Take Me To The River Bass Tab by Al Green

Take Me To The River bass tab by Al Green

Bass Tab

Take Me To The River
                                     Al Green

Bass                                                            Al Green
                                                           Teenie Hodges

As played by Leroy Hodges

2 Bars Rest
                                                                         x3
||------------------|-------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

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1

|-----------------|-------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 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

Last updated: August 8, 2022

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