Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Rinky Dink (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.'s (From the 1962 Album GREEN ONIONS) Music by David Clowney & Paul Winley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lewie Steinberg - Bass'
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  W          Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
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|----------|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|---------------|
|----------|-3--3---------|--------------|-3--3----------|
|----------|-------5-5-5--|--------------|-------5-5-5---|

  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    q  Q  H      W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------||
|-3--3--5-5-5--|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|------------|------||
|--------------|-3--3---------|--------------|-3----------|------||
|--------------|-------5-5-5--|--------------|------------|------||

    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
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||o-3--3---------|--------------|-3--3---------|---------------|
||--------5-5-5--|--------------|-------5-5-5--|---------------|

  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    q  Q  H      W     3x
|--------------|--------------|------------|-------||
|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|------------|------o||
|-3--3---------|--------------|-3----------|------o||
|-------5-5-5--|--------------|------------|-------||

  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3--3-------2-|-3--3-----3-2-|--------------|---------------|
|-------3--3---|-------3------|-3--3-------2-|-3--3----3-6-3-|
|--------------|--------------|-------3--3---|-------3-------|

  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-3--3-------2-|-3--3--------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----||
|-------3--3---|-------3--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------||
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------||

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|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|---------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|
|-3--3-3--------|--------------|-3--3-3--------|--------------|
|--------5-5-5--|--------------|--------5-5-5--|--------------|

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|-------5-5-5--|--------------|------------|------||

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|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|------------|------o||
|-3--3---------|--------------|-3----------|------o||
|-------5-5-5--|--------------|------------|-------||

  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3--3-------2-|-3--3-----3-2-|--------------|---------------|
|-------3--3---|-------3------|-3--3-------2-|-3--3----3-6-3-|
|--------------|--------------|-------3--3---|-------3-------|

  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-3--3-------2-|-3--3--------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----||
|-------3--3---|-------3--3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------||
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------||

  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--|--------------|
|-3--3---------|--------------|-3--3---------|
|-------5-5-5--|--------------|-------5-5-5--|

  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
|-3--3--5-5-5--|--------------|-3--3--5-5-5--*|
|--------------|-3--3---------|--------------*|
|--------------|-------5-5-5--|--------------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths