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HUMPIN' - the bar-kays
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Tabbed by: ShanenahS (Shane Lysse)
Email: shanelysse@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Here is a tab of Humpin' by The Bar-Kays; this is one of my favorites
because of its funky vibe! enjoy this tab! i worked hard on it! feel free
to email be with questions, errors, or improvements!
The Bar-Kays Website: http://staxrecords.free.fr/barkays.htm
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
Intro
0:00-0:11 X1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9b11~~~-------------7~~~--------9b11~~~------------14b16~~~----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: 0:12-0:30 X2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Rhythm: 0:31-0:42 X1
e|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13-----------|
B|----7-7-7---------------7-7-7------------8-8-8----------------13-----------|
G|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13-----------|
D|----6-6-6---------------6-6-6------------7-7-7----------------x------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------13-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Solo: 0:31-0:42 X1
e|-----------9----9-11-11~~~----------------------5-----5--------------------|
B|-------------11---------------11r9-9-9-7~~~--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------7b8---8r7-5~~------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: 0:43-1:02 X2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 Rythmn: 1:03-1:10 X1
e|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13-----------|
B|----7-7-7---------------7-7-7------------8-8-8----------------13-----------|
G|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13-----------|
D|----6-6-6---------------6-6-6------------7-7-7----------------x------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------13-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 Solo: X1
e|-----------9----9-11-11~~~-----------------------5-----5-------------10----|
B|-------------11--------------------11r9-9-9-7~~~---------------------10b11-|
G|---------------------------------------------------7b8---8r7-5~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 Solo: continued 1:12-1:14
e|---11-11-9-11-14-11-9-11---------------------------------------------------|
B|---11-11-9-11-14-11-9-11---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Section part 1 Rhythm: 1:15-1:19
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_bar_kays/humpin_tab.html ]
Solo section part 1 Solo:
e|---------11------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------11-------------------------------------------------------14b15b16---|
G|------------15-15r14-14-14r13-13---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------13-11-13---------------11~------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo section part 2 Rhythm: 1:19-1:24
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo section part 2 Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-14-16-16~---------14b16-14-11-----------------------------14h16r14-----|
G|------------------------------------15/13-11~-----------13/15--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Section part 3 Rhythm: 1:25-1:29
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Section part 3 Solo:
e|-15b17-15b17~---------------14-11------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14-11-------------------------11r9-7h9p7-|
G|----------------------------------------13b15-11~~~------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Section part 4 Rhythm: 1:30-1:34
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8p6---8---6-8--------------------8p6--------------------------|
D|---------6-8-----8---8--------------------6-8-----8-7-6--------------------|
A|-------6--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Section part 4 Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9p7-9p7-------7b8-------10-9-7b8-------7b8---------------------------|
G|--------------8p6-8-----8p6-8----------8p6-8-----8p6-8---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 Rhythm: 1:34-1:44
e|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13---------13|
B|----7-7-7---------------7-7-7------------8-8-8----------------13---------13|
G|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13---------13|
D|----6-6-6---------------6-6-6------------7-7-7----------------x----------x-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------13---------13|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 Solo:
e|-----------9----9-11-11~~~-----------------------5-----5-------------10----|
B|-------------11----------------11r9-9-9-7~~~-------------------------10b11-|
G|---------------------------------------------------7b8---8r7-5~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
singing section 1:48-2:04
Chorus 4 Rhythm: 2:05-2:15
e|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13---------13|
B|----7-7-7---------------7-7-7------------8-8-8----------------13---------13|
G|----8-8-8---------------8-8-8------------9-9-9----------------13---------13|
D|----6-6-6---------------6-6-6------------7-7-7----------------x----------x-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------13---------13|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 4 Solo:
e|-----------9----9-11-11~~~-----------------------5-----5-----------10------|
B|-------------11--------------------11r9-9-9-7~~~-------------------10b11---|
G|---------------------------------------------------7b8---8r7-5~~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 4 Rhythm Continued: 2:15-2:17
e|--13--13--13|
B|--13--13--13|
G|--13--13--13|
D|--x---x---x-|
A|--13--13--13|
E|------------|
Outro: 2:18-2:46 X6
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3--6--3--6--3----------------3--6--3--6--3-------------------|
E|-----3--4--6----------------------3--4--6----------------------------------|