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
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