THINK
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1960 Album THINK!)
Words and Music by Lowman Pauling
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bobby Roach - Electric Guitar'
Chorus
Q=160
Eb7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H
||-------------|------------|------------|------------|
||o-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|
||--6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|
||--5----------|-5----------|-5----------|-5----------|
||o-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|
||-------------|------------|------------|------------|
Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|
|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|
|-5----------|-5----------|-5----------|-5----------|
|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Bb7 Ab7 Eb9 Bb7
E E e E +E e E E E E e E +E e E E E E E E +E E Q Q H.
|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|------------------|----------||
|---9-9-9-(9)-9-9---|---7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|----6-----||
|---7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|----7-----||
|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|---5---5-(5)-5-5--|----6-----||
|---8-8-8-(8)-8-8---|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6-6---6-(6)-6-6--|----8-----||
|-6-----------------|-4-----------------|------------------|----6-----||
1st - 3rd Verses
Eb7
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4----------|
|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5--|
|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5--------------|
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4---------|-------4----------|
|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6----|
|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5--------------|
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb7
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3----------|
|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5--|
|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5--------------|
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3-----------||
|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-5-|-----3-----3-6-----||
|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5--------------o||
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6-----------------||
Chorus
Eb7
Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H
||-------------|------------|------------|-------------||
||o-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------o||
||--6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6-----------||
||--5----------|-5----------|-5----------|-5-----------||
||o-6----------|-6----------|-6----------|-6----------o||
||-------------|------------|------------|-------------||
Bb7 Ab7 Eb9 Bb7
E E e E +E e E E E E e E +E e E E E E E E +E E Q Q H.
||----6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|------------------|-----------||
||o---9-9-9-(9)-9-9---|---7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|----6-----o||
||----7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|----7------||
||----6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|---5---5-(5)-5-5--|----6------||
||o---8-8-8-(8)-8-8---|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6-6---6-(6)-6-6--|----8-----o||
||--6-----------------|-4-----------------|------------------|----6------||
Outro
Bb7 Ab7 Eb9
E E e E +E e E E E E e E +E e E E E E E E +E E Q
|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|------------------|
|---9-9-9-(9)-9-9---|---7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|
|---7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|---5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|---6---6-(6)-6-6--|
|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4---|---5---5-(5)-5-5--|
|---8-8-8-(8)-8-8---|---6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6-6---6-(6)-6-6--|
|-6-----------------|-4-----------------|------------------|
Bb7 Eb9
Q H. W +W
|------------|----------|--------*|
|----6-------|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|----7-------|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|----6-------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|----8-------|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|----6-------|----------|--------*|
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
