Stop Me Bass

Stop Me (If You’ve Heard It All Before)
Billy Ocean’s third single release in late 1976 reached #12 in UK.
Tab by bas50611. A great seventies disco song and takes me back to the days
When I was on the wheels of steel as a DJ.  Not perfect but it fits.
Symbol ‘.’ Are Pauses.  Comments at bass254@btinternet.com
 
Intro:                                               ‘.’
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D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--0-----------3---3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-3-----------------------3--3-3--3-----------|
 
                                         Break)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------|
 
Verse 1:
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------0-2-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3---------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2-3---------------------|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|
 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1--1-1--1-----------|
A|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------3--3-3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
Verse 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------0-2-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3---------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2-3---------------------|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|
 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1--1-1--1-----------|
A|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------3--3-3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
Chorus 1:
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D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3---------------------------------------------|
A|----3----3----3------1-1--1-1--1-1--1--0--------------3--3--3--3-|
E|------------------------1----1----1-------3--3--3--3-------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 
                                       (Break)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--1--1--1--1-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
Interlude 1:                            (Break)
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D|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-----------|
A|-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
Verse 3:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------0-2-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-5-|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2--3--3-3--3-3--3-3---------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--2-3---------------------|
E|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------------------1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|
 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------1--1-1--1-----------|
A|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-----------3--3-3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
Chorus 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3---------------------------------------------|
A|----3----3----3------1-1--1-1--1-1--1--0--------------3--3--3--3-|
E|------------------------1----1----1-------3--3--3--3-------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 
                                       (Break)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--1--1--1--1-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
Interlude 2:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-----------2-3-4-|
A|-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus 3 (Key Change)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-------------------------------------------|
A|----5----5----5------3-3--3-3--3-3--3-2--------------5--5-5--5-|
E|------------------------3----3----3-----5--5-0-5--5------5-----|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-----------------------2--2------2-2--2---|
A|----5----5----5------2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--------2--2----2---4-|
E|------------------------2----2----2---------------------------|
                  (Break)
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-3--3--3--3-4-5-|
E|----------------|
 
Outro:                            (Repeat To Fade/End)
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D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--------------|
A|----5----5----5----5----5--------5--5--5--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
My thanks to KRAZIEKHAT for his input with the chords
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