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(YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER (Bassline) As recorded by Jackie Wilson (From the 1967 Album HIGHER AND HIGHER) Words and Music by Gary Jackson, Carl Smith & Raynard Miner Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass Guitar' Intro H=98 4/4 Gtr I Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |----------------|--------------|------------------| |----------------|--------------|------------------| |----------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----| |----5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7-| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------|| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E ||---------------|------------------|--------------|------------------| ||o--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------| ||o-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----| ||---------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7-| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------|| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--|| Chorus Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| 1. To Coda Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |--------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------o|| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----o|| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7--|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--|| Interlude 2. Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------||---------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------||o--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----||o-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-||---------------|------5-5-7-----7--| 1. Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| 2. Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------||--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------o||--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----o||-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7--||--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| D.S. al Coda & Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------||--------------|------------------|| |--------------|-------------------||--------------|------------------|| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------||-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7--||--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|| Outro Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5------| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7--| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q |--------------|------------------|--------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7-|--------------| +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5----| |------5-5-7-----7-|----------------| +Q E E E E E E Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |------------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------|------------------| |-(5)--------5-----|-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-----| |------5-5-7-----7-|--------------|------5-5-7-----7-| Q. E q Q +Q E E E E E E |--------------|--------------------*| |--------------|--------------------*| |-5----5-5--5--|-(5)--------5-------*| |--------------|------5-5-7-----7---*| 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