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Land of 1000 Dances

Wilson Pickett
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Song

LAND OF 1000 DANCES

As recorded by Wilson Pickett

(From the 1966 Album THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT)

Words and Music by Chris Kenner & Antoine "Fats" Domino

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 1'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 2'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Horns'

Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Vocals'

Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Saxophone'

Intro

Q=172

Bm D

4/4

Gtr I (El. Gtr.)

W W W W

|----------|-7--------|----------|-5----|
|----------|-7--------|----------|-7----|
|----------|-7--------|----------|-7----|
|----------|-9--------|----------|-7----|
|----------|-9--------|----------|-5----|
|----------|-7--------|----------|------|

|

| Gtr III (Horns arr. for Gtr.)

| W W W W

|----------|-2--------|----------|-2----|
|----------|-3--------|----------|-3----|
|----------|-4--------|----------|-2----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|

D5

W W Q E E E E E E

|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----7---5s7s5s7-|
|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----5---3s5s3s5-|
|----------|----------|-----------------|

|

| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)

| W W E E E E E E E E

|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|----------|----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------|----------|-----------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

1st & 2nd Verses

$

D5

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-||-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-||-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------||--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-||--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------||--------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

To Coda

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E Q H

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|-(7)-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|-(5)-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H

|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|--7------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|

Chorus

N.C.

Gtr IV (Vocals arr. for Gtr.)

W H E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q E E Q E E

|----------||---------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------||o-3----1-3-1-3-|-(3)------1-3-1-3-|-(3)--1---1-------|
|----------||---------------|------------------|--------2----2-0--|
|----------||---------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------||o--------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------||---------------|------------------|------------------|

Q Q E E E E +Q. E H W H E E E E

|---------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------1-3-1-3-|-(3)----------|----------|-3----1-3-1-3--|
|-2-------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|---------------|

+Q. E E E E E +Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E +H. Q

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-(3)-----1-3-1-3-|-(3)--1---1------|-------1-3-1-3-|-(3)----------|
|-----------------|--------2----2-0-|-2-------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|

Saxophone Solo

1.

D5

Gtr I

W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E

|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||---------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-------5s7s5s7--|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||---------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-------3s5s3s5--|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| Gtr II

| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|----------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| Gtr V (Sax. arr. for Gtr.)

| E E E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E

|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|---0-3-4-0--0---||-0---0-----0-0---|--0----0-0---0-3h4-|--0----0-----0------|
|--------------3-||---------3-------|-----------3-------|-----------3---0----|
|----------------||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|
|---------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7--9--9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------|-------------------|

|

| Q H. +H. E E

|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------/3------------|-(3)---------------|
|---------------------|---------------2h4-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-------5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-------3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| Q E E Q E E E E Q Q Q

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--2----------------|--------------------|
|-------3h4-0-------|-----0-0---3---5----|
|---------------2---|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)-------5s7s5s7---|-(7)-----------5s7s==5s7-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-(5)-------3s5s3s5---|-(5)-----------3s5s==3s5-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9---|--7--7---9-9---7-7---9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|--5--5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|

|

| Q E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E E

|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--5----5-4-----------|--3--3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
|-----------------5-5-|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-------5s7s5s7---|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-------3s5s3s5---|
|-------------------|---------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9---|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-------------------|---------------------|

|

| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--2----------------|---------------------|
|-------3h4-0-------|-----0-0-4-4-5-5-6---|
|---------------0---|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|-(7)---------5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|-(5)---------3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7---9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|

|

| Q Q E E E E +E S S E E E E E E

|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----5-5-5---5-5---5-|
|--6----7---7-----6-|-(6)-------7-----7---|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|

+H E E E E +H E E E E

|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)-------5s=7s5s7-|-(7)---------5s7s5s7--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-(5)-------3s=5s3s5-|-(5)---------3s5s3s5--|
|--------------------|----------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--7-7-9-9--7--7-9-9-|--7--7---9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--5--5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|----------------------|

|

| E E E E +E E E E E S S E E E E E E

|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--6h7-4-5-(5)-4-----|---------4-5-6-7-5-4--|
|----------------5---|-----5-5--------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

2.

D.S. al Coda

N.C.

+H E E E E +E E Q H Wx5 W

|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------o||-------||
|-(7)-------5s7s5s7-|-(7)-----------|-------------||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|-(5)-------3s5s3s5-|-(5)-----------|------------o||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||

|

| E E E E E E E E E E Q H Wx5 W

|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------o||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7------------|-------------||-------||
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5------------|------------o||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||

|

| Q Q H W W W

|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|------------o||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||
|--5----------------|---------------|------------o||-------||
|-------------------|---------------|-------------||-------||

&

D5

Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|

Outro

D5

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|
||--------------------|-------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||---7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|
||o--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||--------------------|-------------------|

+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7-|-(7)---7---5s7s5s7--||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-|-(5)---5---3s5s3s5-o||
|-------------------|--------------------||

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|--7--7-9-9-7-7-9-9--||
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-------------------|--------------------||

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

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