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Ain't Too Proud To Beg Bass

(ver. 2)
Temptations
AINT TOO PROUD TO BEG
Released by The Temptations in 1966. Song written by
Whitefield & Holland. Reached number 13 in USA and 21
here in the UK. Original bassist, the master, James Jamerson.
Jamerson's original bassline Note the pauses and syncopation.
Great funky/dance song

Verse 1: No Bass

Chorus 1:             .                          .
G|-2-0---------0---2----------------------0---2-----------------|
D|-----2-----2---3----------------------2---3-------------------|
A|-------2-3----------3----33-0---0---3----------3----33-0----0-|
E|------------------------------3---------------------------3---|
              .                          .             .
G|-----0---2----------------------0---2------------------|
D|---2---3----------------------2---3--------------------|
A|-3----------3----33-0----0--3----------3----33-0---0-3-|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------3-----|

Verse 2: No Bass

Repeat Chorus 1

Verse 3 No Bass

Chorus 2:             .                          .
G|-2-0---------0---2----------------------0---2-----------------|
D|-----2-----2---3----------------------2---3-------------------|
A|-------2-3----------3----33-0---0---3----------3----33-0----0-|
E|------------------------------3-------------------------3-----|
              .
G|-----0---2----------------------0---2-2-00-00-00-0-|
D|---2---3----------------------2---3----------------|
A|-3----------3----33-0---0---3----------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------|

Sax (or Guitar) Solo:
                .                          .
G|--------0---2----------------------0---2---------------|
D|-----2---3----------------------2---3------------------|
A|-2-3----------3----33-0---0---3----------3----33-0---0-|
E|------------------------3--------------------------3---|
              .                                         .
G|-----0---2----------------------0---2-2-00-00-00-0------|
D|---2---3----------------------2---3---------------------|
A|-3----------3----33-0---0---3-----------------------2-3-|
E|----------------------3---------------------------------|

Verse 4 No Bass

Last Chorus: (Keep Repeating This Bit)       (ENDING)
G|-2-0-----||-----0---2---------------||-----0---2-2-00-00-00-0-----|
D|-----2---||---2---3-----------------||---2---3--------------------|
A|-------2-||-3----------3---33-0---0-||-3----------------------2-3-|
E|---------||---------------------3---||----------------------------|
            
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