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Back Stabbers by The Ojays

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BACK STABBERS (Bassline)

As recorded by The O'Jays
(From the 1972 Album BACK STABBERS)

Words and Music by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Baker - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=116
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------|--------5-----|------5-------5-|
|----------|----------5---|----5-------5---|
|----------|------------6-|-3--------3-----|
|----------|--------------|----------------|

Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q
|------5-------5-|------3-------3-|------3-------3-|-1----0--------|
|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|-----------3---|
|-3--------3-----|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|


  +W           Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|------------|---------------|-----------------|------5-------5--|
|-(3)--------|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----5-------5----|
|------------|---------------|---------6-6-5-5-|-3--------3------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q
|------5-------5-|------3-------3-|------3-------3-|-1----0--------|
|----5-------5---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|-----------3---|
|-3--------3-----|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|


                                               Chorus
  +W           E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H       Q.   E Q.   E
|------------|-----------------|-------------||----------------|
|-(3)--------|-5-5-5-----5-5---|-5-----------||----------------|
|------------|-----------------|-------------||-3----3-3-------|
|------------|-----------------|-------------||----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|------5--5-5----|----------------|
|-1----1-1------|------1-(1)-----|----------------|-3----3-3-------|
|---------------|-4-----------3--|-(3)------------|----------------|


                                                     1st & 2nd Verses
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E     E Q  E E E Q
|---------------|----------------|----------------||--5-5--3-3---5---|
|---------------|----------------|------5--5-5----||o----------5-----|
|-1----1-1------|------1-(1)-----|----------------||o----------------|
|---------------|-4-----------3--|-(3)------------||-----------------|


  +E  E E E Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q    +E  E E E E E +Q     E Q  E +E  E Q
|-(5)-5-3---5--3--|--------------|--------------------|-5-5--3-(3)---5---|
|---------5-------|-3---------3--|-(3)-3-----3--------|------------5-----|
|-----------------|------6--3----|-------6-3---6-(6)--|------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------|


                                                           Pre-Chorus
  +E  E E E Q  Q    Q  E E +E  E Q    +E  E E E E E +Q      Q.   E Q.   E
|-(5)-5-3---5--3--|-----------------|--------------------||----------------|
|---------5-------|-3------------3--|-(3)-3-----3--------||----------------|
|-----------------|------6-(6)-3----|-------6-3---6-(6)--||-6----6-6-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||----------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|-6----6-6--6--|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-6----6-6-------|
|--------------|-6-6--6-6-6--6-|-6-6--6-6--6--|----------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-6----6-6--6--|-3----3-3------|-5-5-5-----5-5---|-5-----------||
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------||
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------||


 Pre-Chorus
                                 1.
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------5--5-5-----o||
|-3----3-3------|-1----1-1------|------1-(1)-----|-----------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-4-----------3--|-(3)--------------||


                                    Interlude
  2.
  Q.   E +Q   Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||------5-------5-|------5-------5--|
|----------------|------5--5-5----||----5-------5---|----5-------5----|
|------1-(1)-----|----------------||-3--------3-----|-3--------3------|
|-4-----------3--|-(3)------------||----------------|-----------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   Q.   Q    +W
|------3-------3-|------3-------3-|-1----0-------|--------|
|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|-----------3--|-(3)----|
|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|--------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E     Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5-3-3---------||o---------------|
|---------------|---------6-6-5-5-||o-3----3-3------|
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E +Q   Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E  3x
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|------5--5-5----o||
|-1----1-1------|------1-(1)-----|----------------o||
|---------------|-4-----------3--|-(3)-------------||


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