Bernadette-Four Tops
This tab isn't 100% of the song, but it basically repeats these riffs. If you play
with these sections, you'll get it right.
This bassline is amazing. Great for stretching your hands.
Jamerson's best bass performance IMO.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E S S E E
G||----------------------|----------------------|--------------8--8---------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|------------8------8----0--|
A||--6----6----6----6----|--6----6----6----6----|--6-------9----------6-----|
E||----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E
-------------6--6---------|-------------4--4---------|
----------6-------6-------|----------4-------4-------|
--4-----------------4--3--|--2-----------------2--0--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
Q E. S E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S E E
------------------1---------|--------------8--8---------|
-----------0--------1-----0-|------------8------8----0--|
--1----------4--------4-3---|--6-------9----------6-----|
----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S Q Q
--------------6--6---------|------------------------|
------------6------6-------|------------------------|
--4----4-------------4--3--|--2----2-----------0----|
---------------------------|----------4-2-4---------|
S E E E E S E E E W E E S S S S E E E S S
----------1--3--1----1--3--|-------------------|-----------------------------|
----0--3----------3--------|-------------------|--------------0-1--1-----0-1-|
--1------------------------|--1----------------|--4--4----3-4----------------|
---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E. S E S S S S S S E E E. S E E E. S
------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------|------------0-1--1------1-|
------------3-4--4-3-4------3-|--4--4--------------------|
--4--4-----------------1-2S---|--------------------------|
E E E. S E S S E S S E E E. S E E S E S
----------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------------|---------------------------|
------------0-4----1-4--0-1-|--------------1--1--1-2--3-|
--4--4----------------------|--4--4------4--------------|
E E S S S E S E E S S E E E. S E E S S S S
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------0-1-|----------------------------|
--4--4----1---4--1----4------|------------0-1--1----1---2-|
------------4------4---------|--4--4------------------4---|
E E S S S E S E E S S E E S S S S E E S S S S
-----------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------------------0-1-|------------------------------|
--4--4----1---4--1----4------|----------0---0-1--1----0---2-|
------------4------4---------|--4--4------4-------------2---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/four_tops/bernadette_btab.html ]
E E S S S E S E E E Q E S S E S S E E
----------------------------|--------------8--8---------|
-------------------------0--|------------8------8----0--|
--4--4----1---4--0----4-----|--6-------9----------6-----|
------------4------4--------|---------------------------|
Q S S S S E S S E E Q E S S E S S E E
---------------6--6---------|--------------4--4---------|
-----------3-6--------------|----------1-4------4-------|
--4------4----------6-4--3--|--2------------------2--0--|
----------------------------|---------------------------|
Q E S S E S S S S S S E E E S S E S S E E
---------------------1-2-----|---------------8--8---------|
------------1------0-------0-|-------------8------8----0--|
--1----1------4----------4---|--6--6-----9----------6-----|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q S S S S E S S E E Q S S S S Q E E
---------------6--6---------|--------------------------|
-----------3-6--------------|--------------------------|
--4------4----------6-4--3--|--2----2---------------0--|
----------------------------|---------0-2-3-4----4-----|
Q S E E E E S E W E E S S S S E E E S S
------------1--2--3--1----|-------------------|-----------------------------|
-------0-3-------------3--|-------------------|----------1---0-1--1-----0-1-|
--1-----------------------|--1----------------|--4--4------4----------------|
--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E. S E E S S E E E S S S S E E E S S
---------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------1----|----------1---0-1--1-----0-1-|
------------1-4--4---------|--4--4------4----------------|
--4--4------------------4--|-----------------------------|
E E E. S E E E S S E E E. S E E E S S
---------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------------0-1-|---------------------------|
------------2-4--4---------|------------0-1--1-----1-2-|
--4--4---------------------|--4--4---------------------|
E E S S S E S E E E E E S S S S E E E E
----------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------0--|----------------------------|
--4--4----2---4--1----4-----|----------1---1-2--2-----2--|
------------4------4--------|--4--4------4---------------|
E E S S S E S E E E
----------------------------|-----||
-------------------------0--|-----||
--4--4----1---4--1----4-----|-----||
------------4------4--------|-----||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
