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BERNADETTE (Bassline)
As recorded by Four Tops
(From the 1967 Album REACH OUT)
Words and Music by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro Chorus
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q +E S S E S S E E
|-------------|---------------||------------9-9-------|
|-------------|---------------||--------7-9-----9-----|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--6-||-7--(7)-----------7-6-|
|-------------|---------------||----------------------|
Q +E. S S S S S E E Q +E. S E S S E E Q +E. S E. S S S S S
|----------7---7-------|----------5-5-------|-----------------------|
|--------7---7---7-----|--------5-----5-----|---------------7-------|
|-5--(5)-----------5-4-|-3--(3)---------3---|--------7-5--5---4-5-6-|
|----------------------|------------------6-|-7--(7)----------------|
Q +E S S E S S E E Q +E S S E S S E E Q +E S S Q E E
|------------9-9-------|------------7-7-------|-------------------|
|--------7-9-----9-----|--------5-7-----7-----|-------------------|
|-7--(7)-----------7-6-|-5--(5)-----------5-4-|-3--(3)-2----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------3-5--6---|
1st Verse
S E S +S E S +S S E E E E E Q Q E. S E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|---------------------------|----------------||----------------------------|
|-----------7-9-(9)-7---7-9-|----------------||-----------------------7----|
|---6-9-(9)-----------9-----|--------------x-||-5-5-(5)-4-5-6-7-7-(7)---7--|
|-7-------------------------|-7--------------||----------------------------|
E E +E. S E S S S S S S E E +E. S E E +E S S E E +E. S E. S E S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------7---|----------------------|
|-----------5-5---5---3-4-|-5-5-(5)-6-7-7-(7)---7-|-----------5----5-6-7-|
|-5-5-(5)-5-----5---2-----|-----------------------|-5-5-(5)-7----5-------|
E E +E. S E. S E S S E E +S S S S +S S E E S S E E +E. S E E +S S S S
|----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7-|-------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-5-7--0-7-5-7-|---------7-5-------7-5-------|-5-5-(5)-6-7-7-(7)-5-6-7-|
E E +S S S S +S S E E S S E E +S S S S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7-|---------------------------|
|---------7-5-------7-5-------|-5-5-(5)-7-5-6-7-7-7-5-6-7-|
E E +S S S S +S S E E E
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6---||
|---------7-5-------7-5-------||
Chorus
Q +E S S E S S E E Q +S S S S E S S E E Q +E S S E S S E E
|------------9-9-------|--------------7-7-------|------------5-5-------|
|--------7-9-----9-----|--------7-4-7-----7-----|--------2-5-----5-----|
|-7--(7)-----------7-6-|-5--(5)-------------5-4-|-3--(3)-----------3---|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------6-|
Q +E. S E. S S S S S Q +E S S E S S E E Q +S S S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------9-9-------|--------------7-7-------|
|---------------7-------|--------7-9-----9-----|--------7-4-7-----7-----|
|--------7-5--5---4-5-6-|-7--(7)-----------7-6-|-5--(5)-------------5-4-|
|-7--(7)----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Q S S S S Q E E Q E S S +S E S +S S S S E E Q Q E. S
|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|--------7-(7)-8-9-(9)-7-9---|-----------------||
|-3--3--------------|----6-9-------------------0-|--------------x--||
|------2-3-4-5--5-6-|-7--------------------------|-7---------------||
2nd Verse
E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|---------------------------|
|-----------------------7---|
|-5-5-(5)-4-5-6-7-7-(7)---7-|
|---------------------------|
E E +E. S E E +S S E E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------7---|
|-----------5-5-(5)-7-5-|-5-5-(5)-4-5-6-7-7-(7)---7-|
|-5-5-(5)-7-------------|---------------------------|
E E +E S S E E +E S S E E +E. S E E +E S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------5-5-(5)-6-7-|-----------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-6-7-------------|-5-5-(5)-6-7-7-(7)-5-7-|
E E +S S S S +S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7-|
|---------7-5-------7-5-------|
E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-7-5-6-7-7-(7)-7-5-|
E E +S S S S +S S E E S S E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7-|---------------------------|
|---------7-5-------7-5-------|-5-5-(5)-7-5-6-7-7-(7)-7-5-|
Chorus
E E +S S S S +S S E E E Q +E S S E S S E E Q +E S S E E E E
|---------------------------||------------9-9-------|------------7-7------|
