IT'S THE SAME OLD SAME OLD SONG 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 B E) - 'Vibraphone' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar' Intro Q=128 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Vibraphone arr. for Gtr.) W E E E E E E E E |----------|----10-12---------------| |----------|-13-------10---10----10-| |----------|------------------12----| |----------|------------------------| |----------|------------------------| |----------|------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----10-12---------------|----10-12----------------| |-13-------10---10----10-|-13-------10---10----10--| |------------------12----|------------------12-----| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ C Csus4 E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q |----10-12---------------||--12----12----13---| |-13-------10---10----10-||o-13----13----13---| |------------------12----||--12----12----12---| |------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------||o------------------| |------------------------||-------------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | W Q E E Q E E |------------------------||------3--------3---| |------------------------||o-----5--------6---| |------------------------||------5--------5---| |------------------------||------5--------5---| |------------------------||o-----3--------3---| |------------------------||-------------------|

Q ^CE E Q ^Csus4 Q Q ^DmE E Q ^Dsus4 E E |-12----12----13---|-10----10----12-10-| |-13----13----13---|-10----10----------| |-12----12----12---|-10----10----------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----3--------3---|-----1--------3----| |-----5--------6---|-----3--------3----| |-----5--------5---|-----2--------2----| |-----5--------5---|-----0--------0----| |-----3--------3---|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

Q ^FQ E E ^G +E E Q ^CE E Q ^Csus4 Q |-8------10-10-(10)---|-12----12----13---| |---------8--8--(8)---|-13----13----13---| |---------------------|-12----12----12---| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----1-----------3----|-----3--------3---| |----1-----------3----|-----5--------6---| |----2-----------4----|-----5--------5---| |----3-----------5----|-----5--------5---| |----3-----------5----|-----3--------3---| |---------------------|------------------|

Q ^FQ E E ^G +E E Q ^CE E Q ^Dm/F Q |-8------10-10-(10)---||-12----12----13---| |---------8--8--(8)---||-13----13----15---| |---------------------||-12----12----14---| |---------------------||------------------| |---------------------||------------------| |---------------------||------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----1-----------3----||-----3--------1---| |----1-----------3----||-----5--------3---| |----2-----------4----||-----5--------2---| |----3-----------5----||-----5--------3---| |----3-----------5----||-----3------------| |---------------------||------------------|

Q ^GE E Q Q Q ^DmE E Q ^Dsus4 E E |-10----10----10---|-10----10----12-10-| |-12----12----12---|-10----10----------| |-12----12----12---|-10----10----------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----3--------3---|-----1--------3----| |-----3--------3---|-----3--------3----| |-----4--------4---|-----2--------2----| |-----5--------5---|-----0--------0----| |-----5--------5---|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|

Q ^G Q E E ^FQ Q ^CE E Q ^Dm/F Q Q ^GE E Q Q Q ^DmE E Q ^Dsus4 E E |-10--10---8-8-----|-12----12----13---|-10----10----10---|-10----10----12-10-| |--8---8---6-6-----|-13----13----15---|-12----12----12---|-10----10----------| |------------------|-12----12----14---|-12----12----12---|-10----10----------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------3-------1---|-----3--------1---|-----3--------3---|-----1--------3----| |------3-------1---|-----5--------3---|-----3--------3---|-----3--------3----| |------4-------2---|-----5--------2---|-----4--------4---|-----2--------2----| |------5-------3---|-----5--------3---|-----5--------5---|-----0--------0----| |------5-------3---|-----3------------|-----5--------5---|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| 1. To Coda G F N.C. Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-10--10---8-8-----|----10-12---------------| |--8---8---6-6-----|-13-------10---10----10-| |------------------|------------------12----| |------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| | | Q E E Q E E W |------3-------1---|------------------------| |------3-------1---|------------------------| |------4-------2---|------------------------| |------5-------3---|------------------------| |------5-------3---|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| 2. N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----10-12----------------||----10-12---------------| |-13-------10---10----10-o||-13-------10---10----10-| |------------------12-----||------------------12----| |-------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------o||------------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------| | | W W |-------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------o||------------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------| |------------------------o||------------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------| Sax Solo C Dm/F E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q |----10-12---------------||--12----12----13---| |-13-------10---10----10-||o-13----13----15---| |------------------12----||--12----12----14---| |------------------------||-------------------| |------------------------||o------------------| |------------------------||-------------------| | | W Q E E Q E E |------------------------||------3--------1---| |------------------------||o-----5--------3---| |------------------------||------5--------2---| |------------------------||------5--------3---| |------------------------||o-----3------------| |------------------------||-------------------|

Q ^G Q E E ^FQ Q ^G Q E E ^FQ |-10--10---8-8------||-10--10---8-8-----|| |--8---8---6-6-----o||--8---8---6-6-----|| |-------------------||------------------|| |-------------------||------------------|| |------------------o||------------------|| |-------------------||------------------||

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------3-------1----||------3-------1---|| |------3-------1---o||------3-------1---|| |------4-------2----||------4-------2---|| |------5-------3----||------5-------3---|| |------5-------3---o||------5-------3---|| |-------------------||------------------|| Outro N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----10-12---------------|----10-12---------------| |-13-------10---10----10-|-13-------10---10----10-| |------------------12----|------------------12----| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | W W |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|

Q ^CE E Q ^Dm/F Q Q ^GE E Q Q ||--12----12----13---|-10----10----10---| ||o-13----13----15---|-12----12----12---| ||--12----12----14---|-12----12----12---| ||-------------------|------------------| ||o------------------|------------------| ||-------------------|------------------|

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||------3--------1---|-----3--------3---| ||o-----5--------3---|-----3--------3---| ||------5--------2---|-----4--------4---| ||------5--------3---|-----5--------5---| ||o-----3------------|-----5--------5---| ||-------------------|------------------|

Q ^DmE E Q ^Dsus4 E E Q ^G Q E E ^FQ |-10----10----12-10-|-10--10---8-8-------|| |-10----10----------|--8---8---6-6------o|| |-10----10----------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------||

| | Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----1--------3----|------3-------1-----|| |-----3--------3----|------3-------1----o|| |-----2--------2----|------4-------2-----|| |-----0--------0----|------5-------3-----|| |-------------------|------5-------3----o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| 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

Four Tops - Its the same old song