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Marvin-Gaye-Ain't No Mountain High Enough.txt
From jaco_p@earthlink.net
It seems, my former posting of this tune, had a 'minor' flaw in it. If
you weren't comfortably familiar with the song and / or didn't "listen"
to what the bass line was doing, by the time the first chorus came up,
you could very easily be atleast two measures behind! For some, a
bewildering dilemma;^&
Having said that; here's an updated / revised version. This slightly
modified, and perhaps more accurate transcription, should be clear
enough for even an elementary or intermediate level player to follow
along and be 'on time' within a short period. Again, I suggest listening
to the song a 'few' times and follow along without playing. Then, take it
a verse and a chorus at a time...
A short word of Thanks! to Sean, one of my bass students, for pointing
up the 'transcription' flaw and its potential for becoming a frustrating
and completely confusing experience... well, if you could learn to read
music;^)
Michael s.
Intro
G|.--------------------|------------4---------|----------.|
D|.---7*----7-6*---6*--|--6-5*--5-4-----2*----|--4--5--6-.|
A|.--------------------|--------------2-------|----------.|
E|.--------------------|----------------------|----------.|
Verse 1 & 2 |1st Time_____ |2nd Time________
G|.------------------------|--------4------|-------------.|----------------|
D|.---7*---7-6*--6--6--6--6|5*--5-4-----2*-|-2-2-4--5--6-.|-5--6---3-------|
A|.------7-----------------|----------2----|-------------.|----------------|
E|.------------------------|---------------|-------------.|-----------1--1-|
Chorus 1 & 2
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-2-4|5---5-1-2--2-3-4---------0-2-4-5--|
A|--0-----2------------0-1-2-------|--5----------------0-1-2----------|
E|----3-----3-0--0-1-2-------------|-----------------2----------------|
G|--------------2-3-4-|----------------------|---------------|
D|-5-4-2--2-3-4-------|--0-1-2---2---2-2-4-5-|---5---5---5-6-|
A|--------------------|2-------2---2---------|-5---5---5-----|
E|--------------------|----------------------|---------------|
Bridge
G|---------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------7-7----|---------7-7------------7-7--|---------------------4----4-|
A|------7-----7--|-----7-7-----7------7-7-----7|-------------------3----3---|
E|-5-5----------5|5-5------------5-5-----------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-----------|
G|------4---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----4----4------|-----5----2--------5-------|---7-7---7---------7------|
A|-2---------2--0-|---5----5---5----5---5-----|----------7-------7---7---|
E|----------------|3-------------3--------3-4-|5---------------5---5-----|
G|--------------------------|------------
D|----8-8---8---8-8---------|------------
A|-----------8-------8----8-|------------
E|-6--------------------6---|------------
Verse 3
G|----------------------|-------5------------------|
D|--8*---8-7--7--7--7--7|6--6-5-----3----3-5--6--7-|
A|----------------------|---------3----------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-----------|
D|-8*---8-7--7--7--7--7-6--6-5-----3--4-5--|
A|-------------------------------3---------|
E|----------------------------------------3|
Last Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------1-3--4--5|
A|-----3--------1---1-2-3--3-1-----3----------|
E|--5----0-1--2---3------------5-4------------|
REPEAT TO END FADE:
G|--4-5--5-3---1--1-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------1------5-3--3-4-5------------1-3---3---3-3-5-6----6---6---3-5|
A|-------------------------------1-2-3--3-----3---3----------6---6---6----|
E|-----------------------------3------------------------------------------|
NOTE:
|: :| = repeat measure/s
* = let note ring through
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