BERNADETTE (Bassline)

As recorded by Four Tops

(From the 1967 Album REACH OUT)
Transcribed by Slowhand Words an
Dozier &
Tune 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb)

P = 112
A Intro B Chorus

V V V
1 H g 44 V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V eV
Gtr I (Bassguitar / 1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb)
T 9 9
A 7 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6

V V V V
B

g V V V V V V
4H V V V gV V V V eV V V V V V gV V e V
T 7 7 5 5
A 7 7 7 5 5 7
5 5 4 3 3 7 5 5 4 5 6

V V V V V V
B

g
6 7

V V c
7H V V V eV V V V V V gV V V V V V eV k
T 9 9 7 7
A 7 9 9 5 7 7
B 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2
3 5 6

H g V eV V V V V V V V V V ck j k d V V V gV V e V f V V V V V
C 1st Verse

V j
10
}
T
A 7 9 7 7 9 7
B 6 9 9 x 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 7

Hg
7 7

13
V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV
T
A 7
5 5 5 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 6 7

Hg
B
5 5 5 5 2 5 5 7 5

16
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V e V fV V V V eV fV V V V eV fV
T
A
5 5 5 5 6 7

H g V V V V V V V V eV fV
B
5 5 5 7 0 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 7

19
V V V V V V V eV fV V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V V eV
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 6 7 5 5 5 5 6
7 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 5 6 7 7 5 7 5
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g V V V V V V V V V
D Chorus

V V V V V
22 H V V V eV V V V V gV V
V V V eV
T 9 9 7 7 5 5
A 7 9 9 7 4 7 7 2 5 5
B 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3
6

V V V V V V
25 Hg V
V
V V V V gV V e V V V V V V eV V V V V V V gV

T 9 9 7 7
A 7 7 9 9 7 4 7 7
B 7 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4
7

Hg V V V V gV V eV V V V eV fV V V V V c
V k j j k d
28
V eV V }
T
A 7 8 9 7 9
B 3 3 6 9 0 x
2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7

H g V V V gV V e V f V V V V V V V V gV V e V f V V V V V
E 2nd Verse

31
V V V V V V V V V
T
A 7 7
B 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 7
5 5 7

Hg
34
V V V e V fV V V V e V fV V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV
T
A
B 5 5 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 7
5 5 6 7 5 5 6 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 5

Hg V V V V V V V V V V e V fV
37
V V V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V eV fV V V V V
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 6 7
5 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 5

g V V V V V
F Chorus

V V V
40 H V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V eV V V V V gV

T 9 9 7 7
A 7 9 9 4 7
B 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4
7 5 7 5

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g V V V V V V V V V
43 H V V
V V V eV V V V V V gV V e V V V V V eV

T 5 5 9 9
A 2 5 5 7 7 9 9
B 3 3 3 7 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 6
6 7 7

V V V
Hg V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V eV V V V eV fV V V V
46
V eV V
T 7 7
A 4 7 7 7 8 9 7
B 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 9 9
2 3 4 5 5 6 7

H g Vc k j
G Bridge

j k c V V V V V V eV V V eV V V fV eV
V V V V V V V V
49

T
A
B 2 3 3 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 7
7 2 3 3 2 3 3 5 3 7 6

Hg V V V V V V V V eV V V V eV V V fV V V V eV
V eV V V V V V V V V V V
53

T
A 7 8
B 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 7 7
7 7 6 8 8 3 3 3 3 5 3 7

Hg U
H 3rd Verse

57 V V V V V eV V fV V V } V V V V V V V V V V V gV
T
A 9 x
B 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 4
7 5 5 5 2
H

Hg V V V V V V V
60

u V V V V V V eV fV V V V V e V f V e V f V V gV
T
A 7
B 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 6 7 3 4
5 5 7 0 5 5 6 7 6 7

Hg V V V V V V V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V e V fV
63
V V V V V e V f V V V V gV
T
A
B 5 5 5 6 7 3 4 5 5 5 6 7
7 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 7 7 5 7 5

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V V V
Hg
I Chorus

V V
66
V V V V V e V fV V V V eV fV V V V V V V V V V eV V V V eV

T 9 9
A 7 9 9
5 5 5 6 7 7 6

g V V
B

eV V V V eV fV V V V
5 5 7 5 6 7 7 5 6 7 7 5 7 5

69 H V V V V V gV V V V V V V eV V
T 7 7
4 7 7 8 9 7

Hg
A
B 5 5 4 3 3 6 9 9
3 5 5 6 7

72
U U
T
A
B
7 (7)

g V V V V V V V V
J Out-Chorus

V V
75 H V V V eV V V V V V gV V V V V V eV
T 9 9 7 7 5 5
A 7 9 9 4 7 2 5 5
7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3

V V V V V V V V
B

Hg V
6

V V V eV V V V V V V eV V V
78
V V V gV V V V gV

T 9 9 7 7
A 7 7 9 9 9 4 7 7 7
7 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 4

V V
B

Hg V
7 7

V V V V V V eV
fade out

81 V V V V V eV V V V eV fV V V V eV V
T 9 9
A 7 9 9 9
B 3 3 5 6 7 7 6
3 5 5 6 7 5 6 7 7

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