MR. PITIFUL
As recorded by Otis Redding
(From the 1965 Album THE GREAT OTIS REDDING SINGS SOUL BALLADS)
Words and Music by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'The Memphis Horns - Horns'
Intro
Q=132
N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
H E E E E +W +Q Q E E E E +W
|--------3----8-|--(8)--------|--(8)-----5-------|--------|
|------5--------|-------------|------------4---5-|-(5)----|
|-------------9-|--(9)--------|--(9)-----------5-|-(5)----|
|--------5---10-|-(10)--------|-(10)-----7-5-----|--------|
|------7--------|-------------|------------6---3-|-(3)----|
|---------------|-------------|------------------|--------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
C C
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
e E Q H e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----------||o-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---|
|-5-----------||--5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
|-3-----------||o-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
|-------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G
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---|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C F
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---|-----------------|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|
|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---|
|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-2---2---2---2---|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|
|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
C G C
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
|-1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|
|-1---1---1---1---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3----|-5---5---5---5----|
|-2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4----|-5---5---5---5----|
|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----|-5---5---5---5----|
|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
2.
C
e E Q H e E e E e E e E e E Q H
|--------------||--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------------------------||
|-5-----------o||--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------------------------||
|-5------------||--9----9----9----9---|--9-----------------------------||
|-5------------||-10---10---10---10---|-10-----------------------------||
|-3-----------o||---------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------||---------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------||---------------------|----3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-||
|-------------o||---------------------|----5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-||
|--------------||---------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------||---------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------------o||---------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------||---------------------|--------------------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3--------------------|-3--------------------|
|------5-3-5---3---5---|------5-3-5---3---5---|
|
| Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S
|-3--------3-2-3-2-3-2-|-3--------3-2-3-2-3-2-|
|-5--5-----5-4-5-4-5-4-|-5--5-----5-4-5-4-5-4-|
|----5-----------------|----5-----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------|
|-------------5---3---5---3---5----|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--|
|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Bridge
C G/B Am G C G/B Am
Q Q E S S S S E e E e E e E e E e E e E E S S S S E
|--------8--8-7---7-5-||-3---3---3---3---|-3---3----8--8-7---7-5-|
|--------8--8-8---8-5-||-3---3---3---3---|-3---3----8--8-8---8-5-|
|--------9--9-7---7-5-||-4---4---4---4---|-4---4----9--9-7---7-5-|
|-------10-10-9---9-7-||-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---10-10-9---9-7-|
|-3-------------------||-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------------|
C G/B Am G
e E e E e E e E e E e E E S S S S E e E e E e E e E
|--8----8----8----8---|--8----8----8--8-7---7-5-|-3---3---3---3---|
|--8----8----8----8---|--8----8----8--8-8---8-5-|-3---3---3---3---|
|--9----9----9----9---|--9----9----9--9-7---7-5-|-4---4---4---4---|
|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10-10-9---9-7-|-5---5---5---5---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
C G/B Am C
e E e E E S S S S E e E e E e E e E e E Q H
|-3---3----8--8-7---7-5-|--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------||
|-3---3----8--8-8---8-5-|--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------||
|-4---4----9--9-7---7-5-|--9----9----9----9---|--9-----------||
|-5---5---10-10-9---9-7-|-10---10---10---10---|-10-----------||
|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------||
Outro
&
C N.C.
e E e E e E e E e E Q H H Q E E
|--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------||-------------12-|
|--8----8----8----8---|--8-----------||o---------------|
|--9----9----9----9---|--9-----------||----------------|
|-10---10---10---10---|-10-----------||----------------|
|---------------------|--------------||o---------------|
|---------------------|--------------||----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W H E E E E
|---------------------|--------------||---------3----8-|
|---------------------|--------------||o------5--------|
|---------------------|--------------||--------------9-|
|---------------------|--------------||---------5---10-|
|---------------------|--------------||o------7--------|
|---------------------|--------------||----------------|
Q Q H H Q E E Q Q H 4x
|--12-----------|----------------12-|-12------------||
|---------------|-------------------|--------------o||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------||
|---------------|-------------------|--------------o||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------||
|
| +W +Q Q E E E E +W 4x
|--(8)----------|--(8)-----5--------|---------------||
|---------------|------------4----5-|-(5)----------o||
|--(9)----------|--(9)------------5-|-(5)-----------||
|-(10)----------|-(10)-----7-5------|---------------||
|---------------|------------6------|--------------o||
|---------------|-----------------8-|-(8)-----------||
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
