Otis Redding – Tramp (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas (From the 1967 Album KING & QUEEN) Words and Music by Lowell Fulson & Jimmy McCracklin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
  [Intro]
  Q=108
  4/4
   Gtr I
   W          W          W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||

  [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3-5--|
D|--------1---1-3-|--------1---1-3-|------5---5-----|------5---5------|
A|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|-3--------------|-3---------------|
E|-1--------------|-1--------------|----------------|-----------------|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3-5-|------------------|----------------|
D|------5---5-----|------5---5-----|--------3---3-5---|--------1---1-3-|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|------5---5-------|------3---3-----|
E|----------------|----------------|-3--------------0-|-1--------------|

                                     [Verse]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E    q  Q  H      W
G|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3-5-||------------|------|
D|------5---5-----|------5---5-----||------------|------|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------||-3----------|------|
E|----------------|----------------||------------|------|

   W          W          W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||

  [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5-|
D|--------1---1-3-|--------1---1-3-|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----|
A|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|-3----------------|-3--------------|
E|-1--------------|-1--------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5-|------------------|-----------------|
D|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----|--------3---3-5---|--------1---1-3--|
A|-3----------------|-3--------------|------5---5-------|------3---3------|
E|------------------|----------------|-3--------------0-|-1---------------|

   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E E E E S S
G|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3---3-5-|--------3---3-5----|
D|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----5-|------5---5---5-----|------5---5-----5--|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3------------------|-3-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----|--------3---3-5-|--------1---1-3-|
A|-3----------------|-3--------------|------5---5-----|------3---3-----|
E|------------------|----------------|-3--------------|-1--------------|

                    [Verse]
   Q.   E E E E E    q  Q  H      W
G|--------3---3-5-||------------|------|
D|------5---5-----||------------|------|
A|-3--------------||-3----------|------|
E|----------------||------------|------|

   W          W          W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||

  [Chorus]
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5-|
D|--------1---1-3-|--------1---1-3-|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----|
A|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|-3----------------|-3--------------|
E|-1--------------|-1--------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E S S   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------3---3-5---|--------3---3-5-|------------------|-----------------|
D|------5---5-----5-|------5---5-----|--------3---3-5---|--------1---1-3--|
A|-3----------------|-3--------------|------5---5-------|------3---3------|
E|------------------|----------------|-3--------------0-|-1---------------|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-||
D|------5---5-----|------5---5---5-----||
A|-3--------------|-3------------------||
E|----------------|--------------------||

  [Outro]
   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G|--------3---3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|
D|------5---5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|
A|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|--------------------|------------------|
D|------5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|--------------------|------------------|
A|-3--------------|-3------------------|-3------1---1---1-3-|-3------1---1-2---|
E|----------------|--------------------|------3---3---3-----|------3---3-------|

   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|--------------------|--------3---3-5-|
D|--------------------|------5---5-----|
A|-3------1---1---1-2-|-3--------------|
E|------3---3---3-----|----------------|

   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G|--------3---3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|
D|------5---5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|
A|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   E S S S S E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|--------3---3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|----------3---3-5-|
D|------5---5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|------5-5---5-----|
A|-3------------------|-3------------------|-3----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|

   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G|----------3---3-5-|----------3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|
D|------5-5---5-----|------5-5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|
A|-3----------------|-3----------------|-3------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------------------|

     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G||---------3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5-|
D||o------5---5-----|------5---5---5-----|
A||o-3--------------|-3------------------|
E||-----------------|--------------------|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E S S S S E E
G|--------3---3-5-|--------3---3---3-5---||
D|------5---5-----|------5---5---5------o||
A|-3--------------|-3-------------------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). ************************************