James Brown

Hot Bass Tab

Song: Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved )
Artist: James Brown
Album: Dead On The Heavy Funk (1975-83)
Tabbed by: Dave Miller (dave@basstabarchive.com)
http://www.basstabarchive.com/


This song is pretty much the exact same riff as David
Bowie's "Fame".  "Fame" was actually written and recorded
BEFORE this song, yet Brown accused Bowie of stealing
his "groove".  ...so he rewrote and recorded this
version.


Intro

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

Verse

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------|
E|---1--1-1---1--1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1-------|
			

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|*--------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--1--1--1--1-1---------------------------------|


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


The run they play while they're jamming:

G|--------------1-3--5--8-10-8-|-13-13----------------|
D|*---------1-3----------------|--------15-x-15-13-15-|
A|*-----1-3--------------------|----------------------|
E|--1-4------------------------|----------------------|
				   repeat twice

the variation of the run the second time

G|--------------1-3--5--8--|-13-13-------------------------|
D|*---------1-3------------|--------15-x-13-13-------------|
A|*-----1-3----------------|-------------------15-13p11----|
E|--1-4--------------------|----------------------------13-|
				  repeat twice
				  
Another riff played during the verse

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

Run back into verse

G|---3-3--1-1-----------------------------------------|
D|*------------3-3--1-1----------------------3p1------|
A|*----------------------3-3--1-1----------------3----|
E|---------------------------------4-4--3-3--------1--|