James Jamerson's Bass Line on

Transcription by
Scott Sutherland Darling Dear Gordy/Gordy/Story

as featured on 'Third Album' by Jackson 5 (1970)

INTRO

 
Eb/F Dm7 Eb/F

             

        


0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1
1 1

          
Dm7 Eb/F Bbmaj7
5

           

   


0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2
1
1 1

  
Eb/F Dm7

      
          
  


3 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
1
1

 
Cm7 Bbmaj7 Cm7 Dm7 Db7
12

                            

 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 X 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 X 4 4 4 0 1 2

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 CHORUS 1
2

 
Cm9 Eb/F Bbmaj7

           
          



0 2 3 3 3 0
0 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 3
3 3 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 3 0
3 3 0 1 1

 
Cm7 Dm7


                            


0 1 2 3
1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 0 5 3 4 5 1 2
1 3

 
Cm7 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm7

                      
21

        


0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0
1 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
3 3 1 0 0
2 3

VERSE 1

 
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7

         
24

                   



5 6 7 6 5 0 0
6 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
5 5 3 0 3 0 1 1 1
3 1

  
F Dm7 Cm7
27
          
               



3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
5 0 5 3 4 5 2 3 0 1 3 3 0
1 3 0 3 1

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 BRIDGE
3

 
Bbmaj7 F Cm7


          
30

                
 


3 3
0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 0
1 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 3
1 0 1 3 0

  
Eb/F Bbmaj7

        
33
          
           


0 3 3 0
3 1 2 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
1

  
Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Eb/F
36

                        

  

 3 3
0 1 3
1 2 3 4 5 5
1 3
0 3 4 5 1 2 3 2 3 3
0 1 0 1 3
1
3

VERSE 2

 
Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm7 Dm7
            
                 
39
      


5 6 7 6 7 5 7 7
0 3 4 5 0 7 7
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 5
1 1 2 3

        
Cm7 Bbmaj7 F
42

             
    




5 5 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 3 2 2 1
3 2 1 0 3
1

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 
Dm7 Cm7 Bbmaj7

 
                   
  
45

     


1 2 3 3
0 0 0 0 1 2
0 4 5 2 3 3 1 2 3 0 1 1
0 1 3 0 1

CHORUS 2

     
F Cm7 Eb/F
48
   
             
   
    



0 5 3 0
3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 3
3 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 0
1 0 1

         
Bbmaj7 Cm7
51

                    


3 0 3
0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 2 3
1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 4
3

 
Dm7 Cm7 Eb/F Bbmaj7 Dm/A

                  
54

       
      


0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2
1 2 3 3 3 3 0 0
5 5 5 0 5 4 X 5 1 2 3 2 3

OUTRO

  
Gm7 Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm7

                           

   
57


2
5 0 0 3 4 5 3 5
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 3

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         
Bbmaj7 Dm/A Gm7 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

 
60

                 
   


3 3 3 2 2 2
3 0 0 5 0 0
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 1 1 1 2

 
Gm7 Bbmaj7 Dm/A

                 
63

      
fade out


2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
0 3 4 5 3 5 3 0 0
0 1 3
3

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