Louie Louie Bass

LOUIE, LOUIE (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1964 Album PAIN IN MY HEART)
 
Words and Music by Richard Berry
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=120
  4/4
   Gtr I
   W          H    E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E
G|----------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------|--------1-1--|----------1-1--|------0-1--1-1-|
A|----------|-------------|---------------|-1--1----------|
E|----------|-------------|-1--1-1--------|---------------|
 
 
                    [Chorus]
   Q  E. S Q  E E    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-3--3--0-1--1-0-||------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1--|
A|----------------||-1--1----------|---------------|-1--1-----------|
E|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E. S Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-3--3--0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1--|
A|----------------|-1--1----------|---------------|-1--1-----------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                   [1st Verse]
   Q  E E Q  E E    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-3--3-0-1--1-0-||------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1--|
A|---------------||-1--1----------|---------------|-1--1-----------|
E|---------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-3--3-0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-|------0-1----1--|
A|---------------|-1--1----------|---------------|-1--1-----------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                   [Chorus]
   Q  E E Q  E E    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E. S E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------||---------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-3----3-1----1-||------0-1----1-|-3----3-1--1-1---|--------1----1--|
A|---------------||-1-------------|---------------3-|-1----1---------|
E|---------------||---------------|-----------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E. S Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-3----3-1----0-|------0-1--1-1-|-3--3--0-1--1-0-|------0-1--1-1--|
A|---------------|-1--1----------|----------------|-1--1-----------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
                   [Sax Solo]                            [2nd Verse]
   Q  E E Q  E E     Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E  4x     Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------||----------------|----------------||-||----------------|
D|-3--3-0-1--1-0-||o------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-o||-||o------0-1--1-1-|
A|---------------||o-1--1----------|---------------o||-||o-1--1----------|
E|---------------||----------------|----------------||-||----------------|
 
 
                       [Outro]
   Q  E E Q  E E  4x     Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E  6x
G|----------------||-||----------------|----------------||
D|-3--3-0-1--1-0-o||-||o------0-1--1-1-|-3--3-0-1--1-0-o||
A|---------------o||-||o-1--1----------|---------------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).
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