IT'S ALL RIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by The Impressions (From the 1963 Album THE IMPRESSIONS) Words and Music by Curtis Mayfield Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lenny Brown - Bass' Intro Q=168 12/8 Gtr I W Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. |--------------||------------------------|------------------------| |--------------||o-------------4----6----|----------3-6-4----6----| |--------------||o-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)---------------| |--------------||------------------------|------------------------|
1. 2. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q E +Q H Q. Q E Q E +Q. |------------------3-6-|----------------------||-----------------------|| |------4---------6-----|------4--------------o||------4-------6-(6)----|| |-4---------4----------|-4-------4-(4)-------o||-4-------4-------------|| |----------------------|----------------------||-----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. ||------------------------|------------------------| ||o-------------4----6----|----------3-6-4----6----| ||o-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)---------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------4----6----|----------3-6-4----6----|| |-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)---------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| Chorus H +E E H +E E Q. +E E E Q. Q. |-----------------------|------------3-----------| |------------3----(3)-3-|----------4---6----6----| |-4----(4)-4------------|-6----(6)---------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| 1.,2. H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. 3x |-------------------|---------------------|| |---------4----6----|---------4----6-----o|| |-4-----------------|-4------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| Bridge 3. $ H. Q. Q. Q. Q E +H. Q. Q E +Q. E E E |---------6---------||-3-------3-(3)------|------------------------| |--------------6----||--------------------|-3-------3-(3)---6-3-6--| |-4-----------------||--------------------|------------------------| |-------------------||--------------------|------------------------| Q. Q E +H. Q. Q E +Q. Q. Q. Q E +H. |-3-------3-(3)------|----------------------|-3----------------| |--------------------|-3-------3-(3)---6----|---------3-(3)----| |--------------------|----------------------|------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|------------------| Q. Q E +Q. Q. Q. Q Q. E Q E Q. Q Q E E Q E |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| |-3--------------------|-3-------4----4-4--4-|-3------------6-6--6--|| |---------6-(6)---6----|---------------------|---------6------------|| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|| 4th - 6th Verses Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. ||------------------------|------------------------| ||o-------------4----6----|----------3-6-4----6----| ||o-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)---------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-------------4----6----|----------3-6-4----6----|| |-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)---------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| Chorus H +E E H +E E Q. +E E E Q. Q. |-----------------------|------------3-----------| |------------3----(3)-3-|----------4---6----6----| |-4----(4)-4------------|-6----(6)---------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| 1. To Coda H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. |-------------------|---------------------|| |---------4----6----|---------4----6-----o|| |-4-----------------|-4------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| Outro 2. D.S. al Coda & H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. |---------6---------||-------------------||--------------------| |--------------6----||---------4----6----||---------4----6-----| |-4-----------------||-4-----------------||-4------------------| |-------------------||-------------------||--------------------| 12/8 Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------*| |-------------4----6----|-------------4----6----|-------------4----6----*| |-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)--4-----------|-4----(4)--4-----------*| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------*| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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