Four Tops – Still Water Love (Bass Tab)

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STILL WATER (LOVE) (Bassline) As recorded by Smokey Ro (From the 1970 Album STILL WATERS RUN DEEP) Words and Music by Smokey Robinson & Frank Wilson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=96
 4/4
 Gtr I
   W          Q.   E E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|----------|-------------0-|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------|-1------1-1----|------------1-|-3-----3-3--3-|---------------|
A|----------|---------------|-3-----3-3----|--------------|-------------1-|
E|----------|---------------|--------------|--------------|-1-----1-1-----|

   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|-----------0---|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|----------0-1-3-|-(3)----0-1-3-----|-----1-3---------0--|
A|-------------3-|-3----3-3-------|------------------|---------------1----|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------1-1-|-(1)-----1-1-1------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q    E E E Q  E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----3-3------|-1-3------3---0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|-----------------|------------1----|
E|---------------|------------------|------------0-1--|-----1-1---------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q    E E E Q  E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----3-3-3----|-1-3------3---0--||
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|-----------------|------------1----||
E|---------------|------------------|--------------1--|-----1-1---------||

 [Pre-Verse]
   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
G|-----------0---|------------------|---------------|-2-3------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|------1-3------|------------0---|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|----------0-1--|-----1--1-1-----|
E|---------------|------------------|-1-------------|----------------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E Q  E E E   E E E E E E Q
G|-----------0---|------------------|-----------------|---1-3-----------||
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----3--1-3---|-------------0---||
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|---------------1-|-1-----1-1-1-----||
E|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||

 [Verse 1]
   H    +E  E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E Q    E E E E E E E E
G|------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-1----(1)-1-----|-----------0-1-3-|-(3)------1-3----|---1-3---------0--|
A|--------------3-|-(3)---3-3-------|-----------------|-------------1----|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----1-1------1--|-1-----1-1-1------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----3-3-1-3--|-----2-3-------0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|-----------------|-------------1----|
E|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-1-1-----1-1------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q.   E E E Q    E Q  E E E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)-----1-2-3--|------1-3-----0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|----------------|------------1----|
E|---------------|------------------|----------------|-1-1------1------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E Q
G|-----------0---|------------------|------------------|-----2-3-----------||
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----0-1-3-----|---------------0---||
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|--------------1-1-|-(1)-----1-1-1-----||
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||

 [Chorus]
   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|------------------|----2-3---------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----0-1-2-3---|-------------0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|----------------0-|-1-------1-1----|
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|------------------|--------------------||
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)------1-3-----|-----2-3---------0--||
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|------------------|-------------0-1----||
E|---------------|------------------|-----1-1------1-1-|-(1)-----0-1--------||

 [Interlude]
   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)---0-1-2-3---|----1-3-----3----|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|-----------------|--------------1--|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------0-|-1------1-1------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q.   E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|-----------0---|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)---3-1-2-3--|----1-3-------0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|----------------|----------0-1----|
E|---------------|------------------|----------------|-1------1--------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E
G|-----------0---|------------------|------------------|------3---------|
D|-1-----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----0-1-2-3---|-------------0--|
A|-------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|----------------1-|-1------1-1-----|
E|---------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E   +E  E E E E E E S S
G|------------0---|------------------|------------------|-----2-3-------------||
D|-1----1-1-3-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)--------3-----|---------------0-0-0-||
A|--------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|--------------0-1-|-(1)-----1-1-1-------||
E|----------------|------------------|-----1-1----------|---------------------||

 [Outro]
   H    E E E E   +Q   E E E E S S E   +Q   E E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E Q
G|----------0---|--------------------|-----------------|-----1-3---------|
D|-1----1-1-----|------------0-1h3---|-----------------|--------------0--|
A|------------3-|-(3)----3-3---------|-------------0-1-|-(1)------1-1----|
E|--------------|------------------1-|-(1)----1-1------|-----------------|

   H    E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
G|----------0---|------------------|------------------|
D|-1----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-|-(3)----0-1-3-----|
A|------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------|--------------0-1-|
E|--------------|------------------|------------------|

   +E  E E E E E Q    H    E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
G|-----2-3----------|----------0---|------------------*|
D|---------------0--|-1----1-1-----|------------0-1-3-*|
A|-(1)-----0-1-1----|------------3-|-(3)----3-3-------*|
E|------------------|--------------|------------------*|
************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************