AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING (Bassline) As recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (From the 2001 Album THE VERY BEST OF MARVIN GAYE [MOTOWN 2001]) Words and Music by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Chorus Moderately Q=92 4/4 Gtr I H Q S S S S H H E E S S S S +E E S S S S |-----------------|-----------||---------------------------| |-----------------|-----------||---------------------------| |-----------3-6-3-|-6----6----||-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-| |---------6-------|-----------||-----6-------------6-------| +E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------3-6--------------------| |-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----|-----6------------------------| |-------6-------------------6-5-|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-3-4-4-0--| E S S S S E E S S S S S S E. S S S S S +E E S S S S |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-------3-------------------|----------------------------| |-----3---3-----------3-6-3-|-6--6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-| |-1---------1---1-1-6-------|------6-------------6-------| +E. S S S S S +E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E S S S S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------3-6--------------------| |-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----|-----6------------------------| |-------6-------------------6-5-|-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-3-4-4-0--| Verse E S S S S E +S S E S S S S H. Q E E E. S E. S E S S |-----------------------------|------------||---------------------| |-------3---------------------|------------||---------------------| |-----3---3-------1-----3-6-3-|-6----------||-6-6---------1-----1-| |-1---------1-(1)---1-6-------|---------6--||--------0-1----3-3---| 6/4 E E E S S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S |------------------------|---5-(5)-5-------------------0-| |-------6---5------------|------------------------0-1----| |---3-6---6----5-----3-5-|-3---------3--0-2--0-1---------| |-4--------------3-6-----|-------------------------------| 4/4 E S S +S S E E S S +E. S E S S S S S S E E E. S E. S E S S |-1-1-0-(0)-0-----------------------------|---------------------| |-------------3-1-1-1-(1)---1-1-----------|---------------------| |-------------------------1-----1---3-6-3-|-6-6----1----1---1---| |---------------------------------6-------|----------1----3---3-| 6/4 E E +S S S S E. S S E S E E +E. S E. S E. S E Q E |--------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------5---|--------------------------1-| |---------3-6--------5---5-|-3-3-(3)---3--3-2--0-1-1----| |-4-4-(4)-----4-3--6-------|---------3------------------| Chorus 4/4 E S S +S S E E S S +E. S E S S S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |-1-1-0-(0)-0-----------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------3-1-1-1-(1)---1-1-----------||---------------------------| |-------------------------1-----1---3-6-3-||-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-| |---------------------------------6-------||-----6-------------6-------| Verse +E E S S S S +E S S S S S S E E E. S E. S E. S |-------------------------------||--------------------| |-------------------------------||--------------------| |-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-6-3-6-3-----||-6-6---------1------| |-------6-------------------6-5-||--------6-1----3--3-| 6/4 E E +S S S S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E E S S E. S E. S |----------------------------|-----------------------------0-| |----------------------5-----|------------------------0-1----| |---------3-6--------5---5---|-3-3-(3)---3-3-2-2-0-1---------| |-4-4-(4)-----4-3--6-------6-|---------3---------------------| Bridge 4/4 E S S +S S E E S S +Q +E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E E E |-1-1-0-(0)-0----------------------------||-------------------| |-------------3-1-1-1-(1)--(1)-------1-3-||-5-5-(5)---------5-| |------------------------------0-1-3-----||---------5---2-5---| |----------------------------------------||-----------3-------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S S S S S E E +E. S E E +S S S S E. S E. S |-------------------x-|-1--1-0-----------------|-------------------------| |--------------0-1----|------------------------|---------0-1-2-3---------| |-3--3-2--0-1---------|----------------------6-|-4-4-(4)----------3----0-| |---------------------|--------3-4-5-6-6-(6)---|--------------------1----| Verse E E +E. S E. S S S S S E E E. S E. S E. S E E +S S S S E E E E |---------3--------------||--------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------||--------------------|---------------------5-| |-1-1-(1)---1--0---3-6-3-||-6-6---------1------|---------3-6-------5---| |----------------6-------||--------6-1----3--3-|-4-4-(4)-----4-3-6-----| 6/4 E E +E S S E. S E. S Q. E E S S +S S E E S S +Q +E. S S S S S |-5-5-(5)-5--------------------|-1-1-0-(0)-0----------------------------|| |-----------5----------------1-|-------------3-1-1-1-(1)--(1)-----------|| |-------------3--0-2--0-1------|----------------------------------3-6-3-|| |------------------------------|------------------------------6-6-------|| Chorus 4/4 E E +E. S E. S S S S S +E. S S S S S +S S S S S S S S |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-(6)-5-6--6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3-----| |----------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5-| E E +S S S S +E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------3-------------------| |---------3-6-----------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-| |-4-4-(4)-----4-(4)-4-3-3-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------| E E S S S S +E. S S S S S +E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |-6-6---3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3------| |-----6-------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5--| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------4-6---------------------|-------3-------------------| |-----6-------------------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-| |-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-4-3-4-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------| E S S S S S S +E. S S S S S +E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-----3-6-6-(6)-6---3-6-6-|-(6)-6---3-6-6-(6)-3-6-3-6-3-----| |-----6-6-------------6-------|-------6---------------------6-5-| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S |-------------------------------|---------------------------*| |-------4-6---------------------|-------3-------------------*| |-----6-------------------------|-----3---3-----------3-6-3-*| |-4-4-------4-(4)-4-4-4-3-4-3-0-|-1---------1---1-1-6-------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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