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The Letter by Joe Cocker

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------4--6---4-6-4-| x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6---------------|


Verse 1:

G|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|---8--8-----8--8-----8-8---|----4--4------------------|----6---7---8-------|
A|---------8---------8-------|----------4--4-7-6-4-6-4--|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

      "...I'm gonna find my way..."          "...lonely days..."
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---8-----6--8--6---------|-----------------6-7-8-----|-8-8---8--6--6---6---|
A|------8----------8-------|---4--6-----6-6------------|-----7---------8-----|
E|--------------------6----|---------6-----------------|---------------------|

 "...comin' home..."          "..wrote me a .."
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--5--5----4--4-4-4---|--3-3-3-3-3--------|
A|---------------------|------------4------|
E|---------------------|--------------6----|


Full band hits Intro riff:
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---------4--6---4-6-4-| x2
E|------6---------------|


Chorus:
 "Well she wrote me.."                  "without me no more"
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------3--6-----------3-|-4-4-4-4--3-------------6-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
A|---4-4---------------3----|-------------6--4-4--8------|-------------8-6---|
E|----------------4-4-------|----------------------------|-------------------|

          (listen for cymbals here)
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6---------|-------------------------|-------3--6-------------3-4-4-4|
A|----------8--6---|-------------------------|--4-4-------------3--6---------|
E|-----------------|--4--7--4--6--4--8-------|-------------4-4---------------|

                        "..anyway.."
G|--------------------3-|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|-3------------3--6----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-4-3----|------------------------------|
A|----4--6--4-4---------|----------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 2:

G|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|---8--8-----8--8-----8-8---|----4--4------------------|----6---7---8-------|
A|---------8---------8-------|----------4--4-7-6-4-6-4--|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

      "...I'm gonna find my way..."          "...lonely days..."
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---8-----6--8--6---------|-----------------6-7-8-----|-8-8---8--6--6---6---|
A|------8----------8-------|---4--6-----6-6------------|-----7---------8-----|
E|--------------------6----|---------6-----------------|---------------------|

 "...comin' home..."          "..wrote me a .."
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--5--5----4--4-4-4---|--3-3-3-3-3--------|
A|---------------------|------------4------|
E|---------------------|--------------6----|


Full band hits Intro riff:
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---------4--6---4-6-4-| x2
E|------6---------------|


Solo over the verse sections: x2
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|---8--8-----8--8-----8-8---|----4--4------------------|----6---7---8-------|
A|---------8---------8-------|----------4--4-7-6-4-6-4--|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|


G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---8-----6--8--6---------|-----------------6-7-8-----|-8-8---8--6--6---6---|
A|------8----------8-------|---4--6-----6-6------------|-----7---------8-----|
E|--------------------6----|---------6-----------------|---------------------|


G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--5--5----4--4-4-4---|--3-3-3-3-3--------|
A|---------------------|------------4------|
E|---------------------|--------------6----|


Chorus:
 "Well she wrote me.."                  "without me no more"
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------3--6-----------3-|-4-4-4-4--3-------------6-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
A|---4-4---------------3----|-------------6--4-4--8------|-------------8-6---|
E|----------------4-4-------|----------------------------|-------------------|

          (listen for cymbals here)
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6---------|-------------------------|-------3--6-------------3-4-4-4|
A|----------8--6---|-------------------------|--4-4-------------3--6---------|
E|-----------------|--4--7--4--6--4--8-------|-------------4-4---------------|

                        "..anyway.."
G|--------------------3-|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|-3------------3--6----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-4-3----|------------------------------|
A|----4--6--4-4---------|----------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|


Verse 3:

G|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|---8--8-----8--8-----8-8---|----4--4------------------|----6---7---8-------|
A|---------8---------8-------|----------4--4-7-6-4-6-4--|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

      "...ain't got time..."          "...lonely days..."
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---8-----6--8--6---------|-----------------6-7-8-----|-8-8---8--6--6---6---|
A|------8----------8-------|---4--6-----6-6------------|-----7---------8-----|
E|--------------------6----|---------6-----------------|---------------------|

 "...comin' home..."          "..wrote me a .."
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|--5--5----4--4-4-4---|--3-3-3-3-3--------|
A|---------------------|------------4------|
E|---------------------|--------------6----|


Full band hits Intro riff:
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---------4--6---4-6-4-| x2
E|------6---------------|


"My baby wrote me a letter..." Section has no bass.


Full band hits Intro riff:
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---------4--6---4-6-4-| x2
E|------6---------------|


enjoy!

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