Wilson Pickett – Stagger Lee (Bass Tab)

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STAGGER LEE (Bassline) As recorded by Wilson Pickett (From the 1968 Album I'M IN LOVE) Words and Music by Lloyd Price & Harold Logan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=158
 4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx4          E Q  Q  Q  E
G|------------|--------------||
D|------------|--------------||
A|------------|---------3--4-||
E|------------|-5-6--7-------||

  [1st & 3rd Verses]
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o-----------------|---------7-7---7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----7-7-5-3-|
A||o-5-5-------------|-5-5---5---------|-------2-5-5---5-|-------5---------|
E||--------2-5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-----------5-|---------5-5-----|-5-5-----------5-|------------------|
E|-------2-5-5-----|-------5-------5-|-------2-5-5-----|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------5---|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|---------7-7---7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----5-7-5-3--|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5---5---------|-------2-5-5---5-|-------5----------|
E|-------2-5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
D|-----------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|---------------||
A|-5-5-----------5-|---------5-5-----|-5-5-----------5-|---------3--4--||
E|-------2-5-5-----|-------5-------5-|-------2-5-5-----|-5-6--7--------||

 [2nd & 4th Verses]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------5---|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|---------7-7---7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----7-7-5-3--|
A|-5-5-------------|-5-5---5---------|-------2-5-5---5-|-------5----------|
E|-------2-5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

  1.
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-----------5-|---------5-5-----|-5-5-----------5-|------------------|
E|-------2-5-5-----|-------5-------5-|-------2-5-5-----|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|

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

   E E E Q  E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------o||
A|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-4--3-------|---------3--4--o||
E|--------------5-|--------------5-|---------7--6-|-5-6--7---------||

  2.
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-7-7---7---------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-5-5-----------5-|---------5-5-----|-5-5---5---5---5-|------------------||
E|-------2-5-5-----|---------------5-|---------5-------|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--||

 [Bridge]
   E E E Q  E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E Q  E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-5---5--5-5----|
E|--------------5-|--------------5-|--------------5-|--------------5--|

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

   E E E Q  E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|----------------|--------------|----------------||
D|----------------|--------------|----------------||
A|-5-5---5--5-5---|-5-4--3-------|---------3--4---||
E|--------------5-|---------7--6-|-5-6--7---------||

  [Outro]
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o-----------------|---------7-7---7-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----7-7-5-3-|
A||o-5-5-------------|-5-5---5---------|-------2-5-5---5-|-------5---------|
E||--------2-5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  Q  Q  E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|-----------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|---------------o||
A|-5-5-----------5-|---------5-5-----|-5-5-----------5-|---------3--4--o||
E|-------2-5-5-----|-------5-------5-|-------2-5-5-----|-5-6--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). ************************************