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
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