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IT'S THE SAME OLD SAME OLD SONG (Bassline) As recorded by Four Tops (From the 1965 Album SECOND ALBUM) Words and Music by Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2------------| |----------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-----------0--| |----------|-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3----| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||o-----2-----------|-----2-----------|---2-3-----------| |-3-5-7-----------||o-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-5-----5---5---5-| |-------5---5-3-5-||--------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5-|-------------5---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----2-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-5-----5-7---5-|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|---2-3-----------| |-------5---------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-5-----5---5---5-| |-----------------|-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5-|-------------5---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----2-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-5-----5-7---5-|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|---2-3-----------| |-------5---------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-5-----5---5---5-| |-----------------|-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5-|-------------5---| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----2-------4---||-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| |-3-5-----5-7---5-||-----2-----------|-5-7---5---5---5-|---2-3-----------| |-------5---------||-3-5-------------|-------------5---|-5-----5---5---5-| |-----------------||-------5---5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------5---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-------2---|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| |-5-7---5-3-5-----|-----2-----------|-5-7---5---5---5-|---2-3-----------| |---------------5-|-3-5-------------|-------------5---|-5-----5---5---5-| |-----------------|-------5---5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------5---| 1. 2. To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-------2----|-----------------|------------------||------------------| |-5-7---5-3-5------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------o||-----2------------| |---------------5--|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------o||-3-5--------------| |------------------|-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5--||-------5---5-3-5--| Sax Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| |-----2-----------||o-----2-----------|-5-7---5---5---5-|-----------------| |-3-5-------------||o-3-5-------------|-------------5---|-5-7-8-5---5---5-| |-------5---5-3-5-||--------5---5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------5---| Outro 1. 2. D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-------2----||-----4-------2----||-----------------|------------------| |-5-7---5-3-5---3-o||-5-7---5-3-5---3--||-----2-----------|-----2------------| |-----------------o||------------------||-3-5-------------|-3-5--------------| |------------------||------------------||-------5---5-3-5-|-------5---5-3-5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-------2-----|| ||o-----2-----------|-5-7---5---5---5-|---2-3-----------|-5-7---5-3-5---3--o|| ||o-3-5-------------|-------------5---|-5-----5---5---5-|------------------o|| ||--------5---5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------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