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Motown Bass Classics

The document lists 21 classic Motown songs, including hits like 'For Once in My Life,' 'Get Ready,' and 'My Girl.' It features notable artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, the document includes bass notation and lyrics for several of the songs.
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Motown Bass Classics

The document lists 21 classic Motown songs, including hits like 'For Once in My Life,' 'Get Ready,' and 'My Girl.' It features notable artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, the document includes bass notation and lyrics for several of the songs.
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MOTOWN BASS CLASSICS 21 of the Greatest Songs including For Once in My Life, Get Ready, I Heard li Through the Grapevine, My Girl. and You Keep Me Hangin’ On MOTOWN BASS CLASSICS W 16 a7 c Oo N Ain't Ne Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Too Proud to Beg The Temptations Baby Love The Supremes Dancing in the Street Martha & The Vandellas For Once in My Life Stevie Wonder Get Ready Rare Earth 1 Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) ‘The Four Tops I Heard It Through the Grapevine Gladys Knight & The Pips 1 Just Want to Celebrate Rare Earth T E N 53 84 tT S$ 1 Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Irs the Same Old Song ‘The Four Tops My Girl The Temptations My Guy Mary Wells Reach Out, Pll Be There The Four Tops Shot Gun Jn Walker & The Allstars Stop! In the Name of Love ‘The Supremes What's Going On Marvin Gaye Where Did Our Lave Go. ‘The Supremes You Can't Hi The Supremes ove You Keep Me Hangin’ On The Supremes BASS NOTATION LEGEND Ain’t No Mountain High Enough “Words and Music by Nickolas Ashford and Valarie Simpson ry Moderately 4 = 126 Bari, canines Goal Fé Ba (bie) Lis so pire «G BGK waciA Gms x ——— z es Eee S SSS =e ty. ‘Av vo moun «twin — high, ain't 90 val ey fas. > Er = SEE — === +——+ 6 | * ‘ erst Gray? Fini End Dre GEG Baza Gin eal Sie Se ees = i 1% iy i = = sind peewee wide eenougly a female) LIT you esd me, call. — os ne ce ee a © 1867 (Renewed 15). 1970 JOBETE MUSIC CO. ING. ‘Ail Bights Controlied and éadencisioted ty EM! APF MIISIC INC, Gini? Fee? Ein pre G BG ‘no that fer were you ane, no matter how fa (Male) Don't worry, in Boia Cems Gmag? Pew? Ew? 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Fa nothin’ Like the real ing ostint Hike the real ining, eb Fe BAG Abi priests hingein? on the wall, but ikea = ; SSS See = —— ee ee cat em Cor Bb? €b9 EWA Ci Cv BF eget sete be oe iy wa ee pen ik ‘via i ase = == St 4 Z + 6-4} =e bapa vicow vcr fn phic abn? ci = a + + + tr ni? ean Ee Hh Bs ; ee des goa : ran ats met — —— Don't you know? sehen 1 bear your sweet voise——Whlseper-ling —ininy, ea, Ais veessnrike tbe real thing By. ‘Aiiwetit ie de ell ing. 3.1 ply ay Ainton.er tie he feat ag ba = By ‘artnet is the teal ting ‘verte sig vos Ye eb Fm EbIG Abmaj7 Conlmaj?¥O po ee ey £ pe a PE iw = Pa ots he ye 1 pm wht now me ba 3 SS = See =—— = 3 — ——— ate ‘mT Cm CwB bm? ET BDA CmiG CiwEb Eb >see + ew hee Gee at geet Sette eee = wal fete need Ge shel = ter ofgour ame. eomfen me No. other avin) No oe ‘om 6 Cm CWE EW) miTiab Ebr a sound K6- te the some_as your name. No touch can do. halfas sound — le bite the same_os your name No twoch-can do. half as peer Fo Bey Be Fo EbIG cm CmvB Bh? EF wae ennai VG ‘Thoogh they ety + Se 3 == = er fa cmc Gath o : i Guat doe gt te cS a ve ek te Font eb theg, hing. (@tarsin) 0, Begin Fade Fade Ont Fu eb Fm gb Abmaj? Fiat Aint no thin’ He the Ain’t Too Proud to Beg Werds and Music by Edward Haltand and Norman Weitield ‘Bex ase. JH0 8 ts E ¢ # = A Pa SSSS—— Se 11 know = yo Wan=ins Jeatomes far re fine | Mt