I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)

As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1966 Album I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) )

Words and Music by James Brown

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Nolen - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'James Brown Orchestra - Horns'


1st & 4th Verses
Q=145
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D7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W Q E E E E E E E E e E H
|----------||----------------|-----10--------|
|----------||----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|
|----------||----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|
|----------||----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|
|----------||----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|
|----------||----------------|---------------|


G7
Q E E E E E E E E e E H Q E E E E E E E E e E H
|----------------|-----10--------|----------------|-----3--------|
|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---3--------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4---4--------|
|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3------------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|


D7 A G
Q E E E E E E E E e E H Q e e e e q q e e e E Q
|----------------|-----10--------|----5---5------|----3---3-------|
|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|----5---5------|----3---3-------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|----6---6------|----4---4-------|
|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


2nd, 3rd & 5th Verses
N.C. D7
E e e e e e e e e e Q H Q E E E E E E E E e E H
|---------------------|---12---------||-----------------|-----10--------|
|-------------10---13-|--------------||o----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|
|--------11-----------|--------------||-----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|
|---12----------------|--------------||-----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|
|---------------------|--------------||o----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|
|---------------------|--------------||-----------------|---------------|


G7
Q E E E E E E E E e E H Q E E E E E E E E e E H
|----------------|-----10--------|----------------|-----3--------|
|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---3--------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4---4--------|
|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3------------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|


D7 A G
Q E E E E E E E E e E H Q e E e E Q Q e E e E Q
|----------------|-----10--------|----5---5------|----3---3-------|
|----3s2-3s2-3s2-|-3---10--------|----5---5------|----3---3-------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5---11--------|----6---6------|----4---4-------|
|----4s3-4s3-4s3-|-4-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----5s4-5s4-5s4-|-5-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


To Coda
N.C.
Gt
E e e e e e e e e e Q H
|----------------------|---12---------||
|-------------10---13--|--------------||
|--------11------------|--------------||
|---12-----------------|--------------||
|----------------------|--------------||
|----------------------|--------------||


Interlude
N.C.
r II
e E E e E e E E E e E E +H
|--------10-----------|--------------------|
|-------------13---10-|-13-10--------------|
|---------------------|---------10-(10)----|
|-12------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|


Gtr I
W W
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| e E E e E e E E E e E E +H
|--------10-----------|--------------------||
|-------------13---10-|-13-10--------------||
|---------------------|---------10-(10)----||
|-12------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||


Bridge
G
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|--3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3----|
|--3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3----|
|--4---4---4---4---|--4---4---4---4----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| W W
|-13---------------|-13----------------|
|-15---------------|-15----------------|
|-16---------------|-16----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|


D
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10----10----10---|
|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10----10----10---|
|-11---11---11---11---|-11---11----11----11---|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W Q E E E E Q
|---------------------|------15-13-15-13------|
|---------------------|------------------15---|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|


G
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|--3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3----|
|--3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3----|
|--4---4---4---4---|--4---4---4---4----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| W W
|-13---------------|-13----------------|
|-15---------------|-15----------------|
|-16---------------|-16----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|


1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
A
E E Q H W W
|-5-----------|-----------||-------||
|-5-----------|----------o||-------||
|-6-----------|-----------||-------||
|-------------|-----------||-------||
|-------------|----------o||-------||
|-------------|-----------||-------||
|
| E E Q H W W
|-------------|-----------||-------||
|-------------|----------o||-------||
|-------------|-----------||-------||
|-------------|-----------||-------||
|-------------|----------o||-------||
|-5-----------|-----------||-------||


Outro
&
A G N.C.
e e Q H Q e e e e q q e e e E Q E e e e e e e e
|---12---------|----5---5------|----3---3------|----------------------|
|--------------|----5---5------|----3---3------|-------------10---13--|
|--------------|----6---6------|----4---4------|--------11------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---12-----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|


A G N.C.
e e Q H Q e e e e q q e e e E Q E e e e e e e e
|---12---------|----5---5------|----3---3------|----------------------|
|--------------|----5---5------|----3---3------|-------------10---13--|
|--------------|----6---6------|----4---4------|--------11------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---12-----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|


H.=H
D9
TP TP TP TP
e e e e e e E e E e e e H W H. Q e E Q H
|---12---10-----------|----------------|-5--------:-5-------5--:-5-----------*|
|-------------13---10-|----------------|-5--------:-5-------5--:-5-----------*|
|---------------------|---12---10------|-5--------:-5-------5--:-5-----------*|
|---------------------|----------------|-4--------:-4-------4--:-4-----------*|
|---------------------|----------------|-5--------:-5-------5--:-5-----------*|
|---------------------|----------------|----------:------------:-------------*|


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