|---------------------------||--------7-9-----9-----|--------4-7----------|
|-5-5-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-||-7--(7)-----------7-6-|-5--(5)---------5-4--|
|---------7-5-------7-5-----||----------------------|---------------------|
Q E S S E S S E E Q E. S E. S S S S S E E +E S S E S S E E
|----------5-5-------|----------------------|-------------9-9--------|
|------2-5-----5-----|--------------7-------|---------7-9-----9------|
|-3--3-----------3---|-------7-5--5---4-5-6-|-7-7-(7)-----------7-6--|
|------------------6-|-7--7-----------------|------------------------|
E E +E S S E S S E E Q S S S S Q E E Q S E S +S E S +S S E
|-------------7-7-------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|---------4-7-----7-----|-------------------|--------7-(7)-8-9-(9)-7---|
|-5-5-(5)-----------5-4-|-3--3--------------|----6-9-----------------9-|
|-----------------------|------2-3-4-5--5-6-|-7------------------------|
Bridge
E E Q Q E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------||---------------2-|-3--3--2---3-5-6-|-7--7--6---6-7---|
|-7-----------2-||-3--3--2-3-3-5---|---------3-------|---------7-----6-|
Q E. S Q E. S E E +E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------5-|---------5-------2-|
|-7--7--6-8--8----|-3-3-(3)---3-3-5---|
Q E. S E E E E E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------7-8--|
|-3--3----3-3-5-6-|-7-7-(7)-6---6-7-7-(7)------|
|-------3---------|-----------7----------------|
3rd Verse
W E E +S S S S S S E +E S S E E +E. S E S S S S S S
|----------||-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9--------||-------------------------x---|-------------------------|
|----------||-5-5-(5)---5-6-6h7-7-(7)---7-|---------7-5-5---5---3-4-|
|----------||---------7-------------------|-5-5-(5)-------5---2-----|
E Q. E E +E S S E E +E. S E E E S S E E +E. S E. S E S S
|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------7---|---------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5----7-7-(7)---7-|-----------5-5-6-7---|------------------3-4-|
|--------------------|-5-5-(5)-7---------0-|-5-5-(5)-6-7--6-7-----|
Q +S S S S +S S E E S S E E +S S S S E E +E S S
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5--(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7-|-----------------------3-4-|
|--------7-5-------7-5-------|-5-5-(5)-7-5-6-7-7-(7)-----|
Q +S S S S +S S E E S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-5--(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-7---|
|--------7-5-------7-5---------|
E E +S S S S E E +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-7-5-6-7-7-(7)-5-6-7-|
Chorus
Q +S S S S +S S E E E Q +E S S E S S E E
|--------------------------||------------9-9-------|
|--------------------------||--------7-9-----9-----|
|-5--(5)-----5-(5)-----5-6-||-7--(7)-----------7-6-|
|--------7-5-------7-5-----||----------------------|
Q +E S S E E E E Q +E S S Q E E Q S E S +S E S +S S E
|------------7-7-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--------4-7---------|-------------------|--------7-(7)-8-9-(9)-7---|
|-5--(5)---------5-4-|-3--(3)-3----------|----6-9-----------------9-|
|--------------------|----------3-5--5-6-|-7------------------------|
W +W W
|----------|------------|------||
|----------|------------|------||
|----------|------------|------||
|-7--------|-(7)--------|------||
Out-Chorus
Q +E S S E S S E E Q +E S S E E E E Q +E S S E S S E E
|------------9-9-------|------------7-7-----|------------5-5-------|
|--------7-9-----9-----|--------4-7---------|--------2-5-----5-----|
|-7--(7)-----------7-6-|-5--(5)---------5-4-|-3--(3)-----------3---|
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------6-|
Q E. S E. S S S S S E E +E S S S S S S E E Q +E S S S S S S E E
|----------------------|-------------9---9-------|------------7---7--------|
|--------------7-------|---------7-9---9---9-----|--------4-7---7---7------|
|-------7-5--5---4-5-6-|-7-7-(7)-------------7-6-|-5--(5)-------------5-4--|
|-7--7-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Q +E S S Q E E Q +S S S S +E E E E Q +E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------|------------------------|------------9---9--------*|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------7-9---9---9------*|
|-3--(3)-3----------|--------------------5-6-|-7--(7)-------------7-6--*|
|----------3-5--5-6-|-7--(7)-5-6-7-(7)-7-----|-------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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