I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) (Bassline)

As recorded by Four Tops
(From the 1965 Album FOUR TOP'S SECOND ALBUM)

Words and Music by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland & Edward Holland
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'


   Intro
    Q=125
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------o||
||o-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-o||
||----3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5----||


 1st & 4th Verses
  $
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-||
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------||
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------||


 2nd & 5th Verses
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


                                 To Coda
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5---|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-||
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------||
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------||


 Sax Solo
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-||
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------||
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------||


 3rd Verse
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-||
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------||
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------||


   Interlude
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
||--------------------|--------------------||
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
||o-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-o||
||----3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5----||


                            D.S. al Coda
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3--||
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5----||


 Outro
  &
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +Q   Q    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-5-------5-7--5-|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|---3-5-------3-5---|---5-7----------|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-----------|-------------------|----------------|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|-3-----3-(3)-----3-|
|---3-5-------3-5---|---3-5-------3-5---|


  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-*|
|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7---*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|


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
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