LAND OF 1000 DANCES (Bassline)
As recorded by Wilson Pickett
(From the 1966 Album THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT)
Words and Music by Chris Kenner & Antoine "Fats" Domino
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
Intro
Q=172
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|-7--------|------|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E
|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5------|----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------7-3--|----------------|
|-5--------|-----------------|----------------|-5--5----3-3-5--|
|----------|-----------------|----------------|-------5--------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------||----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------||----------------|
|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-||-5--5----3-3-5--|
|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5-------||-------5--------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|------4---2----|------4---2-----|
|---------------|---------------|-------------4-|-------------4--|
|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5-------------|-5--------------|
|-------5-------|-------5-------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------4---2----|------4---2----|---------------|----------------|
|-------------4-|-------------4-|---------------|----------------|
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5--|
|---------------|---------------|-------5-------|-------5--------|
Q. E E Q E Q Q E E E E Q. E E Q E Q Q E E E E
|------4---2----|---------------|------4---2----|----------------|
|-------------4-|---------------|-------------4-|----------------|
|-5-------------|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5-------------|-5--5----3-3-5--|
|---------------|-------5-------|---------------|-------5--------|
To Coda
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5--|-5-----------|
|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5--------|-------------|
Chorus
1.
W Wx11 E E E E E Q E
|----------||--------------|---7---5--------||
|----------||o-------------|-----------7----||
|----------||o-------------|--------------5-||
|----------||--------------|----------------||
Saxophone Solo
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
2.
D.S. al Coda
E E Q H Wx5 E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------||---7---5----------||
|-------------|------------o||-----------7s5-3--||
|-5-----------|------------o||------------------||
|-------------|-------------||------------------||
&
Q Q E E E E Q. E E Q E Q Q E E E E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|------4---2----|---------------|------4---2-----|
|---------------|-------------4-|---------------|-------------4--|
|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5-------------|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--------------|
|-------5-------|---------------|-------5-------|----------------|
Outro
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-|-5--5----3-3-5-o||
||--------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
