Four Tops - Reach out ill be there
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REACH OUT (I'LL BE THERE) (Bassline)
As recorded by The Four Tops
(From the 1967 Album REACH OUT)
Words and Music by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=124
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E E +E. S Q E. S E E +E S S
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-1--1----1-1-(1)---|-1--1----1-1-(1)-1-3-|
|-------1---------1-|-------1-------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S S S E E E
|---------3-3---3---|---------3---------|
|-------3-----3---3-|-------3---3---0-0-|
|-1--1--------------|-1--1--------1-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q E. S E E +E. S Q E. S E E +E S S Q E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|---------3-3-----|-3-3-3---3-3------|
|-1--1----1-1-(1)---|-1--1----1-1-(1)-1-3-|-------3-----3-3-|------------------|
|-------1---------1-|-------1-------------|-1--1------------|-------------1-0--|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q E. S E E E E +Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E +Q E. S E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||o-------6-----4-4-|-(4)--4--4---4-1---|-------6-----4-4-|-(4)--4--4---4-1----|
||--4--4----4-6-----|-----------4-----2-|-4--4----4-6-----|-----------4-----2--|
Q E. S E E E E +Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E +Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------6-----4-4-|-(4)--4--4---4-1---|-------6-----4-4-|-(4)--4--4---4-1---|
|-4--4----4-6-----|-----------4-----2-|-4--4----4-6-----|-----------4-----2-|
Q E. S E E E E +Q E. S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------4-3--|
|-------6-----4-4-|-(4)--4--4---4---0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|------------------|
|-4--4----4-6-----|-----------4---4---|-----------------4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
|-------------------|-------------3---3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S
|-----------------||---------3-3---3----|
|-----------------||-------3-----3---3--|
|-------0---0-1-3-||-1--1---------------|
|-1--1----3-------||--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E E Q E E Q E Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S
|---------3-3---3-|------3--------|---------3-3---3---|---------3-3---3---|
|-------3-----3---|-1-1----1-1--3-|-------3-----3---3-|-------3-----3---3-|
|-1--1------------|---------------|-1--1--------------|-1--1--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
Q E. S E E E S S E Q E E Q E Q E. S E E E E
|---------3-3---3---|------3--------|---------3-3---2--|
|-------3-----3---3-|-1-1----1-1--3-|-------3-----3----|
|-1--1--------------|---------------|-1--1-------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
1. 2.
E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-3-3-3-------------||-3-3-3---3-3-3-3----||
|--------3---------o||-----------------3--||
|----------1-1-1-0-o||--------------------||
|-------------------||--------------------||
Chorus
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S E Q E E Q E Q E. S E E E S S
|---------3-3---3---|---------3-3---3---|------3--------|---------3-3---3----|
|-------3-----3---3-|-------3-----3---3-|-1-1----1-1--3-|-------3-----3---3--|
|-1--1--------------|-1--1--------------|---------------|-1--1---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E E Q E E Q E Q E. S S S E E E
|---------3-3---3---|---------3-3---3-|------3--------|---------3-----------||
|-------3-----3---3-|-------3-----3---|-1-1----1-1--3-|-------3---3---------||
|-1--1--------------|-1--1------------|---------------|-1--1--------1-1-0---||
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------||
Outro
&
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S E Q E E Q E Q E. S E E E E
|---------3-3---3---|---------3-3---3---|------3--------|---------3-3---2-*|
|-------3-----3---3-|-------3-----3---3-|-1-1----1-1--3-|-------3-----3---*|
|-1--1--------------|-1--1--------------|---------------|-1--1------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------*|
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