Bass tabs
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Bassline)
As recorded by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
(From the 1967 Album UNITED)
Words and Music by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=128
4/4
Gtr I
W H. E E +H Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q. E +E Q E
|----------|-2-------2-1-|-(1)----1----1-|-0----0---4-----|-------------0--1--|
|----------|-------------|---------------|--------4-----2-|-(2)---4-(4)-------|
|----------|-------------|---------------|------------2---|-------------------|
|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
H. E E +H Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q. E +E Q E
|-2-------2-1-|-(1)----1----1-|-0----0---4-----|-------------0--1--||
|-------------|---------------|--------4-----2-|-(2)---4-(4)-------||
|-------------|---------------|------------2---|-------------------||
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
H +E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q. E E E E E +E E E E +E Q E
||--2----(2)---2-1-|-(1)-1--1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---4-----|---------------0--1-|
||o----------------|-------------------|--------4-----2-|-(2)-2-2-4-(4)------|
||o----------0-----|-------------------|------------2---|--------------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
1.
H +E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q E E
|-2----(2)---2-1-|-(1)-1--1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---4-----|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|--------4-----2-|-(2)---4---------||
|----------0-----|-------------------|------------2---|--------------0--||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------2--2----||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q e E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-0---0----------|------------------|
|---------------|-------------0-2-4-|---0---1-2--2-3-|-4---------0-2-4--|
|----2----------|---0-1-2-(2)-------|----------------|-----0-1-2--------|
|-3----3-0--0-1-|-2-----------------|----------------|---2--------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-0--0----------|---2-3-4-(4)-------|---------------0-|-(0)---0---0---0-1---||
|------4-2--2-3-|-4-------------0-1-|-2---2---2-2-4---|-----0---0---0------o||
|---------------|-------------2-----|---2---2---------|--------------------o||
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------||
Chorus
2.
Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-0----0---4-----|---------------||-0----0--------|
|--------4-----2-|-(2)---4----0--||----0---2--2-3-|
|------------2---|---------------||---------------|
|----------------|---------2-----||---------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-0-------------|-------------------|
|-4---------0-2-4-|---------------|---------------0-4-|
|-----0-1-2-------|---------------|---0-1-2-(2)-2-----|
|---2-------------|----3-2-0--0-1-|-2-----------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-0--0----------|----------------|---------------0-|-(0)---0---0--------||
|------4-2--2-3-|-4------------0-|-2---2---2-2-4---|-----0---0---0------||
|---------------|-----0-1-2--2---|---2---2---------|--------------------||
|---------------|---2------------|-----------------|---------------3-4--||
Bridge
E q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------2-2-----|-----------2-2---|-----------2-2---|------------------|
|------2-----2---|-------2-2-----2-|-------2-2-----2-|------------------|
|-0-0----------0-|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-----------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|------4-(4)-------|------------------|-----------------|
|------4-(4)------|----4-------4-----|------5-(5)---2---|--------5--------|
|----4-------4----|-2------------2-0-|----5-------5---5-|------5----------|
|-2------------2--|------------------|-3----------------|-3--------0-3-4--|
Q E E +E Q E +E E Q Q Q Q E E +E Q E +E E Q Q Q
|----2-2-(2)----2-|-(2)------2-----||----3-3-(3)----3-|-(3)---3--------||
|------------2----|-----2-------2--||------------3----|-----3-------3--||
|-0---------------|-------0--------||-1---------------|----------1-----||
|-----------------|----------------||-----------------|----------------||
3rd Verse
H +E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q. E E E E E +E E E E +E Q E
|-3----(3)---3-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-|-1----1-0-5-----|---------0-(0)-1--2--|
|----------------|-------------------|--------------3-|-(3)---3-------------|
|----------1-----|-------------------|------------3---|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----1---------------|
H +E E E E +E Q E +E Q E Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q Q
|-3----(3)---3-2-|-(2)-2--2-(2)-2--2-|-1----1-0-5-----|---------0------||
|----------------|-------------------|--------------3-|-(3)---4--------||
|----------1-----|-------------------|------------3---|----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------3---||
Out-Chorus
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E +E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----4-5-(5)-5-3----|
|---------------|-------------------|-----1-3-(3)--4--|-5--------------1--|
|----3--------0-|---1-2-3-(3)-3-1-0-|---3-------------|-------------------|
|-4----0-1--2---|-3-----------------|-4---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E e E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-1--1-0--------|----------------|-------------0-1-|-(1)---1---1-----0--|
|--------3--3-4-|-5------------2-|-3---3---3-3-----|-----1---1---1-3----|
|---------------|-----1-2-3--3---|---3---3---------|--------------------|
|---------------|---3------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q +E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q +E E E E
|-1--1----------|--------------5-----|-1--1--------0-|-(0)--0--(0)-5------|
|------1-3--3-5-|-(5)---5--(5)-----1-|-------3-3-3---|-----------------1--|
|---------------|-----5----------3---|---------------|---------------3----|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
E E E E Q E E +E E Q +E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-1---1----------|--------------5-----|-1---1-------0-|
|---1---1-3--3-5-|-(5)---5--(5)-----1-|---1----3--3---|
|----------------|-----5----------3---|---------------|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|
+E E Q +E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q +E E E E
|-(0)---0--(0)-5-----|-1--1----------|--------------5-----*|
|-----0------------1-|------1-3--3-5-|-(5)--------------1-*|
|----------------3---|---------------|----------------3---*|
|--------------------|---------------|-----2-3--(3)-------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
Listen, baby
Ain't no mountain high
Ain't no valley low
Ain't no river wide enough, baby
If you need me, call me
No matter where you are
No matter how far (don't worry baby)
Just call my name
I'll be there in a hurry
You don't have to worry
'Cause baby,
There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe
Remember the day
I set you free
I told you
You could always count on me darlin'
From that day on I made a vow
I'll be there when you want me
Some way,some how
'Cause baby,
There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe
Oh no darlin'
No wind, no rain
All winters cold
Can't stop me baby (No No Baby)
'Cause you are my goal
If you're ever in trouble
I'll be there on the double
Just send for me oh baby.
My love is alive
Way down in my heart
Although we are miles apart
If you ever need a helping hand
I'll be there on the double
As fast as I can
Don't you know that
There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe
Don't you know that
There ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
There ain't no mountain high enough
