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Take Me To The River
Al Green
Bass Al Green
Teenie Hodges
As played by Leroy Hodges
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Verse 1
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|-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------3-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------| 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 Pre-Chorus 1 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |(3)--3-3-3-------|---------------2-5-|(5)5-5---5-5-----|-----------------| |-----------0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-----|-------------5-5-|-5---0-5---0-5---| Q E E E E E E E E E Q S S E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q 2/4 |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-5---0-5---0-5---|-5---0-5-| Q E Q E Q Q E E Chorus 1 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |(5)0-0---0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| E E Q Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Verse 2 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------3-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------| 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 Pre-Chorus 2 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |(3)--3-3-3-3-------|-----------3-4-5-|-5-----5-5-------|-----------------| |-------------0-1-3-|-3-----3-3-------|-----------0-5-5-|(5)--0-5---0-5---| Q E E E S S E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E Q E Q 2/4 |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-5---0-5---0-5---|-5---0-5-| Q E Q E Q Q E E Chorus 2 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |(5)0-0---0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| E E Q Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9---------6-| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Bridge |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---4---4-4---0-|(0)--0---0---3-4-|(4)4-4---4-4-----|-------------4-5-| |-----------------|-----------4-----|-------------4-5-|(5)5-5---5-5-----| Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5---5-5-0-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-1-2-|-2---2---2-1-0-2-|(2)2-2---2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Interlude |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-2---------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |---0-0-0-0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Verse 3 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------3-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------| 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 Pre-Chorus 3 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |(3)--3-3-3-------|-------------2-5-|(5)----5-5-5-----|-----------------| |-----------5-5-3-|-3-----3-3-5-----|-------------5-5-|-5---5-5---0-5---| Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E Q E Q 2/4 |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-5---0-5---0-5---|-5---0-5-| Q E Q E Q Q E E Chorus 3/Outro |-----------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7---| |-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------| |-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-| |(5)0-0---0-----0-|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------| E E Q Q. E E E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E E E E Q E E E Repeat to fade ||------------------|-------7---9-7---|-----------------|-------7---9-7----|| ||o-----------------|-6-7-9-----------|-----------------|-6-7-9-----------o|| ||o-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-o|| ||--0-0---0-0-0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|------------------|| 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 Key to rhythm notations: W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve H - Half Note/Minim Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
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