I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) (Bassline)
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1966 Album I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) )
Words and Music by James Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernard Odum - Bass '
1st & 4th Verses
Q=145
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4/4
Gtr I
W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------||----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5-----|
|----------||----------------|---------------7-|
|----------||-5--------------|-----5-----------|
|----------||----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5-----|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----5-4-5-4-5-4-|-5-----5---3------|
|-5--------------|-----5---------0-|----------------|---------------3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-3--------------|-----3------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e e e e q q e e e E Q
|----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5-----|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------7-|----7---7------|----5---5-------|
|-5--------------|-----5-----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
2nd, 3rd & 5th Verses
e e e e e e e e e e Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------5-|---9---------||-----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5------|
|-------4---7-----|-------------||o----------------|---------------7--|
|---5-------------|-------------||o-5--------------|-----5------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5-----|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----5-4-5-4-5-4-|-5-----5---3------|
|-5--------------|-----5---------0-|----------------|---------------3--|
|----------------|-----------------|-3--------------|-----3------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e e e e q q e e e E Q
|----7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-----7---5-----|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------7-|----7---7------|----5---5-------|
|-5--------------|-----5-----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
Interlude
To Coda
E e e e e e e e e e Q H W W
|---------------5--|---9---------||----------|------|
|-------4---7------|-------------||----------|------|
|---5--------------|-------------||----------|------|
|------------------|-------------||----------|------|
Bridge
W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------||-----------------|
|----------|----------||-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|
|----------|----------||-------------5-5-|
|----------|----------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------5-5-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|
|-----------------|-------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H W
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------||
|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|-7-----------|------o||
|-------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|-------------|------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------||
Outro
2.
D.S. al Cod&
W e e Q H Q e e e e q q e e e E Q
|----------||---9---------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||-------------|----7---7------|----5---5-------|
|----------||-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||-------------|---------------|----------------|
E e e e e e e e e e Q H Q e e e e q q e e e E Q
|---------------5-|---9---------|---------------|----------------|
|-------4---7-----|-------------|----7---7------|----5---5-------|
|---5-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
H.=H
E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E e e e H
|---------------5-|---9---7----------|--------------|
|-------4---7-----|-----------10---7-|---5---3------|
|---5-------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
TP TP TP
W H. Q E E Q H
|----------:------------:-------------*|
|----------:------------:-------------*|
|-5--------:-5-------5--:-5-----------*|
|----------:------------:-------------*|
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
