DANCING IN THE STREET (Bassline) As recorded by Martha And The Vandellas (From the 1965 Album DANCE PARTY) Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter & William Stevenson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------|----------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------|----------------| |-------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---5-|-5--5-5-5-5---5-|-5--5-5-5-5---5--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-5--5-5-5-5---5-|-5--5-5-5-5---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------||----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------||----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------||----------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---2-||-4--4-4-4-4---4-|-4--4-4-4-4---4--| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------------/4---|----------------|-----------------| |-4--4-4-4-4---4-|-4--4-4-4-4------|----------------|--------------2--| |----------------|---------------2-|-2--2-2-2-2---2-|-2--2-2-2-2------| To Coda Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-2--2-2-2-2---2--|-2--2-2-2-2-----|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-| D.S. al Coda & Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------||-2--2-2-2-2-----|----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--||--------------0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-| Outro Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-||-0--0-0-0-0---0--| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0--| +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)--0-0-0-0---0-| Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------*| |----------------|-------------------*| |----------------|-------------------*| |-0--0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)--0-0-0-0---0--*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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