Blame Me Dont Blame My Heart(Chords)

	        
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|-----------|------------|----------||-------------|--------------|| 

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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 
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