Tabs
REACH OUT (I'LL BE THERE)
As recorded by Four Tops
(From the 1967 Album REACH OUT)
Words and Music by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Flute'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Horns'
Intro
Q=124
Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
|--3--| |3-|
Q. E MajorE H Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H +W
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
|--9-----7--7----|--9-----7--7--6----|-----6---(6)----|--(6)----|
|--8-----8--8----|--8-----8--8--8--8-|--7--7---(7)----|--(7)----|
|--8-----8--8----|--8-----8--8--8--8-|--8-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
|
| Gtr II (Flute arr. for Gtr.)
| |--3--| |3-|
| Q. E MajorE H Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H +W
|-16----14-14----|-16----14-14-13----|----13--(13)----|-(13)----|
|-16----16-16----|-16----16-16-16-16-|-15-15--(15)----|-(15)----|
|----------------|-------------------|-15-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
|--3--| |3-|
Q. E MajorE H Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|--9-----7--7----|--9-----7--7--6----|-----6---(6)----|---6--6-6--6-6-6-6-||
|--8-----8--8----|--8-----8--8--8--8-|--7--7---(7)----|---7--7-7--7-7-7-7-||
|--8-----8--8----|--8-----8--8--8--8-|--8-------------|---8--8-8--8-8-8-8-||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|
| |--3--| |3-|
| Q. E MajorE H Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H +Q Q H
|-16----14-14----|-16----14-14-13----|----13--(13)----|-(13)--------------||
|-16----16-16----|-16----16-16-16-16-|-15-15--(15)----|-(15)--------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-15-------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Abm7Abm7 GbGb DbDb Abm7Abm7 GbGb DbDb
Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q Q E MajorE Q. Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q Q E MajorE Q.
||---4---4----2---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--4---4----2---1-|-(1)--1----1------|
||o--4---4----2---2-|-(2)--2----2-----|--4---4----2---2-|-(2)--2----2------|
||---4---4----3---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--4---4----3---1-|-(1)--1----1------|
||---4---4----4---3-|-(3)--3----3-----|--4---4----4---3-|-(3)--3----3------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
| Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o--9---9----9---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|--9---9----9---6-|-(6)--6----6--6---|
||---8---8----6---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|--8---8----6---6-|-(6)--6----6--6---|
||--10--10----8---8-|-(8)--8----8--8--|-10--10----8---8-|-(8)--8----8--8---|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Abm7Abm7 GbGb DbDb Abm7Abm7 GbGb DbDb
Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q Q E MajorE Q. Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q Q E MajorE Q.
|--4---4----2---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--4---4----2---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|
|--4---4----2---2-|-(2)--2----2-----|--4---4----2---2-|-(2)--2----2-----|
|--4---4----3---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--4---4----3---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|
|--4---4----4---3-|-(3)--3----3-----|--4---4----4---3-|-(3)--3----3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--9---9----9---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|--9---9----9---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|
|--8---8----6---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|--8---8----6---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|
|-10--10----8---8-|-(8)--8----8--8--|-10--10----8---8-|-(8)--8----8--8--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Abm7Abm7 GbGb DbDb GbGb
Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q Q E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|--4---4----2---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--4---4----2---2-|-(2)--2----2-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--4---4----3---1-|-(1)--1----1-----|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--4---4----4---3-|-(3)--3----3-----|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E Q W W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|--9---9----9---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|-11---------------|-11---------------|
|--8---8----6---6-|-(6)--6----6--6--|-11---------------|-11---------------|
|-10--10----8---8-|-(8)--8----8--8--|-11---------------|-11---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Chorus
Bb7Bb7 F°7 N.C. Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q W H. E MajorE S S
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7------|----------||--6--------6--3-3--|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6------|----------||--6--------6--4-4--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7------|----------||--7--------7--3-3--|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6-6-6-6-6------|----------||--8--------8--5-5--|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H. E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|-----------------|----------||----------18-------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-18-------18-16----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-19----------15----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W H H W H. E MajorE E MajorE
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||--6--------6--8----|
|-14---------------|-14--------------|----------||--7--------7--8----|
|-12---------------|-12--------------|----------||--8--------8--8----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------|
Ebsus4Ebsus4 Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
+W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H H. E MajorE S S
|--(3)--------|------------------------|-------------------|--6--------6--3-3--|
|--(4)--------|--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|--6--------6--4-4--|
|--(3)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|--7--------7--3-3--|
|--(5)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8----------------|--8--------8--5-5--|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| +W Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H H. E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------|-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)----|----------18-------|
|-(16)--------|-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)----|-18-------18-16----|
|-(15)--------|------------------------|-15----------------|-19----------15----|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H H. E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--(8)--------|--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|--6--------6--8----|
