The O'Jays - Use ta be my girl

USE TA BE MY GIRL (Bassline) As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1978 Album SO FULL OF LOVE) Words and Music by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Baker - Bass' Intro Q=106 4/4 Gtr I W E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |----------|----6-----------|------------------|----6------------| |----------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6---| |----------|-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4----------| |----------|----------------|-2----2-----6---6-|-----------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |------------------|----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------| |----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--| |--------------4---|-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------| |-2----2-----6---6-|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------| 1st Verse E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |------------------||----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------| |----4---4---------||--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--| |--------------4---||-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------| |-2----2---4-6---6-||----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E Q Q Q. E H |------------------|----6-----------|----------------|-------------| |----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4-------|-4----4-4----| |--------------4---|-4----4---------|-------------4--|-------------| |-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------|-2----2---2-----|-------------| 2nd & 3rd Verses E E E E H E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |--------------||-----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------| |-6-6-6--------||o--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--| |--------------||o-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------| |--------------||-----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E Q. E H |------------------|----6-----------|------------------|-------------| |----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|-4----4-4----| |--------------4---|-4----4---------|--------------4---|-------------| |-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|-------------| Chorus E E E E H E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |--------------||----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------| |-6-6-6--------||--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--| |--------------||-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------| |--------------||----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E Q. E H |------------------|----6-----------|------------------|-------------| |----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|-4----4-4----| |--------------4---|-4----4---------|--------------6---|-------------| |-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|-------------| E E E E H E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q |--------------|----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------| |-6-6-6--------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--| |--------------|-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------| |--------------|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------| Interlude 1. 2. E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E |-------------------||------------------||-----6-----------|------------------| |----4---4---------o||----4---4---------||o--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------| |--------------4---o||--------------4---||o-4----4---------|--------------4---| |-2----2---4-6---6--||-2----2---4-6---6-||-----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-| 4th Verse E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E 3x E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E |----6-----------|-------------------||----6-----------|------------------| |--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------o||--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------| |-4----4---------|--------------4---o||-4----4---------|--------------4---| |----------------|-2----2---4-6---6--||----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-| E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E |----6-----------|------------------|----6-----------|------------------| |--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------|--------6-8--6--|----4---4---------| |-4----4---------|--------------4---|-4----4---------|--------------4---| |----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6-| Outro Q. E H E E E E H E. S E E Q Q |-------------|--------------||-----6-----------| |-4----4-4----|-6-6-6--------||o--------6-3--4--| |-------------|--------------||o-4----4---------| |-------------|--------------||-----------------| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E E E E 3x |------------------|----6-----------|-------------------|| |----4---4---------|--------6-3--4--|----4---4---------o|| |--------------4---|-4----4---------|--------------4---o|| |-2----2---4-6---6-|----------------|-2----2---4-6---6--|| 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