IT'S ALL RIGHT As recorded by The Impressions (From the 1963 Album THE IMPRESSIONS) Words and Music by Curtis Mayfield Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Curtis Mayfield - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Joseph Thomas - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Horns' Intro Q=168 C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# 12/8 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) W Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------------------||--------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| |-------------------||o-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| |-------------------||-------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11-| |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||o--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| |
| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | W Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||o-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7-| |-------------------||--6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6-| |-------------------||--6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8-| |-------------------||o--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr III (Horns arr. for Gtr.) | H. Q. Q. W. Q. Q E Q E Q E |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||o--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||---------------------------|-------------6------8---6-| |-------------------||--6------------------------|-------8---6------8-------| |--------------8----||o--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------||---------------------------|--------------------------| 1. C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/C#/G# Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |-------9----11------9----11-|-------9----11-------9------11--|| |-------9----11------9----11-|-------9----11-------9------11-o|| |------10----11-----10----11-|------10----11------10------11--|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E +Q. E E E |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--6------7---7-6------7---7-|--6------7---6-(6)-----x-------o|| |--6------6---6-6------6---6-|--6------6---6-(6)-----x--------|| |--6------8---8-6------8---8-|--6------8---6-(6)-----x--------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | +W. +H. Q. Q. |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-(6)------------------------|-(6)----------------------------|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------8-------o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| 2. C#/G# F#/C#/G# Q E Q E Q E Q E |------9----11-------9-----11--|| |------9----11-------9-----11--|| |-----10----11------10-----11--|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| | | Q. Q E +Q. E E E |------------------------------|| |-6------7---6-(6)-----x-------|| |-6------6---6-(6)-----x-------|| |-6------8---6-(6)-----x-------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| | | W |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E ||--------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| ||o-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| ||-------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11-| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E ||---------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7-| ||--6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6-| ||--6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8-| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------------| C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-|| |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-|| |------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|| |-6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6-|| |-6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus C# C#/E#D#m Q. E E E Q E Q E |----------9----------13-----13-| |----------9----------14-----14-| |---------10----------15-----15-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| | | Q E Q E Q E Q E |--9----9--9----9-13--13-13--13-| |--9----9--9----9-14--14-14--14-| |-10---10-10---10-13--13-13--13-| |-11---11-11---11-15--15-15--15-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| C#/G# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------11----------11-----11-|-------9---------9----11--| |-------11----------11-----11-|-------9---------9----11--| |-------11----------11-----11-|------10--------10----11--| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-|--------------------------| |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--| |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--| |-13----13---13-13--13-13--13-|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| Bridge 1.,2. 3. $ C#/G# G# A#m Q. E E E Q E Q E 3x Q. E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E H. |-------9---------9----11--||-------9---------8-----8-||--9----------9-------| |-------9---------9----11-o||-------9---------9-----9-||-11---------11-------| |------10--------10----11--||------10---------8-----8-||-10---------10-------| |--------------------------||-------------------------||---------------------| |-------------------------o||-------------------------||---------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------||---------------------| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E 3x Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E H. |--------------------------||-------------------------||--6------x---6-------| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x-o||-6-----6---6-x-----4-----||--6------x---6-------| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--||-6-----6---6-x-----5-----||--6------x---6-------| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--||-6-----6---6-x-----6-----||--8------x---8-------| |-------------------------o||-------------------------||--8------x---8-------| |--------------------------||-------------------------||--6------x---6-------| E#m7 A#m E#m7 E E E Q E H. E E E Q E H. E E E Q E H. |--8----------8---------|--9----------9---------|--8----------8---------------| |--9----------9---------|-11---------11---------|--9----------9---------------| |--8----------8---------|-10---------10---------|--8----------8---------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. Q