|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|--7--------7--8----|
|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)----|--8--------8--8----|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
Ebsus4Ebsus4 Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
+W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|--(3)--------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--(4)--------|--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|
|--(3)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|
|--(5)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8----------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| +W Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H
|-------------|-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)----|
|-(16)--------|-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)----|
|-(15)--------|------------------------|-15----------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--(8)--------|--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|
|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|
|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)----|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
1. 2.
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--||--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--||
|--6--6--6----6--6--6--6-o||--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--||
|--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--||--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--||
|--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--||--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--||
|------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-o||-15-15-15---15-15-15-15--||
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
|--6--6--6----6--6--6--6-o||--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--||
|--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--||--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--||
|--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--||--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--||
|------------------------o||-------------------------||
|-------------------------||-------------------------||
Chorus
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Ebsus4Ebsus4 Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
H. E MajorE S S +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|--6--------6--3-3-|--(3)--------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--6--------6--4-4-|--(4)--------|--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|
|--7--------7--3-3-|--(3)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|
|--8--------8--5-5-|--(5)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8----------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H
|----------18------|-------------|-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)----|
|-18-------18-16---|-(16)--------|-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)----|
|-19----------15---|-(15)--------|------------------------|-15----------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--6--------6--8---|--(8)--------|--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)----|
|--7--------7--8---|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----|
|--8--------8--8---|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)----|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
H. E MajorE S S +W
|--6--------6--3-3-|--(3)--------|
|--6--------6--4-4-|--(4)--------|
|--7--------7--3-3-|--(3)--------|
|--8--------8--5-5-|--(5)--------|
|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------|
|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W
|----------18------|-------------|
|-18-------18-16---|-(16)--------|
|-19----------15---|-(15)--------|
|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------|
|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W
|------------------|-------------|
|--6--------6--8---|--(8)--------|
|--7--------7--8---|--(8)--------|
|--8--------8--8---|--(8)--------|
|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Ebsus4Ebsus4 Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|------------------------|--------------------||
|--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)-----||
|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)-----||
|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-----------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H
|-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)-----||
|-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)-----||
|------------------------|-15-----------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|
| E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|------------------------|--------------------||
|--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)-----||
|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)-----||
|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)-----||
|------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------||
Outro
&
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Ebsus4Ebsus4 Ebsus2Ebsus2 Bb majorBb
H. E MajorE S S +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|--6--------6--3-3-|--(3)--------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|--6--------6--4-4-|--(4)--------|--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)----*|
|--7--------7--3-3-|--(3)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----*|
|--8--------8--5-5-|--(5)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8----------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W Q. E MajorE Q Q Q Q H +H
|----------18------|-------------|-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)----*|
|-18-------18-16---|-(16)--------|-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)----*|
|-19----------15---|-(15)--------|------------------------|-15----------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|
| H. E MajorE E MajorE +W E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. +H
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|--6--------6--8---|--(8)--------|--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)----*|
|--7--------7--8---|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)----*|
|--8--------8--8---|--(8)--------|--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)----*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
|------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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