PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (Bassline)

As recorded by The Temptations
(From the 1972 Album ALL DIRECTIONS)

Words and Music by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Transcribed by Slowhand


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


 Intro
  Q=124
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  E E     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|-------------||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                     1st Verse
  H    Q  E E 15x     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                     Chorus
  H    Q  E E  4x     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                     Trumpet Solo
  H    Q  E E  4x     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                     Interlude
  H    Q  E E         E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                     2nd Verse
  H    Q  E E         E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                   Chorus
                  $
                  $$
  H    Q  E E  4x   E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-|-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-|-6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


  H    Q  E E   E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4-|-6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


  To Dbl. Coda
  H    Q  E E    E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--|-6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                                    To Coda
  H    Q  E E   E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4-|-6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                 Trumpet Solo
  H    Q  E E     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|-------------||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                 Interlude
  H    Q  E E     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|--------------||-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------o||-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4--||-6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


                 3rd Verse
  H    Q  E E     E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H
|-------------||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|
|-----------4-||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|


  1.,2.,3.       4.
                  D.S. al Coda &         D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  H    Q  E E  4x H    Q  E E     E E Q  H      H    Q  E E
|--------------||--------------||-------------|---------------||
|-------------o||--------------||-------------|---------------||
|-------------o||--------------||-------------|---------------||
|-----------4--||-----------4--||-6-----------|-----------4---||


   Outro
    &&
    E E Q  H      Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  H      H    Q  E E  4x
||--------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
||o-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-------------|----4-4--------|-------------|-------------o||
||--6-----------|----------4----|-6-----------|-----------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