Tabs
SOUL-LIMBO
As recorded by Booker T. & The MG's
(From the 1968 Album SOUL LIMBO)
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Al Jackson Jr.
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Booker T. Jones - Piano arr. for Gtr.'
Q=126
N.C. 
C majorC 
F6F6 
FF
4/4
Gtr II
Wx2 e e e s S S S e S e S
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|-13-13-13-13-15---15-13-13-13-13-|
|------------|-12-12-12-12-14---14-14-14-14-14-|
|------------|-14-14-14-14-15---15-15-15-15-15-|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
G+G FF
e e E MajorE S S S S e S E MajorE S
|---------------------------15-13-||
|-15-15-15-15-13---13-13-13-13-13-||
|-16-16-16-16-14---14-14-14-14-14-||
|-17-17-17-17-15---15-15-15-------||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
N.C.
Gtr I
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
||----------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------------|
||----------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
||o-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
||-----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0--|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)------------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3-------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
C majorC FF G+G FF
E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------5-----------|-------------------|
|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--|
|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|
|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|
C majorC FF G+G FF
E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------5-----------|--------------------|
|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3---|
|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3---|
|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1---|
C majorC 
G5G5
q Q H W W W
|------------|-----------||----------|------|
|------------|----------o||----------|------|
|-5----------|-----------||----------|------|
|-5----------|-----------||----------|------|
|-3----------|----------o||-5--------|-5----|
|------------|-----------||-3--------|-3----|
N.C.
W W E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|----------|----------||---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------||---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------||---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------||---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-5--------|-5--------||-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|-3--------|-3--------||----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0-|
|-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------|
|----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3------------------------|
C majorC FF G+G FF
E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------5-----------|-------------------|
|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--|
|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|
|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|
C majorC FF G+G FF C majorC
E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q q Q H Wx3
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------||
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------||
|-------5-----------|-------------------|-5----------|--------||
|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--|-5----------|--------||
|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|-3----------|--------||
|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|------------|--------||
N.C. C majorC FF
E. S +E MajorE E MajorE E. S E MajorE E E. S +E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE a S +E MajorE E MajorE 10x E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q
||----------------------|---------------------------||--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------------o||--------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------------||-------5------------|
||----------------------|----------0-3-3-1h2-(2)-0--||-5-x-x-5--------3---|
||o-3-------------0-0-3-|----2-(2)-----------------o||-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3---|
||-----0-(0)-3-1--------|-3-------------------------||----------1-x-x-1---|
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G FF
E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q E MajorE S S Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------5-----------|-------------------*|
|-------5--------3--|-5-x-x-5--------3--|-------5--------3--*|
|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--|-3-x-x-3--3-x-x-3--|-5-x-x-5--3-x-x-3--*|
|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--|----------1-x-x-1--|-3-x-x-3--1-x-x-1--*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
