Otis Redding – Tennessee Waltz (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 Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=69
 3/8     12/8
 Gtr I
  E E E   E Q  E E E E Q  E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|-------|-----------------------|----------------------||
D|-------|-7----------7----------|-5----5---------------||
A|-----5-|---5------5---5------5-|-----------5--------4-||
E|-5-7---|------5-7--------5-7---|----------------5-7---||

 [Verse 1]
   H.      H.        H.      Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +E  E E
G|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------5----(5)-----|-----------------------5-6-|
A|-5-------5-------|-5----------------7-6-|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)-----|
E|-----------------|----------------------|----------5----------------|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E
G|-------------------------|
D|-7----(7)---5-7----------|
A|----------7------------4-|
E|-------------------5-7---|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +E  E E   Q.   E E E Q.   +E  E E
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------4-5----(5)-5---|
A|-5----(5)---4-5----(5)---4-|-5----5-7--------------7-|
E|----------5------------5---|-------------------------|

   H.      Q.   Q.     E W        +Q   E
G|-------------------|-------------------||
D|---------7----7----|---4--------(4)----||
A|-5-----------------|-------------------||
E|-------------------|-------------------||

 [Chorus]
   H.      H.        Q.   E E E Q.   +E  E E
G|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5----5---------------------|
A|-5---------------|--------7-6-5----(5)---6----|
E|-----------------|---------------------5------|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E Q.   E E E   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +E  E E
G|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------4-5-|-7-------5-7----7-5---|---------------------------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----5-----|------7-------------7-|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)---7-|
E|----------5--------------|----------------------|----------5------------5---|

   Q.   E E E Q.   +E  E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
D|----------4-5----(5)-5---|-----------7----7----|-5----5---------------||
A|-5----5-7--------------7-|-5----5--------------|-----------5--------4-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------5-7---||

 [Interlude]
   H.      Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   E H    E
G|-------------------|--------------------||
D|---------7----7----|-5----5------4------||
A|-5-----------------|--------------------||
E|-------------------|--------------------||

 [Chorus]
   H.      H.        Q.   E E E Q.   +E  E E
G|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|---------4-------|-5----5---------------------|
A|-5---------------|--------7-6-5----(5)---6----|
E|-----------------|---------------------5------|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  +S  S Q.   E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------4-5-|-7-----------5-7----------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----5-----|------7--(7)------------4-|
E|----------5--------------|--------------------5-7---|

   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +E  E E
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5----(5)---7-5----(5)---7---|
E|----------5------------5-----|

   Q.   E E E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E
G|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|----------4-5----(5)--5-|-----------7----7----|-----------5----5-----|
A|-5----5-7---------------|-5----5--------------|-5----5-----------7-6-|
E|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

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

 [Outro]
   Q.   E E E E Q  E E E   E H.      E H
G|-----------------------|---7--------------*|
D|------------7----------|-7----------------*|
A|-5--------5---5------5-|------------------*|
E|------5-7--------5-7---|------------------*|

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