
Transcribed by Slowhand
C F G F#m
x x 10 9 8 8 x x 3 2 1 1 x x 5 4 3 3 x x 4 2 2 2
B
x x 9 8 7 7
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Cornell Dupree - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Cornell Dupree - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'King Curtis - Sax'
Intro
Q=116
C F
4/4
Gtr II
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
Gtr I
Q S S S S +E +Q. Q S S S S +E +Q.
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----8-8---10b11-(10)-(10)----|----1-1---3b4-(3)-(3)----|
|----9-9----------------------|----2-2------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|C F
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
Q S S S S +E +Q. Q S S S S +E +Q.
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|----8-8---10b11-(10)-(10)----|----1-1---3b4-(3)-(3)----||
|----9-9----------------------|----2-2------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||1st - 4th Verses
$
G F G F
Gtr II
Q Q Q Q Q q Q q q q Q Q q q Q Q
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x x x / x / x / / / x x / / x x
Gtr I
a q a q Q Q a q a q Q Q a q a q Q Q a q a q Q Q
||----3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--|---3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--|
||o---3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--|---3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--|
||--3h4--3h4--x--x--|-1h2--1h2--x--x--|-3h4--3h4--x--x--|-1h2--1h2--x--x--|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Chorus
G F C N.C. F N.C.
q q Q Q q q Q Q W W
| | | | | | | |
/ / x x / / x x
a q a q Q Q a q a q Q Q Q Q S S S S E E E Q E +E Q E |---3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--||-------------------|---1-------------| |---3----3--x--x--|---1----1--x--x--||----5--------------|---1--3-(3)-4----| |-3h4--3h4--x--x--|-1h2--1h2--x--x--||----5--------------|---2--3-(3)-5----| |-----------------|-----------------||----5--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-3---------3---3---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-------3-5---5---0-|-1---------------| 1.,2. 3. To Coda C N.C. F N.C. F N.C. Q Q S S S S E E E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E |--------------------|---1--------------||---1-------------|| |----5---------------|---1--3-(3)-4----o||---1--3-(3)-4----|| |----5---------------|---2--3-(3)-5-----||---2--3-(3)-5----|| |----5---------------|------------------||-----------------|| |-3---------3---3----|-----------------o||-----------------|| |-------3-5---5---0--|-1----------------||-1---------------||
Bridge / Sax Solo
F#m
Gtr II
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
Gtr III (Sax. arr. for Gtr.)
|--3--|
E S S E E +E e E E E E S S H. |--------------------14---------|---------------------| |------10-12-14-(14)------14-12-|----10-12------------| |---11--------------------------|-11-------11---------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------|
B
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
|--3--| |--3---| |-3-|
Q E E E +E E E +E S S E E E +E a E a E a S E. +E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------12-(12)-14-12-|---9-7-(7)-----------------------| |---------11-(11)-13---------------|-----------6h8-6h8---------------| |------13--------------------------|-------------------9h10-9----(9)-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#m
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
E S S E E E a E E S S S S E +H Q |--------------------------------|----------------------| |------10-12-14-14-10h12---10-12-|-10-12----------------| |---11---------------------------|-------11-(11)--------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------|
G
Q q Q q
| | | |
x / x /
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S |---14-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |------14-13-14-13-----------------------------| |------------------14-15-14-12-11--------------| |---------------------------------12-13-12-11--| |----------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q q Q q
| | | |
x / x /
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E a E E E +S S S S +Q |-----------------------------------------|| |---------10h12-14-15-(15)-12-------------|| |---13-14---------------------14-13-(13)--|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------||
Interlude
F C
Gtr II
E E E E Q Q q Q H
| | | | | |
x / x x x /
Gtr I Gtr III E Q E +E Q E E E E S S +E E Q |---1---------------||-----------------------------| |---1---3-(3)-4-----||-----------------------------| |---2---3-(3)-5-----||-----------------------------| |-------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------||-13-13-13-13-15-(15)-15-13---| |-1-----------------||-----------------------------|
F
q Q H
|
/
E E E S S +E E Q |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-13-13-13-13-15-(15)-15-13--| |----------------------------|
C F
q Q H q Q H
| |
/ /
E E E S S +E E Q E E E. S +E E Q |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------15----18-(18)--------|---18-----18-(18)--------|| |-15-17----17---------20-18--|------20----------20-18--||
Out-Chorus
C F
Gtr II
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
Gtr I
Q Q S S S S E E E Q E +E Q E
||--------------------|---1---------------|
||o----5--------------|---1---3-(3)-4-----|
||-----5--------------|---2---3-(3)-5-----|
||-----5--------------|-------------------|
||o-3-------0-3-0-3---|-------------------|
||--------3---------0-|-1-----------------|C F
Q q Q q Q q Q q
| | | | | | | |
x / x / x / x /
Q Q S S S S E E E Q E +E Q E 3x |-------------------|---1-----------------|| |----5--------------|---1---3-(3)-4------o|| |----5--------------|---2---3-(3)-5-------|| |----5--------------|---------------------|| |-3-------0-3-0-3---|--------------------o|| |-------3---------0-|-1-------------------||
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