Tuning:

LOVE TRAIN (Bassline) As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1972 Album BACK STABBERS) Words and Music by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Baker - Bass' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E |-----------------||--------------|--------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-||--------------|------------2-| |-----------------||-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5----| |-----------------||--------------|--------------| Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E |--------------|---------------|--------------| |-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5-7-5-|--------------| |--------------|---------------|-3--3--3-3--3-| |--------------|---------------|--------------| Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|| |------------2-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5-----|| |-5--5--5-5----|--------------|-----------7-5-|| |--------------|--------------|---------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E ||--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o-------------|------------5-|-3--3--3-3--3-| ||o-------------|----------5---|--------------| ||--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3------|--------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E Q E |---------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-3--3--3-3-----|-------------|------------5-|-3--3--3-3--3-| |-----------7-5-|-------------|----------5---|--------------| |---------------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3------|--------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3-3-----|-------------|-------------| |-----------7-5-|-------------|-------------| |---------------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-5--5--5-5--5-|-5--5--5--5--|-------------| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|| |-5--5--5--5--|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|------------2-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5-7-5-| |-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5----|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| 1. Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|------------2-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5-----o|| |-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5----|--------------|-----------7-5-o|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| Interlude 2. Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E |---------------||--------------|-----------------| |-5--5--5-5-----||--------------|-----------------| |-----------7-5-||-6--6--6-6--6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------||--------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6--6--6-6--6-| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| Out-Chorus Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E 4x ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| ||o--------------|------------2-|-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5-7-5--o|| ||o-3--3--3-3--3-|-5--5--5-5----|--------------|----------------o|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|| 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

The O'Jays - Love train