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 A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Flute' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Horns' Intro Q=124 Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus4Ebm Ebsus2 Bb 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) |--3--| |3-| Q. E H Q. E 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 H Q. E 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 Ebsus2 Bb |--3--| |3-| Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q Q H +H E E Q E E E 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 H Q. E 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 $ Abm7 Gb Db Abm7 Gb Db Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q E +Q Q E 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 E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E 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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Abm7 Gb Db Abm7 Gb Db Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q E +Q Q E 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 E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E 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--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Abm7 Gb Db Gb Q Q E Q E +Q Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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 E E E +Q Q E 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 Bb7 F°7 N.C. Bb Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W H. E 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 E |------------------|-----------------|----------||----------18-------| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-18-------18-16----| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-19----------15----| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| | | Gtr III | W H H W H. E E |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------||--6--------6--8----| |-14---------------|-14--------------|----------||--7--------7--8----| |-12---------------|-12--------------|----------||--8--------8--8----| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------||-------------------| Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb Bb Eb +W E Q. E Q. E Q. +H H. E 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 Q Q Q Q H +H H. E E |-------------|-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 Q. E Q. E Q. +H H. E E |-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |--(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 Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb +W E Q. E Q. E 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 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 Q. E Q. E 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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------||-------------------------|| |-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-o||-15-15-15---15-15-15-15--|| |-------------------------||-------------------------|| |-------------------------||-------------------------|| |------------------------o||-------------------------|| |-------------------------||-------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------||-------------------------|| |--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 Eb Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb H. E S S +W E Q. E Q. E 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 E +W Q. E 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 E +W E Q. E Q. E 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 Eb H. E 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 E +W |----------18------|-------------| |-18-------18-16---|-(16)--------| |-19----------15---|-(15)--------| |------------------|-------------| |------------------|-------------| |------------------|-------------| | | H. E E +W |------------------|-------------| |--6--------6--8---|--(8)--------| |--7--------7--8---|--(8)--------| |--8--------8--8---|--(8)--------| |------------------|-------------| |------------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb E Q. E Q. E Q. +H |------------------------|--------------------|| |--9--7-------6----------|----6-------(6)-----|| |--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)-----|| |--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-----------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| | | |---3----| |--3--| | Q. E Q Q Q Q H +H |-16------14-14----13----|-------13--(13)-----|| |-16------16-16----16-16-|-15----15--(15)-----|| |------------------------|-15-----------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| | | E Q. E Q. E Q. +H |------------------------|--------------------|| |--9--8-------6----------|----6-------(6)-----|| |--8--8-------8-8--------|--7-7-------(7)-----|| |--8--8-------8-8--------|--8-8-------(8)-----|| |------------------------|--------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------|| Outro & Bb Eb Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb H. E S S +W E Q. E Q. E 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 E +W Q. E 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 E +W E Q. E Q. E 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 - 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
Reach Out Ill Be There by Four Tops guitar tabs playing instructions.