Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Never My Love (Bass Tab)
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1.0x
As recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.s
(From the 1968 Album DOIN' OUR THING)
Words and Music by Don Addrisi
Arranged by Booker T. & The M.G.s
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E Q +E. S E Q E +H E E E E Q +E. S E Q E
G|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------6-6--6--|
D|------3-5-6---|-----------------|--------3-5-6---|--------6---------|
A|------------3-|-4--(4)---4-4--4-|-(4)----------3-|-4--(4)-----------|
E|--------------|--------4--------|----------------|------------------|
[1st Verse]
+H E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|-(6)------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------3-5-6---||---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------3-||-4----4-4----4-|-3----3-3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E +Q S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E
G|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----3-6-(6)--6-6-4-|---------------|---------------|--------1-2-3--|
E|-3-6----------------|-6----6-6----6-|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3--------|
H E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------3-5-6---|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-4----------3-|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3-3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E E E E +Q S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E
G|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----3-6-(6)--6-6-4-|---------------|---------------|--------1-2-3--|
E|-3-6----------------|-6----6-6----6-|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3--------|
[Bridge]
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------------3-6-||-3----3-3----3-|---------------|-6----6--------|
A|-4------4-6-----||---------------|--------6----6-|--------6----6-|
E|------3---------||---------------|-6----6--------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H. Q H E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
D|-4----4-4-----|-4----4-4-----|-4----------|------3-5-6---|
A|--------------|--------------|------------|------------3-|
E|--------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
W W W E E E E +Q S S E
G|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|
A|-4--------|----------|----------|-----3-6-(6)--6-6-4--|
E|----------|----------|----------|-3-6-----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E H E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------||
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|------3-5-6---||
A|---------------|---------------|--------1-2-3-|-4----------3-||
E|-6----6-6----6-|-4----4-4----3-|-3----3-------|--------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. S S Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q S S E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
A|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3-3----4-1-|-2----2-2----2-|-----3-6-(6)--6-6-4-|
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-3-6----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E Q. E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------3-6-||
A|---------------|---------------|--------1-2-3-|-4----4-4-6-----||
E|-6----6-6----6-|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3-------|----------------||
[Bridge]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|-6----6--------|-4----4-4-----|
A|---------------|--------6----6-|--------6----6-|--------------|
E|---------------|-6----6--------|---------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q W W W
G|--------------|----------|----------|------|
D|--------------|-3--------|-5--------|------|
A|--------------|----------|----------|------|
E|-3----3-3-----|----------|----------|------|
[3rd Verse]
H E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
G|--------------||---------------|---------------|--------------|
D|------3-5-6---||---------------|---------------|--------------|
A|------------3-||-4----4-4----4-|-3----3-3----3-|-2----2-2-----|
E|--------------||---------------|---------------|--------------|
E E E E +Q S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E
G|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----3-6-(6)--6-6-4-|---------------|---------------|--------1-2-3--|
E|-3-6----------------|-6----6-6----6-|-4----4-4----4-|-3----3--------|
[Outro]
H E E E E Q H +E E +H E E E E 5x Q H +E E
G|--------------||-----6----(6)---|-----------------||----6----(6)---*|
D|------3-5-6---||o---------------|--------3-5-6---o||---------------*|
A|-4----------3-||o-4-----------4-|-(4)----------3-o||-4-----------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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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