Blame Me Dont Blame My Heart
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BLAME ME (DON'T BLAME MY HEART) (Bassline)
As recorded by Sam & Dave
(From the 1966 Album HOLD ON, I'M COMIN')
Words and Music by Steve Cropper & Alvertis Isbell
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
Intro 1st Verse
Q=72
6/8
Gtr I
W W Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q.
G|--------|--------||-----------|------------|-----------|
D|--------|--------||-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------|
A|--------|--------||-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----|
E|--------|--------||------3----|------------|-----------|
Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|--------2-3-|-5---------|-5----5-3-0--|
A|------------|-3---------|-3----3-----|------5----|-------------|
E|------------|------3----|------------|-----------|-------------|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E Q Q.
G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------||
D|-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3----------||
A|-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----|------3-----|------------||
E|------3----|------------|-----------|------------|------------||
Bridge
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q.
G|------------|------------|-----------|-------------|------------|
D|--------0-2-|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|---------0-2-|-3----------|
A|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3----|-3-3-3-3-----|------3-----|
E|------------|------------|---------3-|-------------|------------|
Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
D|-3------0-2-|-3---------|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|------------|
A|------3-----|------3----|------------|-3-------2-|-3-------2--|
E|------------|-----------|------------|------3----|------3-----|
Q. Q. E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q.
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|---------0-2-|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3----------|
A|-3---------|-3-3-3-3-----|------3----|------3-----|------3-----|
E|------3----|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E E Q Q.
G|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------||
D|-3----3-----|-----------|--------3-4-|-5------3-4-|-5----------||
A|--------3-4-|-5---------|-5----5-----|------5-----|------------||
E|------------|------5----|------------|------------|------------||
2nd Verse
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q.
G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------|-3----3-2-0-|------------|
A|-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----|------------|-3----------|
E|------3----|------------|-----------|------------|------3-----|
Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|--------2-3-|-5---------|-5----5-5-5-|-----------|--------0-2--|
A|-3----3-----|------5----|------------|-3---------|-3----3------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|------3----|-------------|
Outro
Q. Q. Q. E E E E H E Q. E E E Q. E E E 4x
G|-----------|------------|----------||-------------|--------------||
D|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3--------||o--------0-2-|-3----3-2-0--o||
A|------3----|------3-----|--------3-||o-3----3-----|-------------o||
E|-----------|------------|----------||-------------|--------------||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note titters 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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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