Otis Redding – Im Coming Home (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Otis Redding (From the 1968 Album THE DOCK OF THE BAY) Words and Music by Otis Redding Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 [Intro]                            [Verse 1]
 Q=115
 4/4
 Gtr I
   e e e Q  e e E   e e e Q  e e E    Q.   Q  Q  E   Q.   Q  E E E
G|----------------|----------------||-3----3--3--3-|---------------|
D|-3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----1-1---||--------------|-3----3----1-2-|
A|----------1-1---|----------------||--------------|---------3-----|
E|----------------|----------------||--------------|---------------|

   Q.   Q  E E E   Q.   Q  E E E   Q.   Q  E E E   Q.   Q  Q  E
G|---------3-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3----3----3---|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1--1--1--|
A|-------------3-|-1----1------0-|-1----1--1-3---|---------------|
E|---------------|---------1-3---|---------------|---------------|

                                                  [Verse 2]
                 5/4               4/4
   Q.   Q  E Q    E E E E Q  H      +H     Q  Q     Q.   Q  Q  E
G|--------------|-----------------|--------------||---------------|
D|--------------|-----------------|--------------||---------------|
A|-1----1--1-1--|-----0-1---------|--------------||-1----1--1--1--|
E|--------------|-1-3--------1----|-(1)-------1--||---------------|

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

                                                    [Verses 3 & 4]
   Q.   E E E Q    e e e Q  e e E   e e e Q  e e E     Q.   Q  Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------||--3----3--3--3--|
D|-1----1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----1-1---||o---------------|
A|---------------|----------1-1---|----------------||o---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------||----------------|

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

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

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1---|
A|-1--1--1--1--|-4--4--4--4--|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

                                                   [verse 5]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    e e e Q  e e E   e e e Q  e e E     Q.   Q  Q  E
G|-------------|----------------|-----------------||-3----3--3--3--|
D|-------------|-3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----1-1---o||---------------|
A|-1--1--1--1--|----------1-1---|----------------o||---------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-----------------||---------------|

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

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

   Q  Q  Q  E E     Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E  7x
G|------------6-||----------------6-|---------------6--||
D|-4--4--4--4---||o-4--4------------|-4--4------------o||
A|--------------||o-------4-4-4-4---|-------4-4-4-4---o||
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). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************