Tighten Up Tab by Archie Bell And The Drells

Tighten Up tab by Archie Bell And The Drells

Guitar Tab

TIGHTEN UP

As recorded by Archie Bell & The Drells
(From the 1968 Album TIGHTEN UP)

Words and Music by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brass Section'


  Q=128
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

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    F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#
    Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S  8x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||


  $
  F#maj7
  E E Q  H      Wx3          Wx4
|-1-----------|------------|--------||
|-2-----------|------------|--------||
|-3-----------|------------|--------||
|-4-----------|------------|--------||
|-------------|------------|--------||
|-------------|------------|--------||


  F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#                  F#maj7
  Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S   Q  S S S S S S S S E E
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|


    Bmaj7/F#                  F#maj7
  E E S S S S S S S S E S S   Q  S S S S S S S S E E
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---||
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-||
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-||
|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||


    Bmaj7/F#
  E E S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4---|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4---|
|---4---------------4---------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


  F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#                  F#maj7
  Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S   Q  S S S S S S S S E E
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|


    Bmaj7/F#                  F#maj7
  E E S S S S S S S S E S S   Q  S S S S S S S S E E
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6-|------1---1---1---1-1---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|
|---4---------------4-------|-4--4-----------------4-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|


    Bmaj7/F#
  E E S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----6-----6---------6-6-6---|
|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4---|
|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4---|
|---4---------------4---------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


                          To Coda
  F#maj7
      Gtr II
  E E  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E +E  E Q
|-1----9--6-----|-5----4-(4)-2----||
|-2----------7--|-5----4-(4)-2-4--||
|-3---10--6--6--|--------------3--||
|-4-------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------||


    F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#
    Gtr I
    Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S 11x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||


                                         D.S. al Coda
  F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#
  Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S
|------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
|------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4--||
|-3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
|-4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
|------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------||


    &
    F#maj7                     Bmaj7/F#
    Q  S S S S S S S S E E   E E S S S S S S S S E S S  8x
||-------1---1---1---1-1---|-----6-----6---------6-6-6--||
||o------2---2---2---2-2-2-|-----4-4---4---4-----4-4-4-o||
||--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3-|-----4-4-------4---4-4-4-4--||
||--4--4-----------------4-|---4---------------4--------||
||o------------------------|---------------------------o||
||-------------------------|----------------------------||


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

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