Toto – Stop Loving You (Bass Tab)

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Bassist: Mike Porcaro [Intro]

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A|-8-----------------|------------------|-8-----------------|--------------|
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G|-------------------|------9h10--------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-----8h10-8h10-8---|-12--------10-----|-6/8(hold)---------|------------------|
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G|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|--wait---|--wait---|--wait---|-----------|
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E|-(drums)-|-(drums)-|-(+keys)-|-----0-1-2-|

                                       (pop)
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[Verse 1]

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  "Reflections in my mind ..."
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  "I can almost hear a laugh ..."                              (play these one eight notes
                                                                BEHIND the beat; follow
                                                                the keyboard chord accents)
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  "Well intended lies ... "

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E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|---0-1----------------|
  "A distant memory ..."

[Pre Chorus]

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A|---1---1-1---1/5-\|-3---3-3---3/7---5\|-1---1-1---0-0---1-|-3-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
" Oooooh                     Dance beneath (...) look in your eyes"

[Chorus]

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E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."

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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------3-2-0---------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|-------------3-0-1-2-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

[Verse 2]

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E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-1---1-1----0---0-0----|

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                                                               (play these one eight notes
                                                                BEHIND the beat; follow
                                                                the keyboard chord accents)
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A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------0---2-3---0-1--|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|---0-1----------------|

[Pre Chorus]

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A|---1---1-1---1/5-\|-3---3-3---3/7---5\|-1---1-1---0-0---1-|-3-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
" Oooooh                     Dance beneath (...) look in your eyes"

[Chorus #2]

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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
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E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."

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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

[Scat/Jazzy Interlude]

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D|-------------3-2-0---|-5---3---------5-3---------|--------------------|------(wait)----|  | Play
A|----2---3----------3-|---------------------5-3-2-|------------------- |----------------|  |  3
E|-3-------------------|---------------------------|-3-1(hold)----------|----------------| /  Times

G|---------------------|-----------5-4-------------||
D|-------------3-2-0---|-5---3---------5-3---------|| immediately 
A|----2---3----------3-|---------------------5-3-5-|| back to the
E|-3-------------------|---------------------------|| pre chorus

[Pre Chorus]

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D|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---1---1-1---1/5-\|-3---3-3---3/7---5\|-1---1-1---0-0---1-|-3-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
" Oooooh                     Dance beneath (...) look in your eyes"

[Chorus]

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D|-----(wait)----------|------(wait)-------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|

  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

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E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|

  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

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E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|

  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
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D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

                                                                    "Looooooving -  
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  "Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"             (slowly fade out)
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