Simply Red – Stars (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Simply Red (From the 1991 Album STARS) Words and Music by Mick Hucknall Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Shaun Ward - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
   W          Q  E E +E  e S S S S   E. S S S E +E  E S S S S
G|----------|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3-----|
A|----------|--------------------5-|----------------------------|
E|----------|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s==|

   E. S e E +E  e S S S S   E. S E S S S S S S S S E a   Q  E E +E  e S S S S
G|------------------------|----------------7-----------|----------------------|
D|----------------7h9-----|----9-------7h9---9p7-------|--------------3h5p3---|
A|------------------------|--------7h9-----------9p7s5-|--------------------5-|
E|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------------------------|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|

   E. S S S E +E  E S S S S   E. S e E +E  e S S S S   H.       Q  a
G|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------||
D|------------------3h5p3---|----------------7h9-----|----------------||
A|--------------------------|------------------------|---------10s=5--||
E|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s|=7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------------||

 [Verse 1]
   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E e E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q  a
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------|
E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-|

   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E e E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q  a
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------|
E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-|

   Q  +E  S S +E  E E. S   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-3--(3)-3-3-(3)-3----3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E E E +E  Q  E   E E E E +E  E Q
G|------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5--5S|=7-7---7-(7)-7-5S====|

   Q.   E +E  Q  E   Q.   E +E  q  E   E e E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
E|-3----3-(3)-3--3-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-5s6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5S==||

 [Chorus]
   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +E  E
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-|

   E E E E +Q   E S S   Q.   E +E  E Q
G|--------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)----5-6-|-7----7-(7)-7-5---|

   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +E  E
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-|

   E E E E +E  e E S S   H    +Q.   +E  a
G|---------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7----(7)---(7)s5-|

   Q  E E +E  e S S S S   E. S S S E +E  E S S S S
G|----------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3---|
A|--------------------5-|--------------------------|
E|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-------5s|

   E. S e E +E  E S S E   H    +Q.   +E  a
G|------9-------------9-|--------------------||
D|----9-----------7h9---|--------------------||
A|----------------------|--------------------||
E|-7------7-(7)-7-------|-7----(7)---(7)s5---||

 [Verse 2]
   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E E E +E  E E E   q  E E +E  E Q
G|-------------------|------------------|
D|-------7-(7)-------|------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|------------------|
E|-5-5-----------5-5-|-7--5-7-(7)-7-5---|

   E E +E  S S S S E E E    Q.   E +E  q  E
G|------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---3/-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E E E +E  E E E   e E E E +E  E Q
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------7-(7)-------|--------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|--------------------|
E|-5-5-----------5-6-|-7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5----|

   Q.   E +E  Q  E    Q.   E +E  q  E
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-3----3-(3)-3--3/-|-7----7-(7)-7--3-|

   E E E E +E  E +E  S S   E E E E +E  E Q
G|-----------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5-(5)-5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5--|

   Q.   S S S S e E E   Q.   S S S S E E E
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-7----7-7-7-7-7---7-|

   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E  Q  a
G|-------------------|----------------------||
D|-------------------|----------------------||
A|-------------------|---------------10s=5--||
E|-5-5S3-5-(5)-5S3-5-|-7-7---7-(7)-7--------||

 [Chorus]
   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +E  E
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-|

   E E E E +Q   E S S   E E E E +E  S S S S E
G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)----5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-7-5-7-5--|

   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +E  E
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-|

   E E E E +E  e E S S   H    +Q.   +E  a
G|---------------------|------------------||
D|---------------------|------------------||
A|---------------------|------------------||
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7----(7)---(7)s5-||

 [Interlude]
   W          W          W          Q  E S S S S S S S S E a
G|----------|----------|----------|--------------7------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------7h9---9p7--------|
A|----------|----------|----------|------7h9-----------9p7s5--|
E|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------|

   Q  E E +E  e S S S S   E. S S S E +E  E S S S S   E. S e E +E  e S S S S
G|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3---|----------------7h9-----|
A|--------------------5-|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|-3--3-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s|=7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|

   E. S E S S S S S S S S E a
G|----------------7-----------|
D|----9-------7h9---9p7-------|
A|--------7h9-----------9p7s5-|
E|-7--------------------------|

   Q  E E +E  e S S S S   E. S S S E +E  E S S S S
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3----|
A|--------------------5-|---------------------------|
E|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s=|

                                      [Verse 3]
   E. S e E +E  e S S S S   W           Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|------------------------|----------||--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------7h9-----|----------||--------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------|----------||--------------------|--------------------|
E|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------||-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7--|

   E E e E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q  a
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------|
E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-|

   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E e E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E Q  a
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------|
E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-|

   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-|

   E E e E +E  E E E   E E E E S S S  S Q
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-7-----7-(7)-------|----------------------|
A|-----7-------7-----|---------7h9p7--------|
E|---5-----------5-6-|-7-7-5-7-------10-7\--|

   Q.   S S S S e E E   a Q.   E +E  q  E
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7--|

   E q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E E E  E a E
G|------------------|-------------------||
D|------------------|-------------------||
A|------------------|------------10s5---||
E|-5-5--5-(5)-5-5-6-|-7-7--7---7--------||

 [Out-Chorus]
   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +Q
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)---|

   E E E E +E  E E S S   E E E E +E  S S E E   E E E S S S S E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|

   E E E E E E +Q     E E E S S E E E S S   E E E E +E  S S S S E
G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-------5h7-----------|-----------------------|
E|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)--|-5-5---------5---5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-0-0-7-0h5-|

   E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +Q     E E E S S S S E E S S
G|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|-------5h7-------------|
A|---------------------|------------------|-----------5h7---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)--|-5-5-----------5-5-5-6-|

   E E E E +E  E Q    E E E S S S S E E E   E E E E E E +Q
G|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)---|

                     ritardando H.=H
   E E E E +E  E E S S   W          +W
G|---------------------|----------|--------*|
D|---------------------|----------|--------*|
A|---------------------|----------|--------*|
E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
************************************* 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 | x - muted | h - hammer-on | p - pull-off | s - legato slide | S - shift slide | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************