Delta Lady Bass

DELTA LADY (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Joe Cocker
(From the 1969 Album JOE COCKER!)
 
Words and Music by Leon Russell
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Spenner - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=134
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  E E E E E E   E E H    E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  H    E E
|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------||
|------2---3---4-|-5------------|------2---3---4-|-5------------||
|-3--------------|---5----------|-3--------------|--------------||
|----------------|-----3------5-|----------------|----3------5--||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E Q  E
||-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|------------------|------------2-3-|-(3)--------------|
||o-3--3-------3-3-|-(3)--3-------3-4-|-5--5-----5-----|-----3----1-1--2--|
||-------0-3-5-----|--------0-3-5-----|------x-5-------|-------5----------|
 
 
  E E Q  H      E E E E +E  Q  E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E +E  Q  E
|-------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-3-----------|-------------1--2-|-3--3-------3-3-|-(3)----------------|
|-------------|---0-3-5-(5)------|------0-3-5-----|-----0-3-3-(3)-3--x-|
 
 
   Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     E  E  Q   E  E  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----17--14------|-----17--14------|-----17--14------|-19-17-15--15-17-19\--|
|-15----------15--|-14----------14--|-13----------13--|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
 
 
                             To Coda
  Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E Q  E    Q  E E E Q  E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|--------2-3-4-5-|-(5)---------------|----------------||
|-3--3-3---------|-----5-----0-1--2--|-3--3-----3--2--||
|----------------|-------3-3---------|------0-3-------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E
|--------3-------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------3---3-----|---------------|-----0---1---0---|---------------|
|-1--1-------1---|--------0-1--2-|-3-3---3---3---0-|-3--3-----3--2-|
|--------------3-|-1--1-1--------|-----------------|------0-3------|
 
 
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E +E  Q  E
|--------3-------|----------------|--------------------|
|------3---3-----|----------------|---------2-(2)-3--4-|
|-1--1-------1---|--------0-1-2-3-|-(3)-3--------------|
|--------------3-|-1--1-1---------|-------0------------|
 
 
 1.                   2.
  E E Q  +E  E E e     E E Q  +E  E Q
|-------------------||-----------------||
|-5----------------o||-5---------------||
|---5--------------o||---5-------------||
|-----3--(3)-3---5--||-----3--(3)-3----||
 
 
 Bridge
  H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|-5----------|------------|-5----------|
|------------|-7----------|------------|
 
 
  H.      Q    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e E
|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-6-------6--|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                                     D.S. al Coda
  Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  +E  E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  H    Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------||
|------3---3---4-|-5----------------|------2---3---4-|-5----------||
|-3--3-----------|---5--------------|-3--------------|------------||
|----------------|-----3--(3)-3-3-3-|----------------|----3-------||
 
 
                  Out-Chorus
  &
  Q  E E E Q  E    Q  E E E E E E
|---------------||--------3-------|
|---------------||------3---3-----|
|-3--3-----3--2-||-1--1-------1---|
|------0-3------||--------------3-|
 
 
  Q  E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----0---1---0---|---------------|
|--------0-1--2-|-3-3---3---3---0-|-3--3-----3--2-|
|-1--1-1--------|-----------------|------0-3------|
 
 
    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   4x
||------------3---|----------------|---5-5---5---5-5-|-----------------||
||o---------3---3-|----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-1--1--1-------|--------0-1-2-3-|-3-----3---3-----|-3--3-----3--2--o||
||----------------|-1--1-1---------|-----------------|------0-3--------||
 
 
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
X