My Lovers Prayer Bass

MY LOVER'S PRAYER (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1966 Album COMPLETE & UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL)
 
Words and Music by Otis Redding
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
 [Intro]
 Q.=63
 12/8              6/8
  Gtr I
   H.      H.        H.
G|-----------------|-------||
D|-----------------|-------||
A|---------5-------|-7-----||
E|-7---------------|-0-----||
 
 
 [1st - 3rd Verses]
  Segno $
  12/8
     H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E Q.   Q  E
G||---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D||o--------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A||o------------------4-|-5----(5)----5------5-6-|-7-------5-7----7--7-|
E||--5-------5----5-7---|-----------5------5-----|------7--------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q  E Q.   S S E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------7--7------7-4-----|-----------7----------4-|-5----(5)----5------5-6--|
E|-5---------5--------7-6-|-5----(5)----5----5-7---|-----------5------5------|
 
 
                           1.                  2.
                  To Coda
                           12/8
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q  E    H.      H.          H.      Q.   E E E
G|------------------------|------------------||--------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------o||--------------------|
A|-5----(5)----5----5-----|-----------------o||--------------------|
E|-----------5---------5--|-5----------------||-5-------5----5-4-5-|
 
 
                   Dal Segno al Coda
                            6/8
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   H.
G|-------------------------|--------||
D|-------------------------|--------||
A|-------------5----(5)--5-|--------||
E|-7----(7)--7-------------|-0------||
 
 
 [Outro]
 Coda &
 12/8
   Q.   +Q   E H.        Q.   Q  E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q  E Q.   +Q   E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------4-5----(5)--5-|---------4-5----(5)--5--|
E|-5----(5)--4-5-------|-5----5----------------|-5----5-----------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q  E Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------*|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------*|
A|---------------------|---------4-5----5--5-|---------------------*|
E|-5----5----0----0----|-5----5--------------|-5----5----0----0----*|                         
 
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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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