I Gotcha Bass

I GOTCHA (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Joe Tex
(From the 1972 Album I GOTCHA)
 
Words and Music by Joe Tex
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Leech - Bass'
 
 
 Intro 1
  Q=94
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
 
 
                        Intro 2
  W          W           S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|----------|----------||------8-10-8----------------|
|----------|----------||-8h10--------10-8-----------|
|----------|----------||------------------9p8-6-6---|
|----------|----------||----------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|------8-10-8---------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|-8h10--------10-8----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|------------------9p8-6-6--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------||
|-8h10--------10-8----------||
|------------------9p8-6-6--||
|---------------------------||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
||-------8-10-8---------------|
||o-8h10--------10-8----------|
||o------------------9p8-6-6--|
||----------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|------8-10-8----------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|-8h10--------10-8-----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|------------------9p8-6-6---|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|
|---------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|------8-10-8---------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|-8h10--------10-8----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|------------------9p8-6-6--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|------8-10-8---------------||
|-8h10--------10-8----------|-8h10--------10-8----------||
|------------------9p8-6-6--|------------------9p8-6-6--||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
 
 
 Chorus
                                  2/4
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
 
 
   E e Q   S. T e Q     E e Q   E e Q    W
|---------------8----|------------8----|------||
|----8----10--x------|----8----10------|------||
|-10-----------------|-10--------------|------||
|--------------------|-----------------|------||
 
 
 Interlude
  1.
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|
|---------------------------|
 
 
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8---------------|------8-10-8---------------|
|-8h10--------10-8----------|-8h10--------10-8----------|
|------------------9p8-6-6--|------------------9p8-6-6--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
                               2.
  S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
|------8-10-8----------------||-|
|-8h10--------10-8----------o||-|
|------------------9p8-6-6--o||-|
|----------------------------||-|
 
 
   Outro
    S  S e  S S  S S S S e q  14x S  S e  S S  S S S S e q
||-------8-10-8----------------||------8-10-8----------------*|
||o-8h10--------10-8----------o||-8h10--------10-8-----------*|
||o------------------9p8-6-6--o||------------------9p8-6-6---*|
||-----------------------------||----------------------------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
 
 
I gotcha, uh-huh, huh.
You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh.
You tried to sneak by me now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh.
Now gimme what you promised me, give it here.
Come on!
 
Hey!
 
Good God!
 
Hey!
 
Hey!
 
You promised me the day that you quit your boyfriend
I'd be the next one to ease on in.
You promised me it would be just us two, yeah.
I'd be the only man kissin' on you, yeah.
Now, kiss me.
 
Hold it a long time, now hold it.
Don't turn it a-loose, now hold it.
A little bit longer, now hold it.
Come on!
 
Hold it.
Hold it.
Hold it.
Hold it.
Now ease up on me now.
Hey!
 
Good God! Hey!
 
The girl's alright, y'all.
Ha-ha.
 
Good God!
 
You made me a promise and you're gonna stick to it.
You shouldn't have promised if you weren't gonna do it.
You saw me and ran in another direction.
I'll teach you to play with my affection.
Now, give it here.
 
You never should've promised to me, give it here.
Don't hold back, now give it here.
Don't say nothin', just give it here.
Come on, give it here.
 
Give it here!
Yeah!
Give it here!
Give it to me, now.
 
Good God!
 
Hey!
 
I gotcha!
Shouldn't made a promise to me.
I gotcha!
 
You never should've promised to me, gotcha.
Give it on, here.
I gotcha!
 
You thought you got away from me, didn't ya?
I gotcha! Ha ha ha.
Oh, I gotcha!
 
Give it on up, I gotcha!
Give it on here, I gotcha!
 
You tried to sneak by me, now didn't ya? Ha-ha.
I gotcha!
Oh, I gotcha.
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