Snatch A Little Piece Bass

by Otis Redding
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 405,952. Last edit on Mar 14, 2021
SNATCH A LITTLE PIECE (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1970 Album TELL THE TRUTH)
 
Words and Music by Otis Redding
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
 
 [Intro]
 Q=107
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   +H     Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
A|-5--5--5--5---|--------------|------------7-|-(7)-----------||
E|------------4-|-5--5--5--5-6-|-7--7--7------|--------5--5---||
 
 
 [Verse 1]
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------------4-|----------4-4-----|----------4-4-----|----------4-4------|
D|----------4-4-6---|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6----|
A|------4h6---------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------7--|
 
 
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2------|
D|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2--|
A|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.    Q  E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-----------9------|----------------|-----------9------|--------------||
D|------/11----11-9-|----------7-----|------/11----11-9-|--------------||
A|-7----------------|------/9----9-8-|-7----------------|-5--5--5--5---||
E|------------------|-5--------------|------------------|--------------||
 
 
 [Verse 2]
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------------4-|----------4-4-----|----------4-4-----|----------4-4------|
D|----------4-4-6---|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6----|
A|------4h6---------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------7--|
 
 
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2------|
D|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2--|
A|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.    Q  E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-----------9------|----------------|-----------9------|----------------||
D|------/11----11-9-|----------7-----|------/11----11-9-|----------------||
A|-7----------------|------/9----9-8-|-7----------------|-5--5--5-5-5----||
E|------------------|-5--------------|------------------|----------------||
 
 
 [Interlude]
   H.      +E  E   +H..       E   +H..       E   +H     E e e e
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------||
D|-------------5-|-(5)----------|--------------|-----------------||
A|-7-------(7)---|------------7-|-(7)----------|----------7------||
E|---------------|--------------|------------7-|-(7)--------4-5--||
 
 
 [Verse 3]
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------------4-|----------4-4-----|----------4-4-----|----------4-4------|
D|----------4-4-6---|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6-4-|------4h6-----6----|
A|------4h6---------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7--------------7--|
 
 
   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E   Q.   S S E E E E
G|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2-----|----------0-2------|
D|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2-|------2h4-----4-2--|
A|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.    Q  E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-----------9------|----------------|-----------9------|--------------||
D|------/11----11-9-|----------7-----|------/11----11-9-|--------------||
A|-7----------------|------/9----9-8-|-7----------------|-5--5--5--5---||
E|------------------|-5--------------|------------------|--------------||
 
 
 [Outro]
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.    Q  E E E
G|-----------9------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------/11----11-9-|-7----7---------|-----------9------|----------7------|
A|-7----------------|--------4-4-5-6-|-7----/11----11-9-|------/9----9-8--|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|-5---------------|
 
 
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.     Q  S  S E E
G|-----------9------|----------------|-----------9------|-----------9--------|
D|------/11----11-9-|-7----7---------|------/11----11-9-|-7----/11----11-9-6-|
A|-7----------------|--------4-4-5-6-|-7----------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
 
 
   Q.     Q  E  E E   Q.   Q  Q  E   Q.     Q  E  E E
G|-----------9------|--------------|-----------9------|
D|------/11----11-9-|-7------------|------/11----11-9-|
A|-7----------------|------4--5--6-|-7----------------|
E|------------------|--------------|------------------|
 
 
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.     Q  E  E E
G|----------------|-----------9-------*|
D|-7----7---------|------/11----11-9--*|
A|--------4-4-5-6-|-7-----------------*|
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
|   h    -  hammer-on
|   /    -  slide into (from "nowhere")
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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