Joe Cocker – Feeling Alright (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Joe Cocker (From the 1969 Album WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS) Words and Music by Dave Mason Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass'
 [Intro]       [1st Verse]
 Q=92
 4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx4           Wx11          H    Q  S  E.
G|------------||-------------|---------------||
D|------------||-------------|---------------||
A|------------||-------------|-----------10\-||
E|------------||-------------|---------------||

 [Chorus]
   E. S E. S S E S E E   E. S E. S S E S S S S S   E. S E. S S E S E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|-3---------3-------------|----------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-----3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-----3--|
E|----5-3--5-----5-3---|-------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3----|

   E. S S S S S +E  E S S S S   E. S E. S S E S S S E   E. S E. S E S S S S S S
G|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--------3-3-(3)-----------|-----------------------|-3---------3-------------|
A|----5-3-5---------0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-------3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|
E|----------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3-3---|-------------------------|

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

 [2nd & 3rd Verses]
 Segno $
   Q  +S  S S S +S  E S E E   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S S S
G|----------5-----------3-5-|----------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------5-----|----------3---------3-3-(3)-------|
A|-3--(3)-----3-(3)-3-------|--------3---------3---------0-1-0-|
E|--------------------------|-1--(1)-----1-(1)-----------------|

   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E
G|----------5---------3-3-(3)-3-5--|
D|--------5---------5--------------|
A|-3--(3)-----3-(3)----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   E E +S  S S S +S  S E +S  S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------3---------------------|
A|---------3-----------0-(0)-0-1-0-|
E|-1-1-(1)-----1-(1)-1-------------|

   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S +S  E S +S  S S S
G|----------5-5-(5)-------------3-5-|----------------------------------|
D|--------5---------5---------5-----|----------3-3-(3)-----------------|
A|-3--(3)-------------3-3-(3)-------|--------3---------0-1-(1)-0-2-0---|
E|----------------------------------|-1--(1)---------------------------|

   Q  +S  S S S +S  S E +S  S E
G|----------5-5-(5)-3-------3-5-|
D|--------5-----------5-(5)-----|
A|-3--(3)-----------------------|
E|------------------------------|

   E E +S  S S S +S  E S +S  S E   Q  +S  S S S +S  E S E E
G|-------------------------------|----------5-----------3-5-|
D|---------------------1-(1)-1-3-|--------5-----------5-----|
A|---------0-1-2-(2)-3-----------|-3--(3)-----3-(3)-3-------|
E|-1-1-(1)-----------------------|--------------------------|

   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E
G|----------------------------------|----------5---------3-3-(3)-3-5-|
D|----------3---------3-3-(3)-------|--------5---------5-------------|
A|--------3---------3---------0-1-0-|-3--(3)-----3-(3)---------------|
E|-1--(1)-----1-(1)-----------------|--------------------------------|

   E E +S  S S S +S  S E +S  S S S
G|-----------------------------------||
D|-----------3-----------------------||
A|---------3-----------0-(0)-0-1-0---||
E|-1-1-(1)-----1-(1)-1---------------||

[Chorus]
   E. S E. S S E S E E   E. S E. S S E S S S S S   E. S E. S S E S E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|-3---------3-------------|----------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-----3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-----3--|
E|----5-3--5-----5-3---|-------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3----|

   E. S S S S S +E  E S S S S   E. S E. S S E S S S E   E. S E. S E S S S S S S
G|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--------3-3-(3)-----------|-----------------------|-3---------3-------------|
A|----5-3-5---------0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-------3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|
E|----------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3-3---|-------------------------|

                                                    [Piano Solo]
                                           To Coda
   S E S E. S S E S E E   E. S E. S S S S S S S E      Q  +S  S S S +S  E S E E
G|----------------------|--------------------------||-----------5-----------3-5-|
D|----------------------|-3---------3--------------||o--------5-----------5-----|
A|-3-3--------3-3-----3-|----5-3--5---0-0-0-1-0-2--||o-3--(3)-----3-(3)-3-------|
E|-----5-3--5-----5-3---|--------------------------||---------------------------|

   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E
G|----------------------------------|----------5---------3-3-(3)-3-5-|
D|----------3---------3-3-(3)-------|--------5---------5-------------|
A|--------3---------3---------0-1-0-|-3--(3)-----3-(3)---------------|
E|-1--(1)-----1-(1)-----------------|--------------------------------|

   E E +S  S S S +S  S E +S  S S S    3x
G|------------------------------------||
D|-----------3-----------------------o||
A|---------3-----------0-(0)-0-1-0---o||
E|-1-1-(1)-----1-(1)-1----------------||

 [Bridge]
      Dal Segno al Coda
   Wx3          W
G|------------|-------||
D|------------|-------||
A|------------|-------||
E|------------|-------||

  Coda &
   E. S E. S S E S S S E   E. S E. S E S S S S S S
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-3---------3-------------|
A|-3---------3-3-------3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|
E|----5-3--5-----5-3-3---|-------------------------|

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

 [Out-Chorus]
   E. S E. S S E S E E   E. S E. S S E S S S S S   E. S E. S S E S E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|-3---------3-------------|----------------------|
A|-3---------3-3-----3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-----3--|
E|----5-3--5-----5-3---|-------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3----|

   E. S S S S S +E  E S S S S   E. S E. S S E S S S E   E. S E. S E S S S S S S
G|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--------3-3-(3)-----------|-----------------------|-3---------3-------------|
A|----5-3-5---------0-1-0-2-0-|-3---------3-3-------3-|----5-3--5---0-0-1-0-2-0-|
E|----------------------------|----5-3--5-----5-3-3---|-------------------------|

   S E S E. S S E S E E   E. S E. S S S S S S S E
G|----------------------|-------------------------*|
D|----------------------|-3---------3-------------*|
A|-3-3--------3-3-----3-|----5-3--5---0-0-0-1-0-2-*|
E|-----5-3--5-----5-3---|-------------------------*|
************************************ 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 *************************************