E H. Q. Q E H. Q. Q E Q E Q. |--8------x---8---------|--6------x---6---------|--8------x---8------8--8-----| |--9------x---9---------|--6------x---6---------|--9------x---9------9--9-----| |--8------x---8---------|--6------x---6---------|--8------x---8------8--8-----| |-10------x--10---------|--8------x---8---------|-10------x--10-----10-10-----| |--8------x---8---------|--8------x---8---------|--8------x---8------8--8-----| |-----------------------|--6------x---6---------|-----------------------------| A#m E#m7 D#m7 E E E Q E H. E E E Q E H. |--9----------8-----------------|--8----------6-----------------| |-11----------9-----------------|--9----------7-----------------| |-10----------8-----------------|--8----------6-----------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Q. Q E +Q E Q E Q. Q E +Q E Q E |--6------x---8--(8)---8--8---8-|--8------x---------------------| |--6------x---9--(9)---9--9---9-|--9------x--11-(11)--11-11--11-| |--6------x---8--(8)---8--8---8-|--8------x--11-(11)--11-11--11-| |--8------x--10-(10)--10-10--10-|-10------x--11-(11)--11-11--11-| |--8------x---8--(8)---8--8---8-|--8------x--13-(13)--13-13--13-| |--6------x---------------------|------------11-(11)--11-11--11-| E#m7 F# E E E Q E H. |--8---------11------------------| |--9---------11------------------| |--8---------11------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | Q. Q E +Q E Q E |--8------x---9--(9)---9--9---9--| |--9------x--11-(11)--11-11--11--| |--8------x--11-(11)--11-11--11--| |-10------x--11-(11)--11-11--11--| |--8------x---9--(9)---9--9---9--| |--------------------------------| E#m7 G# E E E Q E Q E Q E |--9------13---9----11-11--11-| |-11------13--11----11-11--11-| |-10------13--11----11-11--11-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E |--8-------x--------11-11--11-| |--9-------x--11----13-13--13-| |--8-------x--11----13-13--13-| |-10-------x--11----13-13--13-| |--8-------x--13----11-11--11-| |-------------11--------------| 4th - 6th Verses C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E ||--------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11--| ||o-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11--| ||-------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11--| ||---------------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------------|---------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E ||---------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7--| ||--6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6--| ||--6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8--| ||o--------------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------------|---------------------------| C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-|| |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-|| |------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|| |-6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6-|| |-6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| Chorus C# C#/E# Q. E E E Q E Q E |----------9----------13-----13--| |----------9----------14-----14--| |---------10----------15-----15--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | Q E Q E Q E Q E |--9----9--9----9-13--13-13--13--| |--9----9--9----9-14--14-14--14--| |-10---10-10---10-13--13-13--13--| |-11---11-11---11-15--15-15--15--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| D#m Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------11----------11-----11-| |-------11----------11-----11-| |-------11----------11-----11-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-| |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-| |-11----11---11-11--11-11--11-| |-13----13---13-13--13-13--13-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| 1. To Coda C#/G# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9---------9----11--|-------9---------9----11--|| |-------9---------9----11--|-------9---------9----11-o|| |------10--------10----11--|------10--------10----11--|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x-o|| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--|| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--|-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x--|| |--------------------------|-------------------------o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| 2. D.S. al Coda & C#/G# G# Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9---------8-----8--|| |-------9---------9-----9--|| |------10---------8-----8--|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| | | Q. Q E E E E Q. |--------------------------|| |-6-----6---6-x-----4------|| |-6-----6---6-x-----5------|| |-6-----6---6-x-----6------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| Outro C#/G# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9---------9----11-||-------9----------9----11-| |-------9---------9----11-||-------9----------9----11-| |------10--------10----11-||------10---------10----11-| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x-||-6-----6---6-6------7---7-| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x-||-6-----6---6-6------6---6-| |-6-----6---6-x---x-x---x-||-6-----6---6-6------8---8-| |-------------------------||--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------------| C#/G# F#/A# C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| |-------9----------9----11-|-------9----------9----11-| |------10---------10----11-|------10---------10----11-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-----6---6-6------7---7-|-6-----6---6-6------7---7-| |-6-----6---6-6------6---6-|-6-----6---6-6------6---6-| |-6-----6---6-6------8---8-|-6-----6---6-6------8---8-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| C#/G# F#/A# Q. E E E Q E Q E |-------9----------9----11--*| |-------9----------9----11--*| |------10---------10----11--*| |---------------------------*| |---------------------------*| |---------------------------*| | | Q. Q E Q. Q E |---------------------------*| |-6-----6---6-6------7---7--*| |-6-----6---6-6------6---6--*| |-6-----6---6-6------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
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Its All Right by Impressions