Everybody Makes A Mistake bass tab by Otis Redding

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: Eb

Difficulty: Novice

EVERYBODY MAKES A MISTAKE (Bassline)
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1966 Album THE SOUL ALBUM)

Words and Music by Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=61
 6/8
  Gtr I
   W        H.        H.        H.        Q.   E E E
G|--------|---------|---------|---------|-------------||
D|--------|---------|-6-------|---------|-------------||
A|--------|-6-------|---------|-6-------|----------5--||
E|--------|---------|---------|---------|-6----6-8----||

 1st Verse:
   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E
G|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
D|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|-6------6-7-|
A|-6----(6)----|-6----6-5-4-|-3----(3)----|-3----3----|------6-----|
E|-----------6-|------------|-----------3-|-----------|------------|


   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E
G|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-8----------|-------------|------------|-------------|-5----(5)--5-|
A|----------5-|-6----(6)--6-|----------5-|-6----(6)--6-|-------------|
E|------6-8---|-------------|-6----6-8---|-------------|-------------|


   H.        H.        Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E
G|---------|---------|------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-6-------|---------|----------5-|-6----(6)----|-------------|
A|---------|-4-------|-6----6-8---|-----------8-|-6----(6)--6-|
E|---------|---------|------------|-------------|-------------|


               2nd Verse:
   Q.   E E E    Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
G|------------||-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
D|------------||-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
A|----------5-||-6----(6)----|-6----6-5-4-|-3----(3)----|-3----3---1-|
E|-6----6-8---||-----------6-|------------|-----------3-|------------|


   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E
G|------------|-----------|-------------|------------|-------------|
D|-6--------6-|-8-------8-|-------------|------------|-------------|
A|------6-----|-----------|-6----(6)--6-|----------5-|-6----(6)--6-|
E|------------|-----------|-------------|-6----6-8---|-------------|


   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
G|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
D|-5----(5)--5-|-6----(6)--6-|------------|-------------|-6----6-5---|
A|-------------|-------------|-4--------5-|-6----(6)--6-|----------8-|
E|-------------|-------------|------6-8---|-------------|------------|


                               3rd Verse:
             |3|
   Q.   +Q   E S   Q.   E E E    Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E
G|---------------|------------||-------------|------------|--------------|
D|---------------|------------||-------------|------------|--------------|
A|-6----(6)----6-|----------5-||-6----(6)----|-6----6-5-4-|-3----(3)-----|
E|---------------|-6----6-8---||-----------6-|------------|-----------3--|


                                 |3|
   Q.   Q  E   Q.   E E E   Q.   E S E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
G|-----------|------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----------|-6--------6-|-8------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-3-------3-|------6-----|------------5-|-6----(6)--6-|----------5--|
E|-----------|------------|------6-6-8---|-------------|-6----6-8----|


   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   H.        H.        Q.   E E E
G|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|------------||
D|-------------|-5----(5)--5-|-6-------|---------|----------5-||
A|-6----(6)--6-|-------------|---------|-4-------|-6----6-8---||
E|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|------------||


                            Outro:
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E     Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E  7x
G|------------|------------||-------------|-------------||
D|-6----6-5---|----------5-||o-6----6-5---|----------5-o||
A|----------8-|-6----6-8---||o----------8-|-6----6-8---o||
E|------------|------------||-------------|-------------||


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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|  |3|  -  triplet
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