Marvin Gaye – Can I Get A Witness (Bass Tab)

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This the original version my Motown legend Marvin Gaye. Reached #22 In USA Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. Bass performance James Jamerson. Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my tab of this Motown Classic. Not 100% exact but very close to original bass line.
Intro:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:                            (Play This Bit x2)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6-------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------|
A|------------------6--6--------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:                            (Play This Bit x2)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:                           (Play Tis Bit x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|----------------------------------------------6-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------------------|
A|---------------------6-------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                               (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:                            (Play This Bit x2)
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|----------------------------------------------6-|

Verse 4:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------------------|
A|---------------------6-------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro:                    (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
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D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
E|----------------------------------------------6-|