YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (Bassline)
As recorded by The Supremes
(From the 1967 Album THE SUPREMES SING MOTOWN)
Words and Music by Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Chorus
$
H Q E S S Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------5-||-6--6--6---6---6---|-4--4------4---4---|---------------4---|
|-----------6---||---------6---6---6-|-------6-4---4---4-|-4--4------3-4-----|
|---------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------6-4---------|
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E e Q E. S E E E e Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--2--0-1-1-4-5-|-6--6--5---6---6-|-4--4------4---4-|---------------4-|
|-----------------|---------6---6---|-------6-4---4---|-4--4------3-4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------6-4-------|
Q E. S Q Q Q E. S E E E e Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-2--2--0-1--1--|-6--6--5---6---6-|-4--4------4---4---|---------------4--|
|---------------|---------6---6---|-------6-4---4---4-|-4--4------3-4----|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------6-4--------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E Q E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--2-0-1--1---||-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
|-------------1-||-2--2--2-----0-1-|-2--2--0---2---2-|-------2-----0-1-|
|---------------||---------2-2-----|---------2---2---|-0--0------2-----|
To Coda
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2--------|
|-2--2--0-----0-1--|-2--2--0-----0-1-|-2--2--0---2---2-|-------2-----0-1--|
|---------2-2------|---------2-2-----|---------2---2---|-0--0------2------|
Q E E Q E E Q E. S E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|------2-3--3---|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------3-|-4--4--------2-4-|--------4---4-3-|-------8-8-----|
|-2--2----------|-------6-4-4-----|------4---4-----|-6--6--------5-|
|---------------|-----------------|-2--2-----------|-----------6---|
D.S. al Coda &
E Q. Q E E Q E. S E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------4--4-5--||-----------------|------------------|---------2---2----|
|-6-6------------||-2--2--------0-1-|-2--0---1-2---2---|-------2---2------|
|----------------||-------0-2-2-----|------2-----2---2-|-0--0----------5--|
Chorus
W W H E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|----------|----------|--------------||-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------4-5-||-6--6--6---6---6-|
|----------|----------|--------6-----||---------6---6---|
|-4--------|----------|--------------||-----------------|
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-4--4------4---4---|---------------4-|-2--2--0-1-1-4-6---|-----------6---6-|
|-------6-4---4---4-|-4--4------3-4---|-----------------6-|-------5-6---6---|
|-------------------|-------6-4-------|-------------------|-4--4------------|
3rd Verse
Q E. S E S S E E Q E. S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------||------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|---------------4-|-2--2-0-1--4-5-||------------------|
|-------6-4---4---3-|-4--4------3-4---|---------------||-2--2--0-----0-1--|
|---------------2---|-------6-4-------|---------------||---------2-2------|
E. S E E E E E E Q E. S S S E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------2---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2--0---1-2---2---|-------2---2---0-1-|-2--2--0-----0-1-|-2--2--0-----0-1--|
|------2-----2---2-|-0--0--------2-----|---------2-2-----|---------2-2------|
E. S E E E E E E Q E. S S S E E E Q E E Q E E Q E. S E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------2---------|---------------|-------x-----2-3--|
|-2--0---1-2---2---|-------2---2---0-1-|-2--2---1--1---|---------4-4------|
|------2-----2---2-|-0--0--------2-----|-------------1-|-2--2-------------|
Out-Chorus
E. S E E E E E E Q E. S Q E E E Q. a Q E E Q E. S E E E E
|------------------|----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-4--------4---4-3-|-------6-8--8---|-----------------||-------x---6---6--|
|----x-4-4---4-----|-6--6-----------|-6-4-------------||---------6---6----|
|------------------|--------------6-|--------6s7--6-2-||-4--4-------------|
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E S S
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4--4------4---4---|---------------4-|-2--2--0-1-1-4-5-|-6--6--6---6---6---|
|-------6-4---4---4-|-4--4------3-4---|-----------------|---------6---6---6-|
|-------------------|-------6-4-------|-----------------|-------------------|
Q E. S E S S E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|---------------4-|-2--2--0-1-1-4-5-|-6--6--5---6---6--|
|-------6-4---4---3-|-4--4------3-4---|-----------------|---------6---6----|
|---------------2---|-------6-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
Q E. S E S S E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E e
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|---------------4-|-2--2--0-1-1-4-5-|-6--6--5---6---6--|
|-------6-4---4---3-|-4--4------3-4---|-----------------|---------6---6----|
|---------------2---|-------6-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
Q E. S E E E S S Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-4--4------4---4---|---------------4-|-2--2--0-1-1-4-5--*|
|-------6-4---4---4-|-4--4------3-4---|------------------*|
|-------------------|-------6-4-------|------------------*|
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
----------------
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
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| - 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
