Booker T. & the M.G.'s – La La Means I Love You (Bass Tab)
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LA-LA (MEANS I LOVE YOU) (Bassline)
As recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
(From the 1968 Album SOUL LIMBO)
Music by Thom Bell & William Hart
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=102
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E S S E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|--------------4-||
A|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|-2------x-x-2---||
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
[Verse 1]
|-3-|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
G|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-2----2-2-----|-2-------2-2-|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-------------|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2----2-|
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------||-3--|
Q. E Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
D|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-(2)-2-2-|---------------|----------------||
A|--------------|----------------|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2-2-2-0-||
E|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q S S E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-------------2-|-(2)---2--------|
E|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-5--5-5-4-|-2----2-2------|---------4----4-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|---------------||
A|-4----4--------|------2-(2)----|---------------|-2----2-2--2---||
E|--------4----4-|-2-------------|---------------|---------------||
[Verse 2]
|-3-|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2-2-2-|--------------|--------------1-|
A|--------------|--------------|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2-2-4---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3-|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
D|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2-2-2-|--------------|----------------||
A|--------------|--------------|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2-2-1-0-||
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|------------------|-------------2-|-(2)---2---------|
E|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-(5)-5-4-3-|-2----2-2------|---------4----4--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +H Q. E H Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2----|-2----2-2----2--||
A|-4----4--------|------2-(2)----|-------------|----------------||
E|--------4----4-|-2-------------|-------------|----------------||
[Bridge]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E Q E S S S S E
G|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2----|-2-1-----------------|
D|-4----4-4----4-|-4----4-4----4-|-------------|-----4----4-2--------|
A|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------4-2-0--|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E Q E S S S S E
G|--------------|---------------|-------------|-2-1-----------------||
D|--------------|---------------|-------------|-----4----4-2--------||
A|--------------|---------------|--------0----|--------------4-2-0--||
E|-4----4-4-----|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5------|---------------------||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|------------------|-------------2-|-(2)---2---------|
E|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-|-2----2-2------|---------4----4--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +H Q. E E Q E E Q E Q. E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2-2--2-|----------------||
A|-4----4--------|------2-(2)----|---------------|-2-2--2-2----2--||
E|--------4----4-|-2-------------|---------------|----------------||
[Outro]
E Q E +Q. E Q. Q Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E +H
G|----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-2-2--2-(2)---2-|--------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|-2----2--2--3-|-4----4--------|------2-(2)----|
E|----------------|--------------|--------4----4-|-2-------------|
Q. E Q. E E Q E +Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q Q Q E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-2----2-2----2-|----------------|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|
A|---------------|-2-2--2-(2)---2-|---------------|-2-2--2--2--3--|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +H Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|
A|-4----4--------|------2-(2)----|---------------|
E|--------4----4-|-2-------------|---------------|
E Q Q S S E E Q. Q S S E E E Q Q S S E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
D|---------------1-|-2----2--2-2-----|---------------1-*|
A|-2-2--2--2-2-4---|-------------4-3-|-2-2--2--2-2-4---*|
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).
| +() - note tied to previous
| |-3-| - triplet
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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