I SECOND THAT EMOTION (Bassline)
As recorded by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
(Released as a Single in 1967)
Words and Music by William "Smokey" Robinson & Alfred Cleveland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=95(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
S E S +Q S E S +E E W Q +E. S E E S S S S
|------------------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------|-5--(5)-2---2-5-2-5-2-|
|-5-5-5-(5)--3-3-3-(3)---|----------|----------5-----------|
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1st & 2nd Verses
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Q +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E
|--------------------||-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------|
|--------------------||---------7-------------7-|---------------------|
|-5--(5)-----------2-||-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------|
|--------5-2-5-3-5---||-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-|
E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E
|-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------|-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|
|---------7-------------7-|---------------------|---------7-------------7-|
|-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------|-5-5-(5)-----------------|
|-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-|-------------------------|
To Coda
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +S S S S S E S +S S S S
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----------2--|---------------------------2-5-2-|
|---------5-2-5-3-5----|-3-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-5-5-(5)-------|
E E +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------||
|----------------------||
|-5-5-(5)-------2------||
|---------5-2-5---5-2--||
Bridge
E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------5-5---------|----------2---------|
|--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)-----5-2-----|
|-3------------5-------|--------x-------5-2-|
Q E. S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E E
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|------------------||
|-------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)----||
|-3-------3-3-5-------|---------------2--||
Chorus
E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------2-|
|-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5---|
|---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------5-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------5-5---------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|---------5-------2-5-2-|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-------5-------|
D.S. al Coda &
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2----||
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5--||
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
Bridge
Q. +E. S E S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S
|----------------------||----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------2-------||----------5-5---------|-----------------------|
|-5----(5)-5-5---5-2---||--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5-2--------|
|--------------------5-||-3------------5-------|--------5-------5-2-5--|
Chorus
Q E S S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------||---------------------|
|------2-5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)---5---------|
|-3--------3-3-5-------|-----------------5-||---------5---5-2-3-4-|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------2-|
|-----------------------2-5---|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
S S E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-5-2-5-(5)-2---------------|---------------------|
|-------------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2----|
|---------------3-3-5-------|------------------5--|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-----------------2-5-2-|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-------|
Interlude
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2---||-5-5-(5)---5----------|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-||---------5---5-2-3-4--|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------------2-|-5-5-(5)---5-5---------|--------------2-------||
|-----------------------2-5---|---------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------------5-------|--------5-------------||
Bridge
E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S Q E S S E E S S S S
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------5-5---------|--------------2-------|----------------------|
|--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-|------2-5-------2-5-2-|
|-3------------5-------|--------5-------------|-3--------3-3-5-------|
Chorus
Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|-----------------5-||---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------5-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-|
E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-|
|---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|
E E +E S S E E S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------5-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5---------|
|-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4-|
S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------2---|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-|
E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5----------*|
|---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4--*|
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
Maybe you'll wanna give me kisses sweet
But only for one night and no repeat
And maybe you'll go away and never call
And a taste of honey's worse than none at all
Oh little girl, in that case I don't want no part
I do believe that, that would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like lovin' me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So, if you feel like givin' me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Ooh
Maybe you think that love would tie you down
And you don't have the time to hang around
Maybe you think that love was made for fools
And so it makes you wise to break the rules
Oh little girl
In that case I don't want no part
I do believe that, that would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like lovin' me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So, if you feel like givin' me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Oh little girl, In that case I don't want no part
I do believe that, that would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like lovin' me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So, if you feel like givin' me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Oh, little girl
I second that emotion
[FADES] - Ooh little girl I second that emotion
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