Uptown Festival bass

Uptown Festival

Uptown Festival
Released by Shalamar in 1977 on the Soul Train label. This compilation song is
Shalamars tribute to the Motown sound. Tab by bass50611. Tab written in standard
tune but note original recording is a semitone sharp. I de-tuned my copy into
standard tune so as to use open string fills. Very long song about 9 minutes
and my tab is not exact as original in some places but it does fit and I hope
you really enjoy playing it. Comments is [email protected]

Intro:                       .              .
G|--------------| |-----4--------------4------|
D|-FIRST 4 BARS-| |--4-6-6-4-6------4-6-6-4-6-|
A|---NO BASS----| |-6--------------6----------|
E|--------------| |---------------------------|
         (PLAY THIS BIT x10)
G|-----4----------------|
D|--4-6-6-4-6-----4-4-6-|
A|-6--------------------|
E|-------------4-4------|

G|-----4--------------|
D|--4-6-6-4-6---------|
A|-6------------------|
E|------------4-4-4-4-|

Song 1(
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey bunch)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-----44---4-----44---4-----44----4----4-|
E|--4-6--4-6---4-6--4-6---4-6--4-6----4-6--4-6--|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--6---6-----66---6----6---------------------|
A|---6-8--6-8---6-8--6-8---6---6-----66---6-8-|
E|--------------------------6-8--6-8---6-8----|

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4----4-----4---6-6-6-8------------------------|
A|--4-6---4-6--------------4---4----44----4----4-|
E|--------------------------4-6--4-6---4-6--4-6--|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--6---6-----66---6----6---------------------|
A|---6-8--6-8---6-8--6-8---6---6-----66---6-8-|
E|--------------------------6-8--6-8---6-8----|

G|------------------------|
D|-4----4-----4---6-6-6-8-|
A|--4-6---4-6-------------|
E|------------------------|

Song 2: Uptight (Everything Is Alright):
(PLAY THIS x8)                   (ALTERNATIVE RIFF PLAY x16)
G|------------------------|        |----------|
D|------------------------|        |----------|
A|-44------------11-22-33-|        |-4----123-|
E|---11-22-33-44----------|        |--1234----|


Song 3: Stop In The Name Of Love:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7-7-7----7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7--------------4-5-7--------------4-5-7------7--------7---|
E|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-----------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4-4--2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-7-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
E|-----------------------------------7--------5--------7-----------|

Song 4: It’s The Same Old Song:
Intro:
       .            .            .            .
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2----------0-2----------0-2----------0-2-------|
A|-3---0--0-0---3---0--0-0---3---0--0-0---3---0--0-0-|
E|---------3------------3------------3------------3--|

Verse:                                       (PLAY THIS x3)
G|-------------------------------------------0-2---0-2-4-0-|
D|---0-2----------0-2--------0-2-3-0--0-0---3---3----------|
A|--3---0--0-0---3---0--0-0------------3-------------------|
E|----------3------------3---------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2--------5---5--5---0-2-3-0--0-0---3333-5555-|
A|-3---0--0-0---5-7----5------------3--------------|
E|---------3---------------------------------------|
                                                    (BREAK)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-2---------5---5--5---0-2-3-0--0-0---3333-5555----|
A|-3---0--0-0----5-7----5------------3---------------3-|
E|---------3-------------------------------------------|

Instrumental Interlude::
                 (PLAY THIS BIT x8)
G|------------| |-------------------|
D|---NO BASS--| |-------------------|
A|-FOR 8 BARS-| |-3---3---3---3-1-2-|
E|------------| |--3---3---3---3----|

Song 5: The Tears of A Clown
Intro:                        (WALKING BASS PLAY x9)
G|-------------------------| |-------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| |--0-2-3--0------0-3--0---|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |-3--------3-1--3------3--|
E|-------------------------| |-------------------------|

    (WALKING BASS PLAY x4)
G|-----------------------|
D|--------------0-3--0---|
A|-3--3------1-3------3--|
E|------1--1-------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-|
A|---------7-7-7-7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

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

Song 6: Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart)
(WALKING BASS x8)
G|--0-1-------|
D|-3---3-3--1-|
A|---------3--|
E|------------|

(THIS BIT x11)    (12TH TIME)
G|------------|    |--------------------|
D|------------|    |--------------------|
A|--------012-|    |--------012-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1---4----|    |-1-1---4------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-7-4------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-----55---5-7-5--------------3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---------|
E|-----------6-----66---1-1-1-1----------------------------|

Song 7: This Old Heart of Mine     (PLAY THIS x4)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------2-2-2-2---3-3---2-2---0-0---5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5---------5-5--7-7--8-8-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat First Bass Line Of Song 7 x2:

Song 8: Baby Love (PLAY IT x2)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                               (2nd Time)  .
G|--------------------------------------------|        |-------|
D|---------3-3-3-3---------3-3--2-2--0-0--5-5-|        |-------|
A|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3--------------------|        |---3---|
E|--------------------------------------------|        |-------|

Song 9: He Was Really Saying Something:
   .      .
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------- LONG PAUSE ----------------------------------------|
A|-3------3----------------------------------3-3—---3-3-----3-3------|
E|---------------------------------33333333-----3-3----3-3----3-3----|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------|
A|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3-|
E|----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-------|

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