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I LOVE MUSIC (Bassline) As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1975 Album FAMILY REUNION) Words and Music by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Baker - Bass' Intro Q=126 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------1-3-|---------------| |----3------1---|---3---------3-----|----3------1---| |-1----1-3----3-|-1---1-3-(3)-------|-1----1-3----3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|------------1-3-|---------------| |----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1---| |-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Chorus $ Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-||o---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----||o----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------||--1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E |----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|-------------|-------------|----------------| |----3-----3-----|-------------|-------1--1--|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-4--4--3--3--|-1--1--------|-1----1-3----3--| To Coda Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E |----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|-------------|-------------|----------------| |----3-----3-----|-------------|-------1--1--|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-4--4--3--3--|-1--1--------|-1----1-3----3--| 1. Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| 2. Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------||----------------|| |------------1-3-o||------------1-3-|| |----3-----3-----o||----3-----3-----|| |-1----1-3--------||-1----1-3-------|| 1st Verse Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------1-3-|-----------------| |----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1-----| |-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3---| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------||---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-||---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----||----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------||-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Guitar Solo Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E |----------------||-------------|-------------|----------------| |------------1-3-||-------------|-------------|----------------| |----3-----3-----||-------------|-------1--1--|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------||-4--4--3--3--|-1--1--------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E |----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|-------------|-------------|----------------| |----3-----3-----|-------------|-------1--1--|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-4--4--3--3--|-1--1--------|-1----1-3----3--| 2nd Verse Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------||---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-||---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----||----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------||-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-|----------------| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----|----3------1----| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3--| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------||----------------||----------------| |------------1-3--||------------1-3-||o---------------| |----3-----3------||----3-----3-----||o----3------1---| |-1----1-3--------||-1----1-3-------||--1----1-3----3-| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E 4x |----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |------------1-3-|---------------|------------1-3-o|| |----3-----3-----|----3------1---|----3-----3-----o|| |-1----1-3-------|-1----1-3----3-|-1----1-3--------|| 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