Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Lonely Avenue (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.'s (From the 1962 Album GREEN ONIONS) Words and Music by Doc Pomus Arranged by Booker T. & The M.G.'s Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lewie Steinberg - Bass'
                 [1st Verse]
  Q=94
  12/8
  Gtr I
   W               Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|--------------||---------------------|
D|--------------||-3-------------------|
A|--------------||-----------3----5----|
E|--------------||------5--------------|

   E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.     E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3--------------------|
A|------5----3----5----|-----------3----5-----|
E|---------------------|------5---------------|

   E Q  Q.   e e e e e e   E Q  Q.   Q.   E E E   E Q  Q.   Q.   E E E
G|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------3-1-0--|
D|-3---------------------|-----------3----5-3---|------0----3-----------|
A|------5----5---------0-|-2----5-------------0-|-2---------------------|
E|-------------1-2-3-4---|----------------------|-----------------------|

   E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.     E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------2-----|
D|-3-------------------|-3--------------5----|------2----5----------|
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3---------|-3--------------------|
E|------5--------------|---------------------|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   E Q    Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|----------------3----|---------------------|
D|------0----3---------|-3-------------------|
A|-2-------------------|-----------3----5----|
E|---------------------|------5--------------|

                         [Organ Solo]
   E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.      Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------||----------------------|
D|-3-------------------||-3--------------------|
A|------5----3----3----||-----------3----5-----|
E|---------------------||------5---------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3----------------------|
A|-----------3----5----|-----------3----5----|------5----3---------0--|
E|------5--------------|------5--------------|-------------1-2-3-4----|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|----------------3----|
D|------0----3----3----|------0----3---------|
A|-2-------------------|-2-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3--------------5-----|
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3----------|
E|------5--------------|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.    Q  E
G|-----------0----2----|----------------/3--2-|
D|------2--------------|-----------3----------|
A|-3-------------------|-2----5---------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------|------------------------||
D|-3-------------------|-3-----------------5----||
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3----5-------||
E|------5--------------|------------------------||

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-3--------------5----|-3-------------------|
A|-----------3---------|-----------3----5----|
E|------5--------------|------5--------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   E E E E E E
G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3------------------------|
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3---------0----|
E|------5--------------|-------------1-2-3-4------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|----------------------|----------------3-2-0-|
D|------0----3----5-3---|------0----3----------|
A|-2--------------------|-2--------------------|
E|--------------------5-|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3--------------5--5----|
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3------------|
E|------5--------------|------------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|-----------0----2----|----------------3----|
D|------2--------------|------0----3---------|
A|-3-------------------|-2-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
G|---------------------|------------------------||
D|-3-------------------|-3-----------------5----||
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3----5-------||
E|------5--------------|------------------------||

  [Guitar Solo]
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-3-----------------5-|-3-------------------|
A|-----------3----5----|-----------3----5----|
E|------5--------------|------5--------------|

   Q.   Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3---------------------|------0----3----5-3------|
A|------5----3---------0-|-2-----------------------|
E|-------------1-2-3-4---|--------------------5----|

   E Q  Q.   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|----------------3-2-0-|---------------------|
D|------0----3----------|-3-------------------|
A|-2--------------------|-----------3----5----|
E|----------------------|------5--------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|-----------0----2-----|
D|-3-----------------5-|------2---------------|
A|-----------3----5----|-3--------------------|
E|------5--------------|----------------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------0----3----5----|-3-------------------|
A|-2-------------------|-----------3----5----|
E|---------------------|------5--------------|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|----------------------||
D|-3-----------------5-|-3--------------------||
A|-----------3----5----|------5----3----5-----||
E|------5--------------|----------------------||

  [Outro]
   E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.     E Q  Q.   Q.   Q.     E Q  Q.   E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3----------------------|
A|------5----3----5----|------5----3----5----|------5----3---------0--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------1-2-3-4----|

   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E   E Q  Q.   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|----------------------|----------------3-2-0-|----------------------*|
D|------0----3----5-3---|------0----3----------|-3--------------------*|
A|-2------------------0-|-2--------------------|-----------3----5-----*|
E|----------------------|----------------------|------5---------------*|
************************************ 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). | / - slide into out of "nowhere" *************************************