Otis Redding – It Takes Two (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas (From the 1967 Album KING & QUEEN) Words and Music by Sylvia Moy & William Stevenson Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=154
 4/4
  Gtr I
   H..       E   +H     Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E Q  Q
G|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------||
D|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------||
A|-----------4-|-(4)----3--2---|-1------------1-|-(1)-----------||
E|-------------|---------------|--------1-1-3---|-------1-3--1--||

 [Verse 1]
   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|----------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-1------------1-|-(1)-----------|-1------------|-1-------------|
E|--------1-1-3---|-------1-3--1--|------1-3--1--|------1-3--1---|

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

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

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

 [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E H.
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|
D|-1----0-----0-1-|-(1)---0---0-1-2-|-3----0---0-1-2-|-3---------|
A|--------1-3-----|---------1-------|--------3-------|-----------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|

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

 [Verse 2]
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-1------------|-1------------|-1------------|-1---------------|
E|------1-3--1--|------1-3--1--|------1-3--1--|----3-1-3-1-3-1--|

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

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

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

 [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E H.
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
D|-1----0------0-|-1----0---0-1-2-|-3----0-----1-2-|-3---------|
A|--------1------|--------1-------|--------3-3-----|-----------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|

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

 [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   W
G|----------------|---------------|----------------|------|
D|-1----0---0-1-1-|-(1)---0----1--|-3----0---1-2-3-|------|
A|--------1-------|---------1-----|--------3-------|------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|------|

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

 [Interlude]
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|------------x-0--|
A|-1------------|-1--------------|-1------------|-1------1-x------|
E|------1-3--1--|------1-3-1-3-1-|------1-3--1--|------1----------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q.   +H
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
D|-1----0------0-|-1----0---0-1-2-|-3----0---0-1-2-|-3-1----(1)----||
A|--------1------|--------1-------|--------3-------|---------------||
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||

 [Verse 3]
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
A|-1------------|-1--------------|-1------------|-1--------------|
E|------1-3--1--|------1-3-1-3-1-|------1-3--1--|----1--3-1-3-1--|

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

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

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

 [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E H.
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|
D|-1----0-----0-1-|-(1)---0---0-1-2-|-3----0---1-2-2-|-3-3-------|
A|--------1-3-----|---------1-------|--------3-------|-----------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------|

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

 [Outro]
   Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-1----0---0-0-1-|-(1)---0---0-1-2-|-3----0---0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-6---6-7--|
A|--------1-------|---------1-------|--------3-------|-----------8------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-8----8----6-7-|-8----8-----6---|-8----8-----6-7-|-8----8----6-7--|
A|--------8------|--------8-8---8-|--------8-8-----|--------8-------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-8----8-----6---|-8----8---6----|-8----8-----6---|-8----8-----6----|
A|--------8-8---8-|--------8----8-|--------8-8---8-|--------8-8---8--|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|

   E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-8------------|-8----8-----6---|-8----8----6-7-|-8----8-----6----|
A|---5--5-6--8--|--------8-8---8-|--------8------|--------8-8---8--|
E|--------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|

   E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-5----------|-8----8-----6---|-8----8-----6---|-8----8-----6----|
A|------5-6--8--|--------8-8---8-|--------8-8---8-|--------8-8---8--|
E|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

   E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E Q.
G|--------------|----------------|---------------*|
D|-8------------|--------8-------|-8------6------*|
A|---5--5-6--8--|------8---8---8-|------8---8----*|
E|--------------|-6----------x---|---------------*|
************************************* 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 | x - muted | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************