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Abc

The Jackson 5
Bass Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

ABC - Jackson 5

Corrected version

[verse] (x4) (x3)

G------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D------|---------------|-------6-66------|--------6-66---|
A---686|------------686|--------------686|---------------|
E------|44444----------|44444------------|44444----------|

[chorus] "A B C easy as 1 2 3.."

G|----------------------------------------------3-5-------------3-5-------------3-5----------------------|
D|---------------------------3--6-5-3---------6-----------3-5-6-----------3-5-6-----------3-56-5-3-------|
A|----3-------3-------3--4-6-----------4-6----------34--6-----------34--6-----------34--6-----------4-6--|
E|4-6-----4-6-----4-6----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------4|

[interlude] riff

G|--------------|
D|66-666-666-66-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

for the second chorus, repeat the last 6 notes 3 more times

"shake it shake it baby" riff

(x6)

G|------------|
D|----------3-|
A|----3-4-6---|
E|4-6---------|

Finally, repeat this, with the interlude twice in between each one.

G|----------------3-5-------------3-5--------------3-5----------------------|
D|6-5-3---------6-----------3-5-6------------3-5-6------------3-56-5-3------|
A|-------4-6----------34--6------------34--6------------34--6----------4-6--|
E|-----------4--------------------------------------------------------------|

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