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CHAIN OF FOOLS
 
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL)
 
Words and Music by Don Covay
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Joe South - Electric Guitar / 2 whole steps down'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Jimmy Johnson - Electric Guitar / 2 whole steps down'
 
 
 Intro
  Freely Q=106
  E
 4/4
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ amp tremolo / 2 whole steps down: C F Bb Eb G C)
  S E S E S S a E a E Q    +H     H
|---------------------0--|-(0)---------|
|---------------------0--|-(0)---------|
|-------0-----0h1-0h1-1--|-(1)---------|
|---------0h2-0h2-0h2-2--|-(2)---------|
|-----2---------------2--|-(2)---------|
|-0h3-----------------0--|-(0)---------|
 
 
 Chorus
  In Time Q=112
  $
  E
  Q   Q   E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  E E  E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------0--2----3-|-(3)-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------0----|
|-------------------|-------------------2-|
|-------------------|--------------2------|
|-0-----------------|-----------3---------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. 2 whole steps down: C F Bb Eb G C)
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  +Q    Q   E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|-------0-------------|-------0------0-------|
|-------0-------------|-----------3----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-(2)-----------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------|
|
|  Q    E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|
|------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
 
 
  Q   Q   E  Q    E   +Q    E E Q    E  E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------------|-------3-------------|
|------------0------|---------0-----------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------0-|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  Q   E E E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0-------||
|-------------------|-----------3----------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------0-----------|----------------------||
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
 
 
   1st & 3rd Verses
    E
    Q   Q   E  Q    E     +E  Q.      +Q.       E
||------0------0--------|-----0-------(0)---------|
||o---------3-------3b5-|-(3)---------------------|
||----------------------|-----------------------1-|
||----------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-------------------|-------------------------|
|
|   Q   E E E  E E  E      Q      E E  E   E E  E
||-----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-|
||o----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-|
||-----13-----13---13---|--------13-------13---13-|
||----------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------|-------------------------|
||----------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  Q   E E E  Q    E   +E  Q.      E  Q    E
|-------------------|-----0-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------0--0------|-----------------------|
|-2---------------2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------3-----------|-------------3--3----0-|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q      E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|--------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
  +Q    Q   E  Q    E   Q   Q   E  E E  E
|--------------0------|-0-----------------|
|-----------3-------3-|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------1---------|
|---------------------|------------0-2--2-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-----------------|-------------------|
|
|  Q    E E E  E E  E   Q   E E E  E E  E
|------12-----12---12-|----12-----12---12-|
|------12-----12---12-|----12-----12---12-|
|------13-----13---13-|----13-----13---13-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
 
 
             To Coda
  Q   E E E  E E  E    +E  E  Q   E  Q.
|--------------------|--------0------0--------||
|--------------------|------------3----------o||
|---------0----------|-----1------------------||
|------------0-2-----|------------------------||
|-------2------------|-----------------------o||
|-0---3-----------0--|-(0)--------------------||
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E     Q     E E E  E  E  E
|----12-----12---12--|-------12-----12----12--||
|----12-----12---12--|-------12-----12----12-o||
|----13-----13---13--|-------13-----13----13--||
|--------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------|-----------------------o||
|--------------------|------------------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  E
  Q   Q   E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  E E  E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------0--2----3-|-(3)-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------0----|
|-------------------|-------------------2-|
|-------------------|--------------2------|
|-0-----------------|-----------3---------|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  +Q    Q   E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|-------0-------------|-------0------0-------||
|-------0-------------|-----------3----------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-(2)-----------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------||
|
|  Q    E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  E
  Q   Q   E  Q    E     +E  Q.      +Q.       E
|-----0------0--------|-----0-------(0)---------|
|---------3-------3b5-|-(3)---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------1-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E      Q      E E  E   E E  E
|----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-|
|----12-----12---12---|--------12-------12---12-|
|----13-----13---13---|--------13-------13---13-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  Q   E E E  Q    E   +E  Q.      E  Q    E
|-------------------|-----0------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|---------0--0------|------------------------|
|-2---------------2-|-(2)--------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------3-----------|-------------3--3----0--|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q      E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12--|
|----12-----12---12-|--------12-----12---12--|
|----13-----13---13-|--------13-----13---13--|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
 
 
  Q   Q   E  Q    E   +Q    E E Q    E  E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------------|-------3-------------|
|------------0------|---------0-----------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------0-|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  Q   E E E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0-------||
|-------------------|-----------3----------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------0-----------|----------------------||
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--||
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
 
 
 Bridge
  N.C.
  W          W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
 
 
                                          D.S. al Coda
                                  2/4    4/4
  W          W          W          W      H    E Q  E
|----------|----------|----------|------|----------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|----------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|----------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|----------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|----------------||
|----------|----------|----------|------|------3-3--0----||
 
 
                           Out-Chorus
  &
                            E
   E  E  Q   E  Q.          Q   Q   E  Q    E
|--------0------0-------||--------------------|
|------------3----------||o---------0--2----3-|
|-----1-----------------||--------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
|-----------------------||o-------------------|
|-(0)-------------------||--0-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  Q     E E E  E  E  E     Q   E E E  E E  E
|-------12-----12----12-||-----12-----12---12-|
|-------12-----12----12-||o----12-----12---12-|
|-------13-----13----13-||-----13-----13---13-|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
|-----------------------||o-------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
 
 
  +Q    Q   E  E E  E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|---------------------|-------0-------------|-------0------0-------|
|-(3)-----------------|-------0-------------|-----------3----------|
|----------------0----|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------2-|-(2)-----------------|----------------------|
|--------------2------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------3---------|-----------3--3----0-|-(0)------------------|
|
|  Q    E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|
|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--|
|------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13--|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 
 
  Q   Q   E  Q    E   +Q    E E Q    E  E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3-------------|-------3-------------|
|------------0------|---------0-----------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-------2---------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------0-|
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12-|
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
  Q   E E E  Q    E   +Q    Q   E  Q    E
|---------3--3----0-|-(0)---0------0--------||
|-------------------|-----------3----------o||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------o||
|-------0-----------|-----------------------||
|
| Q   E E E  E E  E    Q    E E E  E E  E
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12---||
|----12-----12---12-|------12-----12---12--o||
|----13-----13---13-|------13-----13---13---||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
 
 
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
X
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