WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul Young
(From the 1983 Album NO PARLEZ)
Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pino Palladino - Fretless Bass'
[Intro]
Q=90
4/4
Gtr I (Fretless Bass)
H Q a E. S Q +E. T T E E Q
G|----------------10-|----------------------|
D|---------10s12-----|-12--(12)-7h8p7-------|
A|-------------------|-13--(13)-------8-----|
E|-------------------|------------------10--|
a H. a E. S H. a Q
G|-------------------10-|-------------------|
D|------------10s12-----|-12-------12s10----|
A|-8s10-----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|
H. +E S S Q +E. T T E E E a E
G|------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------|-8--(8)-7h8p7-----------|
A|-8-------(8)-8h10-|--------------8----8s10-|
E|------------------|----------------10------|
|-3--|
+H. a E E E +H. a Q
G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------8-|-(8)------10s12--|
A|-(10)------8s10-10---|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
[1st Verse]
~~~
H. Q W W W
G|--------------||-----------|----------|------|
D|-10-----------||-----------|----------|------|
A|----------8\--||-----------|----------|------|
E|--------------||-6\--------|-3--------|-6----|
W W W W
G|----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
D|----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
A|-8--------|-----------|-----------|-------|
E|----------|-6\--------|-3/--------|-6\----|
[Chorus]
W W +Q +E. S Q +E. S W
G|----------||----------|------------10--(10)----|-------|
D|----------||----------|----------8-------------|-------|
A|----------||-6--------|-(6)--(6)---------------|-10----|
E|-1--------||----------|---------------------10-|-------|
+Q +E. S H W H H H +Q +E. S
G|--------------------|----------|------5\----|------------------|
D|--------------------|----------|------5\----|------------------|
A|-(10)--(10)---8\----|-6--------|-8----------|-1----(1)--(1)----|
E|------------x-------|----------|------------|---------------0--|
[2nd Verse]
~
H. +E E W W Q +E. S Q Q
G|---------------|----------|----------||----------7--5---|
D|---------------|----------|----------||-----------------|
A|---------------|----------|-8--------||--------8--------|
E|-3-------(3)---|-6--------|----------||-6--(6)----------|
~
Q +E. S Q Q H. Q H. +E E Q +E. S Q Q
G|----------------|-------------|---------------|----------7s=5---|
D|----------------|-------------|---------------|--------3--------|
A|-5--(5)-3-1-----|-1-------/5--|---------------|-1--(1)----------|
E|-------------3--|-------------|-1-------(1)---|-----------------|
[Chorus]
~
Q +E. S Q E. S W Q +E. S S S S S +Q H +E. S Q
G|------------------|----------|-5--(5)-3p2------------||-----------------|
D|------------------|----------|------------3----------||-----------------|
A|-5--(5)-3-1-------|-1--------|--------------3--------||-/6----(6)-------|
E|-------------3--1-|----------|----------------1-(1)--||-----------0-6---|
~~
|-3--|
Q +E E E Q +E. S H. Q
G|------------10--(10)----|-------------|
D|----------8-------------|-------------|
A|-6--(6)-6---------------|-10----------|
E|---------------------10-|-------------|
~~~~~~~
a E S S +H E. S H +E. S Q H. +E. S
G|-------15-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-15h17----17-(17)---------|---------------|------------------|
A|------------------------x-|-6----(6)---3--|------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------6----|-1-------(1)-3----|
H. +E. S H. +E E H. +E. S H. +E S S
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
A|-1-------(1)---|---------------|-1-------(1)-3-|-----------------||
E|-------------0-|-3-------(3)---|---------------|-1-------(1)---6-||
[Bridge]
E S S S e. q S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S E S S S e. q S S S S
G|---8-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-6---6---6--6--------6-|-6-x-8-6--------------6-----|-5-5-5---5--5------3-x--|
E|-----------------6-8---|------------6---x-8-x---8-6-|-----------------5------|
E S S +S S S S a q S S E
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5-5-3-(3)---3---3h5--------|
E|-----------5---5--------x-1-|
~
E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S E. S S S S S E. S
G|-------------------3----|----------5---5p3--------|
D|---5-------------3---5--|------------------3-5----|
A|---------x-x-3h5--------|-------------------------|
E|-3---3------------------|-3-3-3-----------------x-|
E S S S E S Q +E S S E S S +Q +E S S Q
G|------------------------|------10-(10)--(10)---------|
D|-------------3--(3)-----|---10---------------10-7----|
A|-----------3----------x-|-8-----------------------8--|
E|-1-1-1---1--------------|----------------------------|
[3rd Verse]
e e S e. H e e S e. Q +E. S
G||-----------------|--------------------|
D||o----------------|--------------------|
A||o----------------|--------------------|
E||--6-6---6--6\----|-3-3---3--3--(3)-3--|
1.
