(Love Is Like A)HEATWAVE
Original artist Martha and the Vandellas. Song writers Holland
Dozier Holland. Original Bassist James Jamerson. Tab by bass50611
Great dance song but you have really got to listen. J.J. not always
played the same bassline twice. Play the whole song as walking bass line.
Key is Bb, have fun. Any comments its bass254@btinternet.com
Intro: Break
G|---------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------|--3-------5-----------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--------|---3--------5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------|--------|-1---1---3----3-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------5-------------------------3--------5-------6--------------|
A|---3-------5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---3----5---5---6---6---1-1-1-1-|
E|-1---1---3---3--------------------1--------3-------4----------------|
(over drum fill)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-1------1------1---------1-----|
A|--3-1----3-1----1-3-1-----3-1--|
E|-----3------3--------3-------3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/martha_and_the_vandellas/heatwave_btab_ver_2.html ]
Verse:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------1-3-3-3-3---3-3-1-------------------1-3-3-3-3---3-3-1---|
E|-1-0-1-2-3-2-3-------------------3---1-1-1-2-3-3-3-------------------3-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----3--------5--------6-------------|
A|---3---3----5---5----6---6---1-1-1-1-|
E|-1--------3--------4-----------------|
CHORUS:
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1------1------1------1------1------1------1-------1-----|
A|--3-1----3-1----3-1----3-1----3-1----3-1----1-3-1---3-1--|
E|-----3------3------3------3------3------3--------3-----3-|
Alternative Verse Tab For Mixing and Matching::
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-----------------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|
E|-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-----------------3-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-----------------3-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------1-1-1-1-|
E|-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4---------|
Repeats of Verse & Chorus including Instrumental:
End of Instrumental End Next Verses:
G|---------- G|-----------------|
D|-1-------- D|-1---------1-----|
A|--1-3-1-3- A|--1-3-1-3---3-1--|
E|---------- E|---------------3-|