Ole Man Trouble tab by Otis Redding

Tabs

OLE MAN TROUBLE

As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1965 Album OTIS BLUE: OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL)

Words and Music by Otis Redding

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'The Memphis Horns - Horns'


 Intro
 Q=80
    A augmentedA       E MajorE             A augmentedA
 4/4
 Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
       |-3-|
 H  e e E MajorE S S S  E MajorE a E MajorE a a Q E MajorE E a S S E MajorE  Q e E MajorE e e S E.
|------5-5---------|--------------0-2-2s3s2-0-|----5---5-5-------|
|------5-5---------|--------------------------|----5---5-5-------|
|------6-6---------|--------------1-3-3s4s3-1-|----6---6-6-------|
|------7-7---2h4p2-|--------------------------|----7---7-7-------|
|------7-7---------|---2h4-2h4p2--------------|-7--7---7-7-x-----|
|------5-5---------|-0------------------------|-5--5---5-5-x-16\-|

 E MajorE         F#F#       A augmentedA
 Q  Q E MajorE E S S E MajorE  Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE  q e E MajorE Q E MajorE E
|----^0--0-2-3s2-0-|----2------2---|----5------5-4s=||
|----^0--0-2-3s2-0-|----2------2---|----5------5-4s=||
|----^1--1-3-4s3-1-|----3------3---|----6------6-5s=||
|------------------|----4------4---|----7------7-6s=||
|------------------|-4----4-4------|-7----7-7-------||
|-0----------------|-2----2-2------|-5----5-5-------||


  1st & 2nd Verses
  A augmentedA          E MajorE           A augmentedA
  Q e E MajorE e E MajorE e  E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a S S E MajorE  Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
||--5--5---5---5------|---------0-2-2s3s2-0-|----5---5--5---|
||o-5--5---5---5------|---------------------|----5---5--5---|
||--6--6---6---6------|-------1-1-3-3s4s3-1-|-6--6---6--6---|
||--7--7---7---7------|-----2---------------|-7--7---7--7---|
||o-------------------|---2-----------------|-7-------------|
||---------------(12)-|-0-------------------|-5----5--------|


 E MajorE           A augmentedA        D MajorD
 E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a S S E MajorE  Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE  Q  E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S S S
|---------0-2-2s3s2-0-|----5---5--5---|-----10-----------------------|
|---------------------|----5---5--5---|-----10----------10-----------|
|-------1-1-3-3s4s3-1-|-6--6---6--6---|-11--11----------11h12p11-----|
|-----2---------------|-7--7---7--7---|-12--------12-12----------12--|
|---2-----------------|-7-------------|-12-----12-12-12----------12--|
|-0-------------------|-5----5--------|-10-----10-10-10----------10--|

 A augmentedA        E MajorE          A augmentedA
 Q e E MajorE Q Q   Q Q E MajorE E a S S E MajorE  Q E MajorE e Q  Q
|----5----------|-------0-2-2s3s2-0-|-----------------|
|----5---5------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-6--6---6------|----1--1-3-3s4s3-1-|-----------------|
|-7--7---7------|----2--------------|-----------------|
|-7----7-7------|----2--------------|-7----7-7--------|
|-5----5-5--5\--|-0-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)\--|


                   1.
 E MajorE          F#F#       A augmentedA
 Q E MajorE E E MajorE E a S S E MajorE  Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E  Q.  E MajorE Q E MajorE E
|--------0-2-2s3s2-0-|----2------2---|-5---------5-4/--||
|--------------------|----2------2---|-5---------5-4/-o||
|--------1-3-3s4s3-1-|----3------3---|-6---------6-5/--||
|------2-------------|----4------4---|-7---------7-6/--||
|----2---------------|-4----4-4------|-7----7-7-------o||
|-0------------------|-2----2-2----2-|-5----5-5--------||


         Bridge
 2.
 A augmentedA        D MajorD          E MajorE
 Q.  E MajorE Q e E MajorE  E MajorE a E MajorE E a E MajorE Q.  E MajorE  H  Q Q
|-5------5--5---||--------------------|------------|
|-5------5--5---||---7h8-7-7h8-7------|-9----9--9--|
|-6------6--6---||-----7-7---7-7------|-9----9--9--|
|-7------7--7---||-7---7-7---7-7------|-9----9--9--|
|-7----7-7------||-5-----------5------|-7----7--7--|
|-5----5-5------||--------------------|------------|


 D MajorD          E MajorE      A augmentedA        E MajorE
 E MajorE a E MajorE E a E MajorE Q.  E MajorE  H  q Q  Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a S S E MajorE
|--------------------|------------|----5---5--5---|---------0-2-2s3s2-0--|
|---7h8-7-7h8-7------|-9----9--9--|----5---5--5---|----------------------|
|-----7-7---7-7------|-9----9--9--|-6--6---6--6---|-------1-1-3-3s4s3-1--|
|-7---7-7---7-7------|-9----9--9--|-7--7---7--7---|-----2----------------|
|-5-----------5------|-7----7--7--|-7-------------|---2------------------|
|--------------------|------------|-5----5--------|-0--------------------|


                     Outro
 A augmentedA        E MajorE            F#F#
 Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a S S E MajorE   Q   e   E MajorE  Q    e E MajorE
|----5---5--5---|---------0-2-2s3s2-0-||---------2------------------2---||
|----5---5--5---|---------------------||o--------2------------------2---||
|-6--6---6--6---|-------1-1-3-3s4s3-1-||--2------3------------------3---||
|-7--7---7--7---|-----2---------------||--4------4------------------4---||
|-7-------------|---2-----------------||o-4------------4---4------------||
|-5----5--------|-0-------------------||--2------------2---2------------||
|
| Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| W        W            E MajorE S S S S E MajorE +E MajorE S S Q
|---------------|---------------------||----9----9------------9---------||
|---------------|---------------------||o-----12---12-11-(11)---12-11---||
|---------------|---------------------||--------------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------||--------------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------||o-------------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------||--------------------------------||


 A augmentedA              F#F#
 Q   e  E MajorE Q    e E MajorE  Q   e   E MajorE  Q    e E MajorE
|-5------5---------------5---|--------2------------------2---|
|-5------5---------------5---|--------2------------------2---|
|-6------6---------------6---|-2------3------------------3---|
|-7------7---------------7---|-4------4------------------4---|
|-7-----------7--7-----------|-4------------4---4------------|
|-5-----------5--5-----------|-2------------2---2------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E MajorE S S S S E MajorE +E MajorE S S Q   E MajorE S S S S E MajorE +E MajorE S S Q
|----------------------------|---9----9------------9---------|
|---8----8----------8--------|-----12---12-11-(11)---12-11---|
|-----11---11-9-(9)---11-9---|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


 A augmentedA
 Q   e  E MajorE Q    e E MajorE  3x
|-5------5---------------5-----||
|-5------5---------------5----o||
|-6------6---------------6-----||
|-7------7---------------7-----||
|-7-----------7--7------------o||
|-5-----------5--5-------------||
|
| E MajorE S S S S E MajorE +E MajorE S S Q   3x
|------------------------------||
|---8----8----------8---------o||
|-----11---11-9-(9)---11-9-----||
|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------o||
|------------------------------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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