e e S e. Q +E. S e e S e. Q +E E
G|-------------------|--------------------||
D|-------------------|-------------------o||
A|-1-1---1--1--(1)-3-|-------------------o||
E|-------------------|-1-1---1--1--(1)----||
2.
e e S e. Q +E S S H +E. S E. S
G|---------------------|------------10----|
D|---------------------|----------8-----8-|
A|-------------------x-|-6----(6)---------|
E|-1-1---1--1--(1)-----|------------------|
H. Q H. +E E a H. +E E H +E. S Q
G|------------|-----------------|-12s10-------(10)---|---------------|
D|------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|-6-------8--|-10-------(10)---|-10s=8--------(8)---|-6----(6)------|
E|------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------6-3--|
H. +E. S E S S E. S E. S S S S S
G|---------------|---3-3-------------------|
D|---------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------|-1--------1--------------|
E|-1-------(1)-3-|---------------1---1-3-1-|
H. +E E e e S e. e. S S S S S
G|---------------|-------------8----------|
D|---------------|-----------------8------|
A|---------------|-6-6---6--6--------6-x--|
E|-3-------(3)---|------------------------|
[Outro]
e e S e. e S S S S S S e e S E. E. S S S S S e e S E. E. S S S S S
G|------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------5-7-||-------------8---------|-------------5---------|
A|-8-8---8--8-x-8---8-----||-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------||-6-6---6--6------0-6-6-|-3-3---3--3------0-3-3-|
e e S e S e S S S S S S e e S e S E. S +E E
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------x-8---------|----------------------|
A|-------------------8-----|----------------------|
E|-6-6---6-x-6---------6-0-|-1-1---1-x-1--1-(1)-3-|
S S S S e. a S S S S S e. S
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----8-8----10h12--------------|
A|--------------------x-8-8------|
E|-6-6-----6----------------6--0-|
S S S S E. S S S S S E S S
G|----------------------------|
D|-----5-5----------3-x-5-3---|
A|------------5---5---------5-|
E|-3-3------------------------|
S S S S E. S S S S S e e S S S S E. S E. S E S S
G|-----3-3------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----3-3-----------------|
A|-1-1------------------1---|-------------------------|
E|------------1---1-3-1---1-|-1-1--------1----0-1-3-3-|
S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S
G|-----3-3----------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------0---x-3-3---------|-----5-5----------3-x-5-3---|
A|-1-1------------------1-1-----|------------5---5---------5-|
E|--------------------------1-1-|-3-3------------------------|
S S S S E. S S S S S a E S S
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----8-8------------x-10h12-------|
A|------------5---x-8---------13-10-|
E|-6-6------------------------------|
S S S S Q S S S S S S e S S S S E. S S S S S e e
G|-----10-10------------------|-----3-3------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-8-8------------------------|-1-1------------------1---|
E|--------------1-1---1-3-0-5-|------------1---1-3-1---1-|
S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S
G|------------------------0-----|
D|-----5-5----------3-x-5---3---|
A|------------5---5-----------5-|
E|-3-3--------------------------|
S S S S E. S S S S S E E S S S S Q a E S S S S S S
G|-----3-3------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------0---x-3-3-----|-----3-3----5s7-3-3---------|
A|-1-1------------------1---|----------------------3-----|
E|--------------------------|-1-1--------------------1-3-|
S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S
G|-----3-3-----------------------|
D|------------0---x-3-3----------|
A|-1-1------------------1-1------|
E|----------------------------0--|
e e S e S e. S E. S e e S E S S S S S Q e e E. S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------5------|-----------------8----|--------------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|------------------1-1-----|
E|-3-3---3-x-3-------0-|-6-6---6-x-6-x-6------|-1-1----1---1-3-3-----3-1-|
e e S e S E S S S S S S e e S e. E. S E. S
G|-------------x-3---3-----|--------------------*|
D|-------------------------|-------------5------*|
A|-1-1---1-x-1---------1---|--------------------*|
E|-----------------------0-|-3-3---3--3-------0-*|
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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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| s - legato slide
| x - muted
| ~ - vibrato
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Bass Tabs | |
Title | Wherever I Lay My Hat |
Artist | Paul Young |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | muVzci6jn88 |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).