Wilson Pickett – Dont Fight It (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
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As recorded by Wilson Pickett
(From the 1965 Album IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR)
Words and Music by Wilson Pickett & Steve Cropper
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=119
Gtr I
H. +E E +W Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------|-7------------7-|-(7)-------------|
A|-7-------(7)-7-|-(7)--------|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9-7-9---|
E|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|-7------------7-|-(7)-------------||
A|-7------------7-|-(7)-------7-7--|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9-7-9---||
E|------7-9-7-9---|-------7-9------|----------------|-----------------||
[1st & 2nd Verses]
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||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o----------------|---------------7-|-(7)---7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|
A||o-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|---------9---9---|-------7-9-----7-|
E||-------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7--|
D|----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7----|
A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|-------7-9---9---|-------7-9--------|
E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|------------------|
+Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)-7-5---5-7-5---|----------------|-----------------|
D|-------7-9---9---|---------7-------7-|-7----7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|--------9---9---|-------7-9-------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|---------------7-|-7----7---7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|
A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|--------9---9---|-------7-9-------|
E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-------7---7-|-(7)---------7---o||
A|-7--------7---7-|-(7)-------7-7---|-------7-9---9---|-------7-9-7-----o||
E|------7-9---9---|-------7-9-------|-----------------|------------------||
[Bridge]
Q. E S S S S E E +Q. E E E q q H. H q q
G|----------------------|-----------------|------------|-------------||
D|-8------------------8-|-(8)---8---------|-8----------|------8--8---||
A|------8-8-10-8-10-8---|---------8-8-10--|------------|-------------||
E|----------------------|-----------------|------------|-------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)----------9--|------------------|----------------9-|
A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11-9----|-9--------------9-|-(9)--------9-9---|
E|------------------|-----------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-------|
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|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)--------9------|------------------|----------------9-|
A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11---11-9-|-9--------------9-|-(9)--------9-9---|
E|------------------|-------------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-------|
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|------------------|-------------------|-9------7-9-7-9-|-(9)-----7---7---|
D|-9---------9----9-|-(9)-------------9-|------9---------|-------9---9---9-|
A|------9-11---11---|-------9-11-9-11---|----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
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|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
D|-9--------------9-|-9---------9------|------------------|-------------------||
A|------9-11-9-11---|------9-11---11-9-|-9--------------9-|-(9)-------------9-||
E|------------------|------------------|------9-11-9-11---|-------9-11-9-11---||
[Outro]
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E
G|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
D|-9-9--------9----9-|-(9)-9-9------9-----|------------------|
A|-------9-11---11---|---------9-11---11--|-9--------------9-|
E|-------------------|--------------------|------9-11-9-11---|
+Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E Q
G|-------------------|------------------|------------------*|
D|-----------------9-|-9---------9----9-|-(9)--------9-----*|
A|-(9)---------------|------9-11---11---|-------9-11---11--*|
E|-------9-11-9-11---|------------------|------------------*|************************************
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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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