I yok gm 2 bu See Aional Lyries (eS es F c F € a] ——— eS ——— 95} SSS = 7 SS ¥ i = ae bg) end) Forgery) UOT opld — ‘eran 98 mR HE = 0, SS horas c c F é A <= “a noth wo me. ARTE We prowl to beg, and you koow Pleaw dons ave sect dar = ly plese vant kaw asi. ‘© 1066 (Renewed 1904) JOBETE MUSIC CO, ING. urge onwoten gpe steel by EM BLAGKWOGD MUSE Ig. on banat at Co MUSIC 1A Digsion ol sOBETE MUSIC CO...INC) we PH c FIA ————S Sax Solo IA : © FIA c F © DS. al Coda 2 Fade Sweet) dar = Minty please deat a ‘Adtdeional Lyrics 2. Now, I've heat a cryin" man is alle man, ‘With no sense of pride. Bor jf have to ery 40 Keep you, T don't mind weepia” Ifit keep you by my side. 3. IF have to sleep on your doorstep all night and doy ‘ast to keep you from walking away. [Let your fiends laugh, even this T can stand, Cause wanna keep you any way Tan 4, Now i've gota love so seep in the pit of my hear, ‘And-¢aeh day it grows more and more. Yim not ashamed x0 call and plead to yori, baby, Iepieading keeps you froma walking aut that door. Baby Love Words ane Music by Brian Holland, Edward Holland and Lamont Dozier ""Mderaetyd = 120 (72-J') De 3 @ € Le (Ba - 3 ca at Dan by bom my he by tor by love, — ta. by bee ing BoB See Aetowal Les 5 peed ya a «by tov) ft site on pea gel Vo Woe 8 2c: mas FID) c Fe e Bor all yn do is Toll ve, wha cid way $0. orig? 2."Cause ba = (Ba © 364 (Renewed 1882) JOBETE MUSIC CO. INC. ‘A lghis Conkoed and incest Ou BACeNO Oo 16 ING, on betas oh STONE AGATE MUSIC (A Dileign of JOBETE MUSIG CO, Me) Em Dm? or Db + 4 i J pw ttt ph fs a = — Verse Db Db Noo Fle? i ri i ——— ANd field you eed you, yeah bo Bb7 Em bores Bb Don't throw our tore a» way Donit tivow our lowe. ah bb obs Ti 4 ' misfit —— o| me thie way, Not tp. py lke 1 Des't ww eur lve as way. Verse ig. Voc w/a Fie il inl a penich Bb hm I. a — my le omy 22 Dancing in the Street Words and Music by Marvin Gayo, uy Hunter and Wiliam Stevenson Verse Mass we Fg 13s Wig Voeswt Voc Fl dreds ee =e ee oat 8 todd tho world, = ane you feut-y for a brand new bef a ow 2 ems the om - on a chance for falks Wo met = ————— ei pf tte é SSS. = h-tt so wTsaee_ ft ft fet = New Or Years, — in New York cit Bal-ti-more and, C., ‘nant, Can't for = get the Ma tor Cit © op enone af SG, 8 MUS, UB a ga STONE AGATE MUSIC “hl ghia Caatrolled ad enone oa a Ge ANG EMI BLAGIONDOD MUSIC INE, on bet oh BENE TNC. and Music CO. FONE ABATE MIUIC (A Onis Seana OSES Mose EO. THE) oe yaa ttre ‘weet, sweet Yor sions gh Mees Woe FM, ie (Setay ing en == toon @ ” See ~~ = youd the word. Bey" be a SS le bart ead he anew tas i DS. at Gide & a ‘Thoy'redane-ing in the street, — Dang 8 ee Dancing fe the set ‘om toda Bans fines IL ‘Bass: Bans Figs 1 oF e rf - a _ te wats ne —<— every days. they'redancsing inthe street — Let's Farmm a big. sirrig Hne, — nd ¥ ~~ — dancing in the ret tine ing in te se, Bas Fin? as wre 7 [Be Vows Vee Fi. Ll ae time, — we're dane ~ ing the Sees; Bows Fate Faile Out Acme the 9. com — ‘blue me! amd you, we'fe dane ing’ in the = street For Once in My Life ‘Worels by Ronald tier ‘Music by Ortando Murden Totca Verse Moderately J = 108 F F Pe (esi) _ 6 + 1. Por ones wpe 1 have co z of ; — —E + ae Fe piso 6m Ds ‘mt be lead. tee — Shitiechow know. 1} be conce, un = a = thsi. eam go, where. fife {986 Genera on) JOBE MLC CO ON iy Ea APAIC MUSIC INC. and EM BLACKINOOD MUSIC ING. 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Walker & The Allstars Stop! In the Name of Love The Supremes What's Going On Marvin Gaye Where Did Our Love Co The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love ‘The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On ‘The Supromes Us. $14.95 SBN 0-7935-8837-5 (ma HLON680253 fa HAL*LEONARD®

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