I SECOND THAT EMOTION (Bassline) As recorded by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Released as a Single in 1967) Words and Music by William "Smokey" Robinson & Alfred Cleveland Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass' Intro Q=95(16=s16) 4/4 Gtr I S E S +Q S E S +E E W Q +E. S E E S S S S |------------------------|----------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------|-5--(5)-2---2-5-2-5-2-| |-5-5-5-(5)--3-3-3-(3)---|----------|----------5-----------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E |--------------------||-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------| |--------------------||---------7-------------7-|---------------------| |-5--(5)-----------2-||-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------| |--------5-2-5-3-5---||-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-| E E +E. S S E S +S S E E E +E. S S S E E E E E +E. S S E S +S S E |-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---|---------------------|-----------7-7-7-(7)-4---| |---------7-------------7-|---------------------|---------7-------------7-| |-5-5-(5)-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------------|-5-5-(5)-----------------| |-------------------------|---------5-2-5-3-5-7-|-------------------------| To Coda E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +S S S S S E S +S S S S |----------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-5-(5)-----------2--|---------------------------2-5-2-| |---------5-2-5-3-5----|-3-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-5-5-(5)-------| E E +E. S S S E E E |----------------------|| |----------------------|| |-5-5-(5)-------2------|| |---------5-2-5---5-2--|| Bridge E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S S S E E E |----------------------|--------------------| |----------5-5---------|----------2---------| |--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)-----5-2-----| |-3------------5-------|--------x-------5-2-| Q E. S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E E |---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|| |-------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)----|| |-3-------3-3-5-------|---------------2--|| Chorus E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------2-| |-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5---| |---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------| E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------5-----------------|--------------------| |-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---| |-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-| E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S |---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------5-5---------| |-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|---------5-------2-5-2-| |---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-------5-------| D.S. al Coda & E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |---------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------------|| |-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2----|| |---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5--|| S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------2-5-2-| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------| Bridge Q. +E. S E S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S |----------------------||----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------2-------||----------5-5---------|-----------------------| |-5----(5)-5-5---5-2---||--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5-2--------| |--------------------5-||-3------------5-------|--------5-------5-2-5--| Chorus Q E S S E E S S S S Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S S S E E E |----------------------|-------------------||---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------||---------------------| |------2-5-------2-5-2-|-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)---5---------| |-3--------3-3-5-------|-----------------5-||---------5---5-2-3-4-| S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-----------------------------| |---------------------------2-| |-----------------------2-5---| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------| S S E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S |---------------------------|---------------------| |-5-2-5-(5)-2---------------|---------------------| |-------------5-------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2----| |---------------3-3-5-------|------------------5--| E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S |---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------| |-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-----------------2-5-2-| |---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-5-------| Interlude E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E |---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------| |-5-5-(5)---5---------|-------------------------2---||-5-5-(5)---5----------| |---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-||---------5---5-2-3-4--| S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------------2-|-5-5-(5)---5-5---------|--------------2-------|| |-----------------------2-5---|---------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-|| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------------5-------|--------5-------------|| Bridge E E E. S E E S S S S Q +E. S E E S S S S Q E S S E E S S S S |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------5-5---------|--------------2-------|----------------------| |--------5-------2-5-2-|-5--(5)---5-5---5-2-5-|------2-5-------2-5-2-| |-3------------5-------|--------5-------------|-3--------3-3-5-------| Chorus Q E E Q +E S S E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------||-------------------|-----------------------------| |-5--5---5--(5)-2---||-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-| |-----------------5-||---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------| E E +E S S E E S S S S Q E E E E +E S S |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------5-----------------|--------------------| |-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5--5-----5-(5)-2---| |-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|------------------5-| E E +E. S E E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5-(5)-----------|-----------------------2-5-2-| |---------5-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------| E E +E S S E E S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------5-----------------|---------------------| |-----------5---------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5---------| |-3-3-(3)-----3-3-(5)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4-| S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------------------------2---| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-5---5-| E E +E. S S S E E E S E S +E. S S E S +S S S S E E +E. S S S E E E |---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*| |---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------*| |-5-5-(5)---5---------|-----------------------2-5-2-|-5-5-(5)---5----------*| |---------5---5-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-(5)-5-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------5---5-2-3-4--*| 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