Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Aw Mercy (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.'s (From the 1965 Album SOUL DRESSING) Music by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lewie Steinberg - Bass'

                  [Verses, Organ & Guitar Solos]
  Q=121
  4/4
   Gtr I
   H    E E E E     Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|--------------||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------||o------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|----------0-2-||o-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2--|
E|--------3-----||-------------3-----|------------3-----|------------3------|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)-------|------------------|
A|-3----3-(3)-3-----|------------3-----|--------------0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------3-----|------------3-----|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   H    E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
D|--------------0-4-|-5----5-(5)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)-------|--------------|
A|-3----3-(3)-3-----|------------3-----|--------------0-2-|-3--------0-2-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------3-----|--------3-----|

                    [Outro]
   q  Q  +H      6x Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|---------------||------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------o||------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3------------o||-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|
E|----3--(3)-----||------------3-----|------------3-----|------------3-----|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
D|--------------0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-|-3----3-(3)-------|------------------*|
A|-3----3-(3)-3-----|------------3-----|--------------0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-2-*|
E|------------------|------------------|------------3-----|------------3-----*|

************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; 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 ************************************