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_ In 1962, Booker T and the MGs recorded a song that was an absolute classic.
[Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
_ Sounds quite simple, and I suppose it is, but it's quite weird because he's playing a Bb. _ _
While the song really starts in F [Fm] minor. _ _ _
_ So you [E] would expect him to play something that would suit the [Fm] F minor key.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ That would make sense, but he doesn't do that.
He [A] slides [Bb] up two frets.
And he does.
[F] _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ And that just sounds more interesting, again a bit more jazzy.
Now he plays it on the 3rd, the [Eb] 8th and the [F] 10th fret.
So go grab your [Ab] guitar and [Bb] let's see [F] if we can play it [Ab] together.
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] My attitude is not trying to see how much I can get out of the guitar.
It's what I can get it to say.
_ And [N] _ that's why I've always just maintained a real simple _ _ formula. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] That's quite jazzy.
And the right hand, just a couple of chords.
[Ab] _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] [Fm] Put the two together.
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ Now during the keyboard solo, Steve Cropper is playing a very simple, but yet very cool [F] riff.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Gm] And this one is so good, we have to take a look at this one.
So first you learn [F] the notes.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] Not too [Ab] difficult.
[Bb] _ [F] And then [Ab] before [Bb] hitting that [F] little finger, [Ab] [Bb] slightly lift [F] off your index [Ab] finger for [Bb] a bit of [F] silence.
_ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] [Bb] You hear it?
[F] _ _
[Ab] [Bb] It's a [F] detail, but it's [Ab] important.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] [F] And lastly, add [Abm] some [Bb] harmony.
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] This is [Bb] it!
[F] You can [Ab] play this [Bb] all day [F] if you want to.
[E] Okay guys, grab your guitar.
Here we go.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
Let's see how Steve Cropper plays [Ab] the solo.
[Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] I _ [Fm] _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ love how he starts the solo.
_ _ _ Totally not subtle, it's like immediately a punch in the face.
_ [Ab] And also, by the way, notice he doesn't ramble on continuously.
He doesn't do this.
_ Instead _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] of doing that, he just plays a short little lick.
Then there's a silence.
And then there's a response to the previous [F] lick.
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Continuously using that silence.
And again, less is more.
He could have gone on and played 3000 notes, but he doesn't do that.
He keeps it very _ minimalistic and very simple.
The lesson to learn from Steve Cropper is, the less you play, the more precious each note becomes.
Instead of playing impressive notes, go for playing precious notes.
Okay guys, that's enough talking for me for one day.
Let's see if we can play the whole thing from the beginning to the end.
Taps, as always, you can find on my Patreon site. _
Here we go.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact.
And that is, everything around you that you call life, was made up by [N] people that were no smarter than you.