Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding
Tabbed by: Al-Zahran
Hello! I'm kinda new to this sorta thing, but I decided to give this gorgeous song a
Most of the credit should go to Reda Woodcock who posted the bass tabs on here- sorry I
ask before I used them, but thanks anyway. I just sort of dressed them up to make the guitar parts.
OK, here they are for your enjoyment.
Bm E Am
Ooh she may be weary
D
And them young girls they do get weary
G F E
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Am D
But when they get weary
D Bm Em Am D
Try a little tenderness
G E
You know she's waiting
Am D
Just anticipating
G F E
The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no
Am Am
But while she's there waiting
D D G C G
Go to her and try a little bit of tenderness
C Bm
It�s not just sentimental yeah, yeah
Em Am
She has - her greaves and care
C Bm
But the soft words [they] are spoken so gentle
Am D
But, oh, that makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah
Play these power chords nice and light and really short. Listen to the song for timing.
G E Am D
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9--9------------------7--7-----|
D|--5--5--5-----9--9-----7--7--7------7--7-----|
A|--5--5--5-----7--7-----7--7--7------5--5-----|
E|--3--3--3--------------5--5--5---------------|
G F E
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------10--10----9--9--9----9--9-----|
D|--5--5--5------10--10----9--9--9----9--9-----|
A|--5--5--5------ 8---8----7--7--7----7--7-----|
E|--3--3--3------------------------------------|
Am D
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7--7--7----7--7--------|
D|--7--7--7----7--7-----7--7--7----7--7--------|
A|--7--7--7----7--7-----5--5--5----5--5--------|
E|--5--5--5----5--5----------------------------|
Bm E
e|--2-----------7------------------------------|
B|--3-----------9------------------------------|
G|--4--x-16-----9--x-16------------------------|
D|--4-----------9------------------------------|
A|--2-----------7------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
(This is the fast bit leading up to the peak of the song:)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--2---4---5---6---7---8---9---10--11---------|
D|--2---4---5---6---7---8---9---10--11---------|
A|--0---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
(The peak- the bit Donkey sings in Shrek)
G F E
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--12----10----9------------------------------|
D|--12----10----9------------------------------|
A|--10----8-----7------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
You probably repeat the fast bit and do the chorus again � that�s the two last bits.
The End! You have yourself a beauty!
From Al-Zahran
(P.S. Thanks again Reda Woodcock.)
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