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From: mvcjp@mvulo.mv.att.com (-pouliot c.j.)

Subject: TAB: Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells

Hi - There was a request for "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells and

I knew it so... Obviously it's pretty simple.

- Charlie

Bass Line: ( / means to slide up on the frets )

E --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
G --------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D --------------------------|-------------------4------|--|
A -------------4--6--4--6---|--4--4--4/6--4--6-----6---|--|
E --2--2--4/6---------------|--------------------------|--|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Guitar Chords: (And Brass "mellow" Line):

F#maj7

F#maj7 Bmaj7 F#maj7 A (in repeating guitar part)

E --1---|---6---|   -9----6------- --5---4----------- --------|
B --2---|---7---|   -----------7-- ----------7---4--- --------|
G --3---|---8---|   -------------- ------------------ -6------|
D --4---|---9---|   -------------- ------------------ --------|
A X-----|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------|
E X-----|-X-----|   -------------- ------------------ --------|

|: repeat :|

F#maj7 A

E --1--- ---5---|

B --2--- ---5---|

G --3--- ---6---|

D --4--- ---7---|

A X----- -X-----|

E X----- -X-----|

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