Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin John Bass

Abraham Martin John
This Marvin Gaye cover version of the Dion original
was released in 1969 reaching number 9 in the UK charts.
Original bassist, the legend, James Jamerson. Tab by bass50611
I have tried to tab as near as I could to the original but
with his high syncopation, Ive simplified it, so not exact.
If you play along and ignore some fill in notes,it does fit.
Still a hard piece to play but a beautiful bass line all the
same. Jamerson at his best.

Intro:
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-8-5--------|
A|-----1-1-1---1-33-5-5-5---5-5-8---6-6-6---8-------1-1-1-|
E|-1-3-----------------------6----------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------------------5-8-5---8-8-8---5-3----|
A|--3---1-1-1---1-3-5-5-5---5-5-8---6-6-6---8-------------------5-3-|
E|---1-3---------------------6--------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-33---3-3----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1---1-2-3-33---333----------3-3----------------------5-55-|
E|-----------------------3-------------1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3-3------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----3------5-3----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-6-6-----5-3-1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3---3-5-------1-11---1-11-----|
E|--5----------------------------------------1-11-1-----1-3-----1-3-|

Verse 2:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5-8-5---8-8-8---5-3----|
A|-1-1-1---1-3-5-5-5---5-5-8---6-6-6---8-------------------5-3-|
E|----------------------6--------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-33---3-3----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1---1-2-3-33---333----------3-3----------------------5-55-|
E|-----------------------3-------------1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3-3------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----3------5-3---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-6-6-----5-3-1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3---3-5------1-11----1-11----|
E|--5----------------------------------------1-11-1----1-3-----1-3-|

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-1-11-----1-11-----|
E|------1-3------1-3-|

Verse 3:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5-8-5---8-8-8---5-3----|
A|-1-1-1---1-3-5-5-5---5-5-8---6-6-6---8-------------------5-3-|
E|----------------------6--------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-33---3-3----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1---1-2-3-33---333----------3-3----------------------5-55-|
E|-----------------------3-------------1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3-3------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----3------5-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-6-6-----5-3-1-1-1---0-1-2-33-3---3-5--------1-------1-|
E|--5----------------------------------------1-11-1----1-3-----|

Middle 8:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-11-1--0-3---00-0--0-3-----------------------0-11-1--0-3-|
A|-1-3-------1-----------1----33-3--0-3---11-1---1-3-------1----|
E|---------------------------------1----------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-00-0--0-3----------------------------------------------|
A|------1----33-3--0-3---1-1-----11-11-11----11-11-11-1-3-|
E|----------------1-----------1-3---------1-3-------------|
                            .
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------1-1-1--------1------------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-------4-4-4-----------------1111-1113-|

Repeat Verse 2 with Verse 1 Ending:

Outro: (REPEAT TO FADE/END)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------3--3--------------------|
A|-1-11-1---5-55-5---5-55------------3-33-3--------1-11----1-11----|
E|-----------------------0123-3---1-1----------1111----1-3-----1-3-|