Otis Redding – Keep Your Arms Around Me (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Otis Redding (From the 1965 Album THE GREAT OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL BALLADS) Words and Music by Obie McClinton Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=91
 12/8
 Gtr I
   W              Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------||
D|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------||
A|--------------|-1----1----1--------0-|-1----1----1--------0--||
E|--------------|----------------1-3---|----------------1-3----||

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                                 ritardando H.=H
   E Q  Q.   H.        Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     W.
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------*|
D|-3-----------------|-----------1----1----|-------*|
A|-------------------|-1----1--------------|-1-----*|
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 ************************************