Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out Bass

NOBODY KNOWS YOU (WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT) (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1968 Album THE DOCK OF THE BAY)
 
Words and Music by Jimmy Cox
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
                 [Verse 1]
 Q=82
 12/8
 Gtr I
   W               Q.   E E E Q.   E E E
G|--------------||-----------------------|
D|--------------||-6----6------------5-4-|
A|--------------||--------6-4-3----3-----|
E|--------------||-----------------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q  E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E H.
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|-3----3----3----3-1-0-|-------------------|
A|---------3------------|-4----(4)--4-3-----|
E|----------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E Q.   E E E
G|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------0----(0)--0-|-1----1-0-1-3----3-----|
A|-1-------1----1-2-3-|-4----(4)--4-------------|-------------------3-2-|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   H.      Q.   Q  E
G|------------------------|--------------0--4-||
D|----------------------0-|-1-------1---------||
A|-1----(1)----1----1-3---|-------------------||
E|-----------1------------|-------------------||
 
 
 [Verse 2]
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-1--------------1-0-|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-3----(3)----3----3-1-0----|
A|---------3----3-----|-----------3---------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
   Q.   +Q   E H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|---------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------|
A|-4----(4)--4-3-------|-1----(1)----1----1-2-3-|
E|---------------------|-----------1------------|
 
 
   Q.   Q.   H.        Q.   E E E Q.   E E E
G|-------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------0-------|-1----1-0-1-3----3--------|
A|-4----4------------|-------------------3-2----|
E|-------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E E E E Q.
G|------------------------|---------------0-4------||
D|-----------3----------0-|-1----(1)----1-----1----||
A|-1----(1)----1----1-3---|-----------1------------||
E|------------------------|------------------------||
 
 
 [Verse 3]
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-1--------------1-0-|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-3----(3)----3----3-1-0----|
A|---------3----3-----|-----------3---------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-4----(4)--4-3----(3)--3-|-1----(1)----1----1-2-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------1------------|
 
 
   H.      Q.   E E E   H.      Q.   E E E
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------0-|-1-------3----1--------|
A|-4-------5----5-4---|----------------4-3----|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E E E E Q.
G|--------------------|---------------0-4------||
D|----------------3---|-1----(1)----1-----1----||
A|-1-------1----1---1-|-----------1------------||
E|--------------------|------------------------||
 
 
 [Verse 4]
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-1--------------1-0-|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-3----(3)----3----3-1-0----|
A|---------3----3-----|-----------3---------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
   H.      H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
G|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------------|
A|-4-------3-------|-1----(1)----1----1-2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------1------------|
 
 
   Q.   E E E H.        H.      Q.   +Q   E
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|------------0-------|-1-------3----(3)--3-|
A|-4----4-3-4---------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------|
 
 
   H.      Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E
G|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------3-2-|-1----(1)----1----(1)--1-|
A|-1-------1----1-----|-----------1-------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
 [Outro]
     Q.   Q.   Q.   E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E     4x
G||-----------------------|-----------------------------||
D||o----------------------|---0-3---0-3---0-3----------o||
A||o-4----4----4----4-3-2-|-1-----1-----1-----1-2-3----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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