Blame Me Dont Blame My Heart

BLAME ME (DON'T BLAME MY HEART) (Bassline) As recorded by Sam & Dave (From the 1966 Album HOLD ON, I'M COMIN') Words and Music by Steve Cropper & Alvertis Isbell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro 1st Verse Q=72 6/8 Gtr I W W Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. G|--------|--------||-----------|------------|-----------| D|--------|--------||-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------| A|--------|--------||-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----| E|--------|--------||------3----|------------|-----------| Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------| D|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|--------2-3-|-5---------|-5----5-3-0--| A|------------|-3---------|-3----3-----|------5----|-------------| E|------------|------3----|------------|-----------|-------------| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E Q Q. G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|| D|-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3----------|| A|-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----|------3-----|------------|| E|------3----|------------|-----------|------------|------------|| Bridge Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q. G|------------|------------|-----------|-------------|------------| D|--------0-2-|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|---------0-2-|-3----------| A|-3----3-----|------------|-3----3----|-3-3-3-3-----|------3-----| E|------------|------------|---------3-|-------------|------------| Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. Q E G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------| D|-3------0-2-|-3---------|-3----3-2-0-|-----------|------------| A|------3-----|------3----|------------|-3-------2-|-3-------2--| E|------------|-----------|------------|------3----|------3-----| Q. Q. E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. G|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|------------| D|-----------|---------0-2-|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3----------| A|-3---------|-3-3-3-3-----|------3----|------3-----|------3-----| E|------3----|-------------|-----------|------------|------------| Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E E Q Q. G|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|| D|-3----3-----|-----------|--------3-4-|-5------3-4-|-5----------|| A|--------3-4-|-5---------|-5----5-----|------5-----|------------|| E|------------|------5----|------------|------------|------------|| 2nd Verse Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------| D|-----------|--------0-2-|-3---------|-3----3-2-0-|------------| A|-3---------|-3----3-----|------3----|------------|-3----------| E|------3----|------------|-----------|------------|------3-----| Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------| D|--------2-3-|-5---------|-5----5-5-5-|-----------|--------0-2--| A|-3----3-----|------5----|------------|-3---------|-3----3------| E|------------|-----------|------------|------3----|-------------| Outro Q. Q. Q. E E E E H E Q. E E E Q. E E E 4x G|-----------|------------|----------||-------------|--------------|| D|-3---------|-3------0-2-|-3--------||o--------0-2-|-3----3-2-0--o|| A|------3----|------3-----|--------3-||o-3----3-----|-------------o|| E|-----------|------------|----------||-------------|--------------|| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note titters 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 *************************************