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Heat Wave

Martha and the Vandellas
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

From: mike@honet7.att.com

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HEAT WAVE

Artist James Jamerson (Martha and the Vandellas)

Orginal Music Holland, Dozier and Holland

Performance On Heat Wave

Bass Performance James Jamerson

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INTRODUCTION:

e e e e e e

+---------------+

|4:-----R-------|
|4:-1-3---1-----|
+-----------3-0-+

VERSE:

q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e q

+---------+---------+---------+-----------+

|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|-------2-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-1---|
+-1-0-1-2-+-3-2-3---+---------+---------3-+

q q q q q q q q q q q q q q e e q

+---------+---------+---------+-----------+

|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|-----1-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-1---|
+-1-1-1-2-+-3-3-----+---------+---------3-+

q q q q q q e q e q q e q e Q q q e

+---------+-----------+-----------+---------+

|---------|-------0-R-|-------1-R-|---------|
|---------|-----------|-----------|-1-1-1-1-|
+-1-1-1-2-+-3-3-3-----+-4-4-4-----+---------+

CHORUS:

q q q q 7 q e e e e e e

+-----------+---------------+

|*-1-------*|-1-----R-------|
|*---3-1---*|---1-3---1-----|
+--------3--+-----------3-0-+

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__ Created using the Bass Tab Creator

+|oo|+ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)

+|oo|+

|| NOTES:

||

|| Capital durations are dotted notes

|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

||

|| +----+ +----+

_ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME

\\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES

| [] | +----+ +----+

| || |

/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND

\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest

P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill

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