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Tighten Up by Archie Bell And The Drells

TIGHTEN UP  (Bassline)

As recorded by Archie Bell & The Drells
(From the 1968 Album TIGHTEN UP)

Words and Music by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'


    Q=128
   4/4
    Gtr I
    Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o||
||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o||
||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------||


    Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E  8x
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||o----------------------|------------------4---o||
||o--------1-(1)-1-6-4-6-|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o||
||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------||


  $
  E E Q  H      Wx2          H    Q  E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|-------------|------------|-----------8-|----------------8-6-8-|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------8-(8)-8-------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|-9--9-9---------------|
|-2-----------|------------|-------------|----------------------|


   Q   E  S  S  +S   S  E  E  E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|-------------------------11----|----------------8-6-8-|
|-11--11-11-13-(13)-11-13----13-|--------8-(8)-8-------|
|-------------------------------|-9--9-9---------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|


   Q   E  S  S  +S   S  E  E  E
|-------------------------11-----||
|-11--11-11-13-(13)-11-13----13--||
|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------||


  Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------1---1-|------------------4---|----------------1---1--|
|--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4----|
|-2--2-2---------------|----------------------|-2--2-2----------------|


  Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E    Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------||-----------------------|
|------------------4---|----------------1---1-||------------------4----|
|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4---||-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--|
|----------------------|-2--2-2---------------||-----------------------|


  Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------1---1-|------------------4---|----------------1---1--|
|--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4----|
|-2--2-2---------------|----------------------|-2--2-2----------------|


  Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------4---|----------------1---1-|------------------4----|
|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-|--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--|
|----------------------|-2--2-2---------------|-----------------------|


           To Coda
  E E Q  H      W
|-------------|-------||
|-------------|-------||
|-------------|-------||
|-2-----------|-------||


    Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E 11x
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o||
||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o||
||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------||


                                  D.S. al Coda
  Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------1---1-|------------------4----||
|--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6--||
|-2--2-2---------------|-----------------------||


    &
    Q  E S S +S  S E E E   Q  E S S +S  S E E E  8x
||-----------------------|-----------------------||
||o----------------1---1-|------------------4---o||
||o--------1-(1)-1---4---|-4--4-4-6-(6)-4-6---6-o||
||--2--2-2---------------|-----------------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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