Tuning: E A D G B E

I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER (Bassline) As recorded by Sly & The Family Stone (From the 1969 Album STAND!) Words and Music by Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Graham - Bass' [Intro & Interlude] Q=108 4/4 3/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~ a E Q E +Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E +Q G|------------------|------------------|-------------|| D|-5h7-5------------|------------------|-------------|| A|--------7-(7)-----|-5b7-5--3-(3)-----|-3-----------|| E|------------------|------------------|---3--5-(5)--|| [1st - 3rd Verses] 4/4 a E S S e E e E e S S e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G||------------------------|-------------------|----------------------| D||o-5h7---------------5h7-|-------------------|-----------5h7--------| A||o-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| E||--------0-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5--| e E e E e E e S S e E e E e E e E e E e E s s E E E G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-| [Chorus] e E e E e S S S S E e E e E s s E E E e E e E e E e E G|---------------------|-------------------||-----------------| D|-----------5h7-------|-------------------||-----------------| A|---------------------|-------------------||-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E e E e E s s E E E G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------|-------------------| A|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-| e E e E e E e E e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| [Interlude] To coda ~~~~~~ e E e E e E e S S W a E Q E +Q. E G|-------------------|----------||------------------| D|-------------------|----------||-5h7-5------------| A|-------------------|----------||--------7-(7)-----| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-|----------||------------------| [Harmonica Solo] 1. 2. 3/4 3/4 4/4 E Q E +Q Q E Q E +Q E Q E +Q a E S S e E e E e S S G|------------------|--------------||-------------||-------------------------| D|------------------|-------------o||-------------||o-5h7---------------5h7--| A|-5b7-5--3-(3)-----|-3-----------o||-3-----------||o------------------------| E|------------------|---3--5-(5)---||---3--5-(5)--||--------0-5-5-5-5-5------| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E e E e E e E e S S G|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------|-------------------o|| A|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5--|| [Chorus] e E e E e E e S S e E e E e E e E G|-------------------||-----------------| D|-------------------||-----------------| A|-------------------||-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e E e E G|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------| A|-------------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Da capo al coda e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| Coda [Outro] e E e E e E e S S e E e E e E e E G|--------------------||------------------| D|--------------------||o-----------------| A|--------------------||o-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5--||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7--------| A|-------------------|----------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5--| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e E e E G|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------| A|-------------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| e E e E e E e S S e E e E e S S S S E G|-------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------| A|-------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5-| e E e E e E e S S e E e E e E e E G|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------| A|-------------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e E e E s s E E E e E e E e S S S S E 4x G|-------------------|----------------------|| D|-------------------|-----------5h7-------o|| A|-------------------|---------------------o|| E|-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----x-5-5--|| [Lyrics] [Freddie:] Feeling's gettin stronger [Larry:] Music's gettin longer too [Rose:] Music is flashin me [Sly:] I want to take you higher Baby baby baby light my fire [All:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka [Freddie:] Feeling's nitty-gritty [Larry:] Sound is in the city too [Rose:] Music's still flashin' me [Sly:] Don't ya want to get higher Baby baby baby light my fire. [All:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka [Sly: Harmonica solo] [All Repeated:] Higher! [Sly:] C'mon light my fire Want to take you higher [All:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka [Freddie:] Feeling that should make you move [Larry:] Sounds that should help you groove [Rose:] Music still flashin' me [Sly:] Take your places I want to take you higher Baby baby baby light my fire. [Freddie: Guitar solo] [All:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka [All Repeated:] Higher! [Sly:] Let's take you, do you wanna go, [etc.] [Cynthia: Trumpet solo] [All Repeated:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher! [Larry: Bass solo] [All Repeated:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher! [Jerry: Sax solo] [All Repeated:] Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka ************************************ | h Hammer-on | (n) Ghost note | b Bend | x Dead note | s Slap | ~ Vibrato ************************************

Sly & The Family Stone - I want to take you higher