Sam Cooke – Good Times (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Sam Cooke (From the 1964 Album AIN'T THAT GOOD NEWS) Words and Music by Sam Cooke Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ray Pohlman - Bass'

 [Intro]
 Q=120(8=s8/shuffle feel)
 4/4
 Gtr I
     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G||--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D||o-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A||o-5-----------|------5-------|-5-----------|------7--------|
E||--------5-----|-3---------3--|-------5-----|-5---------5---|

                                   [Chorus]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q          Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G|-------------|---------------||-||--------------|--------------|
D|-------------|--------------o||-||o-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|-5------------o||-||o-5-----------|------5-------|
E|-7-----7-----|------5--5-5---||-||--------5-----|-3---------3--|

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

 [Verse 1]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-5-----------|------5-------|-5-----------|------7--------|
E|-------5-----|-3---------3--|-------5-----|-5---------5---|

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

  [Chorus]
     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G||--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D||o-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
A||o-5-----------|------5-------|-5-----------|------7-------|
E||--------5-----|-3---------3--|-------5-----|-5---------5--|

                                [Verse 2]
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G|-------------|---------------||-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--------------o||-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-5------------o||-5-----------|------5--------|
E|-7-----7-----|------5--5-5---||-------5-----|-3---------3---|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-5-----------|------7-------|-5-----------|------5--------|
E|-------5-----|-5---------5--|-------5-----|-3---------3---|

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

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

 [Bridge]                          [Out-Chorus]
     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q   4x Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q.   Q
G||--------------|---------------||-------------|--------------|
D||o-------------|--------------o||-------------|--------------|
A||o-5-----------|--------------o||-5-----------|------5-------|
E||--------5-----|-7----7----7---||-------5-----|-3---------3--|

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