Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Chinese Checkers (Bass Tab)
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1.0x
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'
[Intro]
Q=114
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q q Q H Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------------|------5-(5)--3---|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3----------|-3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|
[1st Verse]
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------||----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--||------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------||-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------||----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--4--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E
G|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)------|
D|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q q Q H
G|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------||
D|-----------------|------------------|------5-(5)--3--|------------||
A|------5-(5)------|------3-(3)-x-1-2-|-3--------------|-3----------||
E|-3-----------3-2-|-1----------------|----------------|------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--4--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)------|----------------|----------------|
D|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5---|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|
A|----------------|---------------5-|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q q Q H
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|------5-(5)--3--|------------||
A|------5-(5)------|------3-(3)--1-2-|-3--------------|-3----------||
E|-3-----------3-2-|-1---------------|----------------|------------||
[Keyboard Solo]
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--4--|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E
G|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)------|
D|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5-3-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
D|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----||o------5-(5)--3--|
A|-3-----------5--|-3-----------5--||o-3--------------|
E|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q 4x
G|----------------|-----------------||
D|------5-(5)--3--|------5-(5)--3--o||
A|-3--------------|-3--------------o||
E|----------------|-----------------||************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; 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
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