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The Temptations
Bass Tab
4.7(16)

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

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From: mike@honet7.att.com

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GET READY

Artist James Jamerson (The Temptations)

Orginal Music Smokey Robinson

Performance On Gettin' Ready

Bass Performance James Jamerson

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VERSE:

e e e q q e e e e q q e 3 e e e q q e e e e q q e

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

|4:-|*-------------|-------5-3---*|-------------|-------5-3---|
|4:-|*-5-5-3-5-3-3-|-5-5-3-----0-*|-5-5-3-5-3-3-|-5-5-3-------|
+---+--------------+--------------+-------------+-----------0-+

CHORUS:

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 e e e

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

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

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 e e e

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

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

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

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|| NOTES:

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|| Capital durations are dotted notes

|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

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

_ || _ |*--*+ = 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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