The Temptations – Shakey Ground (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: WibbleWobble E-mail: [email protected] Oh wow.....the great bassline to Shakey Ground...right...not actually too hard but a lot of slapping going on. And improv. And timing. Well here goes..
INTRO play this four times
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5---5h3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------5h3--0------------------------------------------------------|

MAIN RIFF something like:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------12p--12p--12h14----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5h3--0~------------------------------------|
E|-0-0--0-0----------------------------------0-------------------------------|

just before the first chorus (00:40) it goes
G|---6-6-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS play this twice
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-6-7-8-|
D|--------------------5---------------------------------------5--------------|
A|----7p--4p-4p--5p------7-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-7-7-----7p-4p-4p-5p----7-4----------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
Repeat main riff and run up into the second chorus. Repeat chorus and play along main riff / chorus, that's really about it.