Sam & Dave I Thank You bass tab

I Thank You by Sam & Dave

I THANK YOU (Bassline)

As recorded by Sam & Dave
(From the 1968 Album I THANK YOU)

Words and Music by Isaac Hayes & David Porter

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=118
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    $$
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                                          To Dbl. Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8--|-----8-8-----8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6------|-6-6-----6-6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------4-6-8-|-----------4-6-8-|-----------4-6-8-|-----------4-6-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                                                        1.
                                               To Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q  E. S E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-----------4-6-8-|-----------4-6-8-|-----------4-6-8--|-8-------8------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6--------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----6--6---6-6---||


  2.
    D.S. al Coda &
  Q  E. S E E Q     Q  E. S E E Q    H    E E E E
|----------------||----------------|--------------|
|-8-------8------||-8-------8------|--------------|
|----------------||----------------|-6----6-------|
|----6--6---6-6--||----6--6---6-6--|--------8-6-4-|


  +E  E Q  Q  Q    H    E E E E   +Q.   E Q  E E
|----------------|--------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------|----------------||
|-------3--4--5--|-6----6-------|----------------||
|-(4)-4----------|--------8-6-4-|-(4)---4-6--6-7-||


 Interlude
  Q.   E Q.   E   +Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   E S S E E H
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-4--------------|
|-8----8-8----9-|-(9)---9-9----|-8----8-8------|---1-1h2-3-4----|


                                                          Outro
                 D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E    Q  +E. S E E E E
|-----8-8-----8-8-|-----8-8-----8-8--||-----8-8-----8-8-||------------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||------------------|
|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6------||-6-6-----6-6-----||-6--(6)-6-6-------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------||------------8-5-4-|


  +H     E E E E   +H     E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------3-4-|-(4)----4-3-----|----------------|
|-(4)----4-6-----|------------7-6-|-(6)-6--6--6--6-|


  H    E E E E   +H     E E E E   +H     E E E E   +E  Q  Q  Q  E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------*|
|--------3-5-6-|-(6)----6-------|----------------|-----------------*|
|-6----6-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------*|
|--------------|----------7-8-9-|-(9)----9-8-7-6-|-(6)-6--6--6--6--*|


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