Mississippi Queen Bass

MISSISSIPPI QUEEN (Bassline)
As recorded by Mountain
(From the 1970 Album CLIMBING!)
 
Words and Music by Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi & David Rea
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Felix Pappalardi - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=140
  4/4
   Gtr I
   W          H    E E E E   Q  +Q    H      H    E E E E
G|----------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
D|----------|------------5-|---------------|------------5-|
A|----------|--------------|-7--(7)\-------|--------------|
E|----------|--------5-7---|---------------|--------5-7---|
 
 
   Q  +Q    H      W          E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|----------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------|---------------|-----9---7--9s0--|
A|-7--(7)\-------|----------|---------------|-------7---------|
E|---------------|----------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|---7-------------|
 
 
                                  [1st - 3rd Verses]
                                  Segno $
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E H        E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----7---5----||o---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|-------7------||o-5h7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7-0--|
E|-3s5-5-5-5-----|---5----------||----------------|---0-------------|
 
 
   E E E E Q  Q    E E a E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-----5h6----------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-7-----|---------5-7----5-|-5h7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7-0-|
E|---------------|---0--------------|---------------|---0------------|
 
 
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----7-0-5--7-0--|
A|-5h7-7-7-7-----|---------7--0-5-|---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|---0-3-0--------|-3s5-5-5-5-----|---5-------------|
 
 
   E E E E H      E E a E E H      E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-----------7----|---------------|----------------|
A|--------------|-----3h4--------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|-----7-0-5--7p0-|
E|-3s5-5-5-5----|---5-----5------|---------------|---0------------|
 
 
   E E E E Q   Q    E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----9p0-7--9-0--|
A|-5-7-7-7-7\-----|---------7--7-7-|---------------|---9-------------|
E|----------------|---0-3-0--------|-5s7-7-7-7-----|-----------------|
 
 
                                             1.
                                  To Coda
                                  ~
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E H      H    H      H    E E E E
G|---------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
D|---------------|-----7-0-5----|-----------|------------5--|
A|---------------|--------------|-7---------|---------------|
E|-3-5-5-5-5-----|---5----------|-----------|--------5-7----|
 
 
                              2.
   Q  +Q    H      W            H    E E E E   Q  +Q    H
G|---------------|-----------||--------------|---------------|
D|---------------|----------o||------------5-|---------------|
A|-7--(7)\-------|----------o||--------------|-7--(7)\-------|
E|---------------|-----------||--------5-7---|---------------|
 
 
               [Outro]
 D.S. al Coda   Coda &
   W            H    E E E E   Q  +Q    H     4x
G|----------||---------------|----------------||
D|----------||o------------5-|---------------o||
A|----------||o--------------|-7--(7)\-------o||
E|----------||---------5-7---|----------------||
 
[Lyrics]
Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything
Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way
Lived a Cajun lady, we called her Mississippi Queen
You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine
 
While the rest of them dudes was a-gettin' their kicks
Buddy, beg your pardon, I was getting mine
 
Mississippi Queen, if you know what I mean
Mississippi Queen, she taught me everything
This lady she asked me if I would be her man
You know that I told her I'd do what I can
To keep her looking pretty
Buy her dresses that shine
 
While the rest of them dudes was a-makin' their bread
Buddy, beg your pardon, I was losing mine
 
You know she was a dancer
She moved better on wine
 
While the rest of them dudes was gettin' their kicks
Brother, beg your pardon, now I'm getting mine
Ohhhh, Mississippi Queen
 
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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).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer-on
|   p   -  pull-off
|   s   -  legato slide
|   /\  -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   ~   -  vibrato
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