James Jamerson's Bass Line on

How Long Has That Evening

Train Been Gone

Transcription by
Scott Sutherland

Frank Wilson
Pam Sawyer

as featured on 'Love Child' by The Supremes (1968)

INTRO

N.C.

CHORUS 1

Eb7

Ab7sus

Db

Ab/C

0 1

3 1

0 1 3

4 1

2 3

Bbm7

N.C.

Eb7

1 3

Ab7sus

0 0

3
1 3 4

0 1 3

1 1

3 1

4 4

0 1

0 3

VERSE 1

Db

Ab/C

Bbm7

N.C.

11

4 1

2 3

1 3

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Eb

Bb

1 1 1 1 1

2 1 1

Eb

Bb

Eb

Bb

Ab

14

2 3

1 1

1 1

1 1

1 1

Gb6

Ebm7

Absus

Ebm7

Absus

17

4 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

1 3

3 4

1 3

3 4

Ebm7

Absus

Ebm7

Absus

Ab

20

1 3

3 4

1 3

1 1

1 1

CHORUS 2

Gb/Ab

Db

Ab/C

Bbm7

N.C.

23

3 4

0 1

0 1

4 1

2 3

1 3

Eb7

Ab7sus

Db

Ab/C

26

1
3

3 1

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4 1

2 3

VERSE 2

Bbm7

N.C.

Eb

Bb

Eb

Bb

29

1 3

2 3

1 3

1
3

0 1 1 3

Eb

Bb

Ab

Gb6

32

0 1

1 1

2 3

1 1

1 1

1 1

1 1

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

Ebm7

Absus

Ebm7

Absus

Ebm7

Absus

35

1 3

3 4

1 3

1 3

BRIDGE

Ebm7

Absus

Gb

38

1 3

Db/Ab

1 1
1 1

2 2

3 4

0 2

4 6

6 6

Gb

Db/Ab

Db

Ab

41

1 1

X 4

6 6
0 2

4 4

3 4

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0 4

3 3

0 1

Db

Ab

Db

Ab

Db

Ab

44

1 1

3 4

1 3

0 4

3 4

0 1

Db

Ab

Db

Ab

F7

Eb/G

47

3 4

1 3

0 4

0 1

3 3

4 5

0 5

CHORUS 3

Bbsus

Eb7

Bb/D

Cm7

50

2 3

0 1

3 1 3

4 3

F7

Bb7sus

Eb7

Bb/D

53

0
1

0 1

2 3

0 1 3

4 5

Cm7

F7

Bb7sus

56

3
3

2 1

4 3

3 3
3

1 3

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1 3

Eb7

Bb/D

Cm7

F7

59

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4 5

1 3

4 3

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0 1

1 3

0 3