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BACK STABBERS

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 B E) - 'Norman Harris - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=116
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
  w          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  Q.   E H      +Q   Q   Q  E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +Q.   E Q  Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-8----8-8----|-(8)--8--11--8s6-|-8----6-(6)-8----|------------6---|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------8--|-(8)---5-8------|
|-5----5-5----|-(5)--5---8--5s3-|-5----3-(3)-5----|------------3---|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------6--|-(6)---3-6------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|


  S S E +E  E S S E +E  E   E E E E E E E E    W          W
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|------|
|-8s9s8-(8)-8-8s9s8-(8)-8-|-8-8-6-6---------|-/8--------|------|
|-------------------------|---------8-8-7-7-|-----------|------|
|-5s6s5-(5)-5-5s6s5-(5)-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|-/5--------|------|
|-------------------------|---------6-6-5-5-|-----------|------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------|------|


  Q  E E H      +Q   Q   Q  E E   Q.   E +E  E Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------8-8----|-(8)--8--11--8s6-|-8----6-(6)-8----|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------8--|
|------5-5----|-(5)--5---8--5s3-|-5----3-(3)-5----|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------6--|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                  G
  +Q.   E Q  Q    e e e E E e e E   e E Q  H
|---------------|-3-3-3-----3-3---|-3-----------||
|------------6--|-3-3-3-----3-3---|-3-----------||
|-(8)---5-8-----|-4-4-4-----4-4---|-4-----------||
|------------3--|-----------------|-------------||
|-(6)---3-6-----|-----------------|-------------||
|---------------|-----------------|-------------||


 Chorus
  N.C.                       AbmajBb      G         G7
  W          Q   Q   Q  q    Q  E E +E  E Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E
|----------|------------6--|-8--8-6-(6)-6-3--|-(3)-------------|
|----------|----/8--/8-----|-8----6-(6)---4--|-(4)--3--3-3-----|
|----------|----/7--/7-----|-8----7-(7)---5--|-(5)--4--4-4-----|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------3--3-3-----|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Cm         N.C.            AbmajBb      G         G7
  W           Q  q   Q  q    Q  E E +E  E Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E
|-8--------|-----6------6--|-8--8-6-(6)-6-3--|-(3)-------------||
|-8--------|-/8-----/8-----|-8----6-(6)---4--|-(4)--3--3-3-----||
|-8--------|-/7-----/7-----|-8----7-(7)---5--|-(5)--4--4-4-----||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------3--3-3-----||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||


   1st Verse
    N.C.                    F7         N.C.
    W          H    Q  q    W          W
||-----------|---------6--|-5--------|------|
||o----------|------8-----|-4--------|------|
||-----------|------8-----|-5--------|------|
||-----------|------------|----------|------|
||o----------|------------|----------|------|
||-----------|------------|----------|------|


                          F7
  W          H    Q  q    W          W
|----------|---------6--|-5--------|------||
|----------|------8-----|-4--------|------||
|----------|------8-----|-5--------|------||
|----------|------------|----------|------||
|----------|------------|----------|------||
|----------|------------|----------|------||


 Pre-Chorus
  N.C.             Abmaj7     N.C.
  E E E E E E Q    W          W          W
|---8s6---8s6----|-8--------|----------|------|
|---8s6---8s6----|-8--------|----------|------|
|----------------|-8--------|----------|------|
|----------------|-6--------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|


                   Abmaj7                G
  E E E E E E Q    W          W          e e e E E e e E   e E Q  H
|---8s6---8s6----|-8--------|----------|-3-3-3-----3-3---|-3-----------||
|---8s6---8s6----|-8--------|----------|-3-3-3-----3-3---|-3-----------||
|----------------|-8--------|----------|-4-4-4-----4-4---|-4-----------||
|----------------|-6--------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
|----------------|----------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
|----------------|----------|----------|-----------------|-------------||


 Chorus
                            1.
  Cm         N.C.                 Bb      G         G7
  W           Q  q   Q  q    Q  E E +E  E Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E
|-8--------|-----6------6--|-8--8-6-(6)-6-3--|-(3)--------------||
|-8--------|-/8-----/8-----|-8----6-(6)---4--|-(4)--3--3-3-----o||
|-8--------|-/7-----/7-----|-8----7-(7)---5--|-(5)--4--4-4------||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------3--3-3------||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||


                                     Interlude
  2.
                                      N.C.
  Q  E E +E  E Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E    W          W
|-8--8-6-(6)-6-3--|-(3)------------||----------|------|
|-8----6-(6)---4--|-(4)--3--3-3----||----------|------|
|-8----7-(7)---5--|-(5)--4--4-4----||----------|------|
|-----------------|------3--3-3----||----------|------|
|-----------------|----------------||----------|------|
|-----------------|----------------||----------|------|


  Q.   E H      +Q   Q   Q  E E   Q.   E +E  E Q    +Q.   E Q  Q
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-8----8-8----|-(8)--8--11--8s6-|-8----6-(6)-8----|------------6---|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------8--|-(8)---5-8------|
|-5----5-5----|-(5)--5---8--5s3-|-5----3-(3)-5----|------------3---|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------6--|-(6)---3-6------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|


                                               Out-Chorus
                                                Cm
  S S E +E  E S S E +E  E   E E E E E E E E     W
|-------------------------|-----------------||--8----|
|-8s9s8-(8)-8-8s9s8-(8)-8-|-8-8-6-6---------||o-8----|
|-------------------------|---------8-8-7-7-||--8----|
|-5s6s5-(5)-5-5s6s5-(5)-5-|-5-5-3-3---------||-------|
|-------------------------|---------6-6-5-5-||o------|
|-------------------------|-----------------||-------|


  N.C.            Cm   Bb      G         G7
   Q  q   Q  q    Q  E E +E  E Q    +Q   Q  E Q  E  3x
|-----6------6--|-8--8-6-(6)-6-3--|-(3)-------------||
|-/8-----/8-----|-8----6-(6)---4--|-(4)--3--3-3----o||
|-/7-----/7-----|-8----7-(7)---5--|-(5)--4--4-4-----||
|---------------|-----------------|------3--3-3-----||
|---------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||


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
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