The Temptations – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by The Temptations (From the 1966 Album GREATEST HITS) Words and Music by Norman Whitfield & Edward Holland Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'

[Intro]
Q=120(8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
   W          W          +H     Q  E E   H.      E E   q  q  H
G|----------|----------|---------------|-------------|------------||
D|----------|----------|---------------|-------------|------------||
A|----------|-3--------|-(3)---------0-|-3---------3-|-------3----||
E|----------|----------|---------------|-------------|-1--1-------||

 [Verses 1 - 3]
 Segno $
     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
G||--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
D||o-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
A||o-3--------0--|---------0-3-0-|-3--------0--|---------0-3-0--|
E||--------3-----|-1-----3-------|-------3-----|-1-----3--------|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
G|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-3--------0--|---------0-3-0-|-3--------0--|----------0---|
E|-------3-----|-1-----3-------|-------3-----|-1-----3----3-|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2--2--3--3--||
A|-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--|-------------||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||

 [Chorus]
                                              1.
                                    To Coda
   Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  E Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||
A|-3--3--5--5--|-----------3--|-3--3--5--5--|-----------3--o||
E|-------------|-1-1--3--5----|-------------|-1-1--3--5-----||

                 [Bridge]
   2.
   E Q  G  E Q     W          Q  H.        W          Q  H.        W
G|--------------||----------|------------|----------|------------|------||
D|--------------||----------|-3----------|----------|-3----------|------||
A|-----------3--||----------|----3-------|----------|----3-------|------||
E|-1-1--3--5----||----------|------------|----------|------------|------||

 [Chorus]
                                           Dal Segno al Coda
   Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  G  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  E Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
A|-3--3--5--5--|-----------3--|-3--3--5--5--|-----------3--||
E|-------------|-1-1--3--5----|-------------|-1-1--3--5----||

                 [Outro]
 Coda &
   E Q  Q  E Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|--------------||--------------|
D|-------- -----||o-------------|
A|-----------3--||o-3--3--5--5--|
E|-1-1--3--5----||--------------|

   E Q  Q  E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E Q  Q  E Q
G|--------------|-------------|---------------||
D|--------------|-------------|--------------o||
A|-----------3--|-3--3--5--5--|-----------3--o||
E|-1-1--3--5----|-------------|-1-1--3--5-----||

************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************