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I Need More Time

The Meters

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This is the bass tablature for the single version of I Need More Time by The
Meters. All I know is that it appears on the 2005 album Funkify Your Life: The
Meters Anthology, and is track no. 14. I have also included the notes but they can be ignored.


Intro 0:37

G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A------------------3----5-----------|
E--5----5----3--------------5----0--|

A A G C D A lowE


Verse 0:46

G-------------------------|
D---------------7----5----|          x2
A--10----7----------------|
E-------------------------|

G E            A G


G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------7----5----|
A------------7--10---7----------------------5--7-------------7--|
E--5--7--9------------------0--------5--7-----------------------|

A B  C# E F# E lowE                  A B  D E A G E

Play this section once, but on the 2nd and 4th repeats
hold on the 10th fret for a fraction longer.

Chorus 1:14

G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|        x4
A------------7--10----7--5---------------------|
E--5--7--9-------------------7--5--3--0----0---|

A B C# E G E D B A G E E

Verse 1:24

G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------7----5----|      x2
A------------7--10---7----------------------5--7-------------7--|
E--5--7--9------------------0--------5--7-----------------------|

A B  C# E F# E lowE                  A B  D E A G E


Bridge 1:34

G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|      x4
A----7-------------------------5--7---------5-7----|
E------------3------5------8-------------7------7--|

E G A C D E B D E B


4 bars rest


2:01

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------5-5--7---|
E--0----3----5--3-----0--0--------0----3----5--3--0------------------|

E G D G E E                       E G D G E

G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------5-5--7--|
E--0-0----3----5--3-----0--0--------0-0----3----5--3--0------------------|  (More swung)

E E G D G E E                       E E G D G E

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------5-5--7--|
E--0----3----5--3-----0--0--------0----3----5--3--0-----------------|

E G D G E E                       E G D G E

G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------5-5--7--|
E--0-0----3----5--3-----0--0--------0-0----3----5--3--0------------------| (More swung)

E E G D G E E                       E E G D G E


2:20

G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|     x 10  fade out
A----7-------------------------5--7---------5-7----|
E------------3------5------8-------------7------7--|

E G A C D E B D E B

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I Need More Time

The Meters