The Drifters – Sweets For My Sweet (Bass Tab)

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1961 single release, and original recording, for Atlantic soul legends The Drifters. Peaked at number 10 US Billboard R&B Charts. Bass performance Able Baker. Tab by bass50611. Song features Charlie Thomas on lead vocals & not Ben E King. More or less as original bassline.
Chorus:
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D|--------3--3---5--5-5---3--3---------3--3---5--5-5---3--3-|
A|-3--3-3-----------------------3--3-3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Interlude:
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D|-----3----5----3-------3----5----3-|
A|-3-----------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3--3-|
A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--3---5--5-5---3--3---------3--3---5--5-5---3--3-|
A|-3--3-3-----------------------3--3-3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3----5----3-------3----5----3-|
A|-3-----------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3--3-|
A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--3---5--5-5---3--3---------3--3---5--5-5---3--3-|
A|-3--3-3-----------------------3--3-3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3----5----3-------3----5----3-|
A|-3-----------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3-------3---5---3--3-|
A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3--3---5--5-5---3--3---------3--3---5--5-5---3--3-|
A|-3--3-3-----------------------3--3-3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Outro:  (Repeat To Fade/End)
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D|-----3----5----3-------3----5----3-|
A|-3-----------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|