My Girl Bass

MY GIRL (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1965 Album OTIS BLUE)
 
 
Words and Music by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
 
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
 
 [Intro]
 Q=104
 4/4
 Gtr I
   H    Q  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|-----------5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5--|
A|-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3------|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
                    [Verses 1 & 2]
   E E E E E E E E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|-----------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------5-------5-||o---------------|-3----3-3------|---------------|
A|-3-3-----3-3-----||o-3----3-3----3-|-------------5-|-3----3-3----5-|
E|-----------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3----3-3------|---------------|-3----3-3------|---------------|
A|-------------5-|-3----3-3----5-|-------------5-|-3----3-3----5-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
                  [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3----3-3------||---------------|-3----3-5----5-|---------------|
A|-------------5-||-3----3-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-5----5-|
E|---------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E H
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-3----3-5----5-|---------------|---------------|-------------|
A|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
 
 
                                  [Interlude]
  1.               2.
   e e Q  E E q      e e Q  H       E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------------||-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5--------5--o||-5-5---------||-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-|
A|--------5-5----o||-------------||-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----|
E|----------------||-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-|---------------|-3----3-3------|
A|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-----3-3-----|-3----3-3----5-|-------------5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  E E H
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|-5----5-5----|
A|-3----3-3----5-|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
 
 
                               [Verse 3]
   Q.   E Q  Q    e e q  H       Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|--------------|-------------||---------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-7-7-7-------||---------------|-5----5-5----5--|
A|-7----7-7--7--|-------------||-5----5-5----5-|----------------|
E|--------------|-------------||---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-5----5-5------|---------------|-5----5-5-------|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-------------5-|-5----5-5----5-|-------------5--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                                  [Out-Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-5----5-5------||---------------|-5----5-7----7--|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-------------5-||-5----5-7----7-|----------------|
E|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-5----5-7----7-|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5-7----7-|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
     Q.   E Q.   E   e e e e e e e e   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E  3x
G||----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------||
D||o---------------|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|---------------|---------------o||
A||o-7----7-7----5-|-------------7-7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-o||
E||----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------||
 
 
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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).
 
|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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