Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Key: C Difficulty: Intermediate THINGS GET BETTER (Bassline) As recorded by Delaney & Bonnie (From the 1969 Album HOME) Words and Music by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd & Wayne Jackson Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro: Q=127 4/4 Gtr I 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 G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-3-4--|| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|--------------------|| E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
1st Verse: Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q G|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--| A|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| E|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E E. S Q Q. E Q. E +E Q Q Q E G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--3-4--|-5----5-5----5-|-(5)-3--2--0----|| A|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------4-|| E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| Chorus: E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3--3--3--3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------| 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 E G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-3-4-|| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|| E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
2nd Verse: Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q G|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--| A|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| E|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E E. S Q Q. E Q. E +E Q Q Q E G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--3-4--|-5----5-5----5-|-(5)-3--2--0----|| A|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------4-|| E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| Chorus: E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E Q Q E G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3--3-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3--2-3-4-|| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|| E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|| Organ Solo: Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--3-4-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3----4-| A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. Q Q E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--3-4-|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3--2--0-| A|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E E E 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 G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-2-3-4-|| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|| E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 3rd Verse: Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E G|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3----4-| A|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +E Q Q E E E G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| D|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-3--4--|-5----5-5----5-|-(5)-3--2--0-0---|| A|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------4-|| E|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|| Chorus: E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G||------------------|-------------------| D||o---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------| E||------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|---------------------|| D|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|--------------------o|| E|-----------------|---------------------|| Outro: E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---5---5---5---|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| D|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5---5-|-3-3-------------| A|-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-------------------|-----------------| E|-------------3-3-|-1-1-------------|---------------------|-----------------| 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 G|-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-1-1-------------| S S S S E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E Q Q G|-----5---5---5---5---|---------2--4-|-5-5--3-2--0--*| D|---5---5---5---5---5-|-3-3--3-------|--------------*| A|-3-------------------|--------------|--------------*| E|---------------------|--------------|--------------*| ************************************ Duration 🏷Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous **************************************
