Marvin Gaye - Aint nothing like the real thing
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AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING (Bassline)
As recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
(From the 2001 Album THE VERY BEST OF MARVIN GAYE [MOTOWN 2001])
Words and Music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro Chorus
Moderately Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
H Q S S S S H H E E S S S S +E E S S S S
|-----------------|-----------||---------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------||---------------------------|
|-----------3-6-3-|-6----6----||-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|
|---------6-------|-----------||-----6-------------6-------|
+E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------3-6--------------------|
|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----|-----6------------------------|
|-------6-------------------6-5-|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-3-4-4-0--|
E S S S S E E S S S S S S E. S S S S S +E E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------3-------------------|----------------------------|
|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-|-6--6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|
|-1---------1---1-1-6-------|------6-------------6-------|
+E. S S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------3-6--------------------|
|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----|-----6------------------------|
|-------6-------------------6-5-|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-3-4-4-0--|
Verse
E S S S S E +S S E S S S S H. Q E E E. S E. S E S S
|-----------------------------|------------||---------------------|
|-------3---------------------|------------||---------------------|
|-----3---3-------1-----3-6-3-|-6----------||-6-6---------1-----1-|
|-1---------1-(1)---1-6-------|---------6--||--------0-1----3-3---|
6/4
E E E S S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S
|------------------------|---5-(5)-5-------------------0-|
|-------6---5------------|------------------------0-1----|
|---3-6---6----5-----3-5-|-3---------3--0-2--0-1---------|
|-4--------------3-6-----|-------------------------------|
4/4
E S S +S S E E S S +E. S E S S S S S S E E E. S E. S E S S
|-1-1-0-(0)-0-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------3-1-1-1-(1)---1-1-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------1-----1---3-6-3-|-6-6----1----1---1---|
|---------------------------------6-------|----------1----3---3-|
6/4
E E +S S S S E. S S E S E E +E. S E. S E. S E Q E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------5---|--------------------------1-|
|---------3-6--------5---5-|-3-3-(3)---3--3-2--0-1-1----|
|-4-4-(4)-----4-3--6-------|---------3------------------|
Chorus
4/4
E S S +S S E E S S +E. S E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S
|-1-1-0-(0)-0-----------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------3-1-1-1-(1)---1-1-----------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------1-----1---3-6-3-||-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|
|---------------------------------6-------||-----6-------------6-------|
Verse
+E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E E. S E. S E. S
|-------------------------------||--------------------|
|-------------------------------||--------------------|
|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----||-6-6---------1------|
|-------6-------------------6-5-||--------6-1----3--3-|
6/4
E E +S S S S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E E S S E. S E. S
|----------------------------|-----------------------------0-|
|----------------------5-----|------------------------0-1----|
|---------3-6--------5---5---|-3-3-(3)---3-3-2-2-0-1---------|
|-4-4-(4)-----4-3--6-------6-|---------3---------------------|
Bridge
4/4
E S S +S S E E S S +Q +E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E E E
|-1-1-0-(0)-0----------------------------||-------------------|
|-------------3-1-1-1-(1)--(1)-------1-3-||-5-5-(5)---------5-|
|------------------------------0-1-3-----||---------5---2-5---|
|----------------------------------------||-----------3-------|
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E +S S S S E. S E. S
|-------------------x-|-1--1-0-----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------0-1----|------------------------|---------0-1-2-3---------|
|-3--3-2--0-1---------|----------------------6-|-4-4-(4)----------3----0-|
|---------------------|--------3-4-5-6-6-(6)---|--------------------1----|
Verse
E E +E. S E. S S S S S E E E. S E. S E. S E E +S S S S E E E E
|---------3--------------||--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------||--------------------|---------------------5-|
|-1-1-(1)---1--0---3-6-3-||-6-6---------1------|---------3-6-------5---|
|----------------6-------||--------6-1----3--3-|-4-4-(4)-----4-3-6-----|
6/4
E E +E S S E. S E. S Q. E E S S +S S E E S S +Q +E. S S S S S
|-5-5-(5)-5--------------------|-1-1-0-(0)-0----------------------------||
|-----------5----------------1-|-------------3-1-1-1-(1)--(1)-----------||
|-------------3--0-2--0-1------|----------------------------------3-6-3-||
|------------------------------|------------------------------6-6-------||
Chorus
4/4
E E +E. S E. S S S S S +E. S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-(6)-5-6--6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3-----|
|----------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5-|
E E +S S S S +E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------3-------------------|
|---------3-6-----------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-|
|-4-4-(4)-----4-(4)-4-3-3-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------|
E E S S S S +E. S S S S S +E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3------|
|-----6-------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5--|
E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-6---------------------|-------3-------------------|
|-----6-------------------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-|
|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-4-3-4-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------|
E S S S S S S +E. S S S S S +E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-----3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3-----|
|-----6-6-------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5-|
E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------*|
|-------4-6---------------------|-------3-------------------*|
|-----6-------------------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-*|
|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-4-3-4-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------*|
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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