WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO (Bassline)
As recorded by The Supremes
(From the 1964 Album WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO)
Words and Music by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro Chorus
Q=138(8=s8)
$
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------|-------------||---------------|-----------2---|-----------------|
|----------|-------------||---------------|-------------2-|-5----5-5----5---|
|----------|-----------3-||-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3------|-----------------|
|----------|-------------||---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5--5-5-|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|-----------2---|---------------|
|-3----3-3-3-3---|---------------|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|--------------5-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------||---------------|-----------2---|---------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3---||---------------|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|--------------5-||-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|-----------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5--|
|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|-----------2---|---------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|---------------|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|--------------5-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------||---------------|-----------2---|---------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3---||---------------|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|--------------5-||-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Saxophone Solo
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------||---------------|-----------2---|---------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3---||---------------|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|--------------5-||-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|---------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E E E E E Q Q H W Q E E Q E E
|-----------------||------------|----------||-----------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3----||------------|----------||o----------------|
|--------------5--||------------|----------||o-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
|-----------------||-3----------|----------||-----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------2---|---------------|---------------|
|-------------2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q H W
|---------------|----------------|------------|-------||
|---------------|----------------|-5----------|------o||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-|------------|------o||
|---------------|----------------|------------|-------||
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
-----------
| - 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
