Booker T And The Mgs
Melting Pot Bass Tab
MELTING POT (Bassline)
As recorded by Booker T. & The MG's
(From the 1971 Album MELTING POT)
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Al Jackson, Jr.
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|
|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
|--------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|----7---------|----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-|
E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E
|-------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------|----7---------|
|-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|
Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-|
E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q E Q E
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------|
|-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5-3--4-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q. E +E Q E
|--------------|--------------|--------------||------2-(2)-0----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------||---------------2-|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------||-3---------------|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-||-----------------|
E Q Q Q E Q. E +E Q E E Q Q Q E Q. E +E Q E
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------5-(5)-4----|
|--------------|------/2-(2)-0----|--------------|---------------3-|
|-3------------|----------------2-|---------3--4-|-5---------------|
|---0--1--2--2-|-3----------------|-3-3--5-------|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E +E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|------5-(5)-4----|-------------|-----5-9-7-5-||----------------|
|---------------3-|-------------|-5-7---------||o---------------|
|-5---------------|-3-----3-5-7-|-------------||o----7----------|
|-----------------|---5-3-------|-------------||--5-----5--3-4--|
Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E 6x Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------||--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------o||--------------|
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------o||----7---------|
|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4--||-5-----5--3-4-|
Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-|
E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------|
|-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-|
Q Q E. S +E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----7-------------|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-5-----5--3-(3)-2-|-1-3-3-----------------3-|
E S S E S S +S S E E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------|
|-------1-2-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----7---------|
|-1-3-3-----------------4-|-5-----5--3-4-|
Q Q Q E E W W Q Q Q E E
|--------------|----------|----------||---------------|
|--------------|----------|----------||o--------------|
|----7---------|----------|----------||o----7---------|
|-5-----5--3-4-|-5--------|----------||--5-----5--3-4-|
Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E 6x
|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------o||
|-5-----5-3--4-|-5-----5--3-4-|-5-----5-3--4--||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
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| - 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
