The Mamas & The Papas - Dancing in the street
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DANCING IN THE STREET (Bassline)
As recorded by The Mamas & The Papas
(From the 1966 Album THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS)
Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter & William Stevenson
Arranged by The Mamas & The Papas
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E S S +S S E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E S S +S S E
|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|-----5---5---5-(5)---6-|-7--5----5-6-7-|-(7)---5---5---5-(5)---6-|
|---7---7---7-------7---|-------7-------|-----7---7---7-------7---|
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E S S +S S E Q E. S E E E E
|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-7--5----5-6-7-|-(7)---5---5---5-(5)---6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|
|-------7-------|-----7---7---7-------7---|---------7-7-----|
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-||
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----||
1st Verse
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-----------------|------------------|
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-----------------|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-7--7--7-----5-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-----|
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-||
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----||
Bridge
$
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------2-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-2----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-----|----------------|--------------3--|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------5-6-||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-6--|-7--7-7-7-7-----||
2nd Verse
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 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-o||
||----------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------||
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-----------------|------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-----------------|------------------|
|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------|
El. Piano Solo
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.
Q E. S E E E E W Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E 8x
|-----------------|----------||------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|----------||o-----------------|------------------o||
|-7--7--7-----5-6-|----------||o-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6--o||
|---------7-7-----|----------||----------7-7-----|---------7-7-------||
8.
D.S. al Coda &
Q E. S E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E
|------------------||----------------|---------------|----------------||
|------------------||----------------|---------------|----------------||
|-7--7--7-----5-6--||----------------|---------------|------------5-6-||
|---------7-7------||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7--7-7-7-7-----||
Outro
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 5x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-|-7--7--7-----5-6-o||
||----------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7-----|---------7-7------||
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
----------------
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