Otis Redding – Love Have Mercy (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Otis Redding (From the 1966 Album COMPLETE & UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL) Words and Music by Isaac Hayes & David Porter Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=120
 4/4
 Gtr I
   H.      +E  E   W          H.      +E  E   H.      Q
G|---------------|----------|---------------|------------||
D|-6-------(6)---|----------|-6-------(6)---|------------||
A|-------------x-|----------|-------------x-|------------||
E|---------------|-4--------|---------------|-4----------||

 [Verse 1]
   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------|
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6--------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------8--6--|

   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------||
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6-6--7---||
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------------||

 [Chorus]
   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-8-8--8--------|---------------||
A|-8-8--8--------|-8-8--8--------|---------10--8-|-6-6--6--------||
E|---------10--8-|---------10--8-|---------------|---------8--6--||

 [Verse 2]
   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------|
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6--------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------8--6--|

   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------||
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6-6--7---||
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------------||

 [Chorus]
   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-8-8--8--------|---------------||
A|-8-8--8--------|-8-8--8--------|---------10--8-|-6-6--6--------||
E|---------10--8-|---------10--8-|---------------|---------8--6--||

 [Bridge]
   H.      +E  E   W          H.      +E  E   W          H.      +E  E
G|---------------|----------|---------------|----------|-----------------|
D|-6-------(6)---|----------|-6-------(6)---|----------|-6-------(6)-----|
A|-------------x-|----------|-------------x-|----------|-------------x---|
E|---------------|-4--------|---------------|-4--------|-----------------|

                        [Interlude]
   W          W           Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|----------|----------||-------------|--------------|
D|----------|-6--------||-------------|--------------|
A|----------|----------||-6--6--6--6--|-7--7--7--7---|
E|-4--------|----------||-------------|--------------|

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

 [Verse 3]
   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------|
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6--------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------8--6--|

   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|-6-6--6-------|-9-9--9--6--4-|--------------|---------------||
A|---------8--6-|--------------|-4-4--4-------|-6-6--6-6--7---||
E|--------------|--------------|---------6--4-|---------------||

 [Chorus]
   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E   E Q  Q   Q  E    Q  H.
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------||
D|---------------|---------------|-8-8--8------8-|-10--------||
A|-8-8--8--------|-8-8--8--------|---------10----|-----------||
E|---------10--8-|---------10--8-|---------------|-----------||

 [Outro]
     S  E E. E E  E Q    S  E E. E E  E E E
G||--------------------|--------------------|
D||o-------------------|-----------7-10-----|
A||o------8--8------8--|------8--8------8-8-|
E||--8-10------8-10----|-8-10---------------|

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

*************************************** 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 ************************************