Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Soul Limbo (Guitar Tab)
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SOUL-LIMBO
As recorded by Booker T. & The MG's
(From the 1968 Album SOUL LIMBO)
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Al Jackson Jr.
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Booker T. Jones - Piano arr. for Gtr.'
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S +E E S E a S +E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-| |-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------| |----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------| E. S +E E E. S E E E. S +E E S E a S +E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-| |-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------| |----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------| C F G F E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------5-----------|-------------------| |-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--| |-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--| |----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--| C F G F C E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q q Q H Wx3 |-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------|| |-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------|| |-------5-----------|-------------------|-5----------|--------|| |-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--|-5----------|--------|| |-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|-3----------|--------|| |----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|------------|--------|| N.C. C F E. S +E E E. S E E E. S +E E S E a S +E E 10x E S S Q E S S Q ||----------------------|---------------------------||--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------------o||--------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------------||-------5------------| ||----------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0--||-5-x-x-5--------3---| ||o-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------o||-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3---| ||-----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3-------------------------||----------1-x-x-1---| G F C F G F E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------5-----------|-------------------*| |-------5--------3--|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--*| |-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--*| |-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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