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Try a Little Tenderness

Otis Redding
Bass Tab
4.7(8)

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Song

This tab is off the live recording of

Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness"

Tabbed by Reda Woodcock (rwoodcoc@umich.edu)

"This is a song that I want to dedicate to all the miniskirts" -Otis

Oh, she may be weary...

G---------------------------------------

D-----7--7--5-----------7--7------------
A-7------------8--7--7------------------
E-----------------------------8--9--10--

Try a little tenderness...

G---------------------------------------

D-----------7-----5--------5------------
A--------7-----5-----7--5-----8--7--7--7
E-10--7---------------------------------

But while she's there waiting...

G---------------------------------------

D-7--7--------5-----5--5----------------
A-------5--5--------------8--7--5-------
E----------------8-----------------8----

Now it might be a little sentimental...

G---------------------------------------

D----------------7--7-------------------
A----------7--7-------------------------
E-8--7--7--------------8--8--7--7--5-5-5

It makes it easier to...

G---------------------------------------

D----5--5--------7--7--------5----------
A-5--------7--7--------5--5-----8--7--7-

E---------------------------------------

But it's all so easy...

G---------------------------------------

D-7--7----------------------------------
A-------5--5-----------9--8--7-7-7-7/---
E-------------7--7--7-------------------

OUTRO:

You gotta hold her...

G---------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------

A-0-0--2-2--3-3--4-4--5-5--6-6--7-7--8-9

E---------------------------------------

Tenderness...

G---------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------

A-10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7-7--9/2-2-------

E---------------------------------------

(repeat outro, breaking at A-5 while Otis goes nuts)

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