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
---------------
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