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Stop Stop Stop Tab by The Hollies

Stop Stop Stop tab by The Hollies

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"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
                        (A. Clarke / T. Hicks / G. Nash)

ORIGINAL UK RELEASE INFORMATION:
Single: 'Stop! Stop! Stop!' --- released October 1966
    [Parlophone R 5508 (mono)]
LP: "FOR CERTAIN BECAUSE" --- released October 1966
    [Parlophone PCS 7011 (stereo)/Parlophone PMC 7011 (mono)]

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NOTE: I'm calling it an electric banjo b/c that's what it sounds
like to me.  It's probably a guitar with some effect on it.  If
you know what it is, please e-mail me at batarde@aol.com  ~JJD
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Intro:

    electric banjo [arr. for guitar]:

     v          v    v    v    v          v    v    v    v
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
    -11-12-14-|-14---14---14---11-12-14-|-14---14---14-------|
    -0--0--0--|-0----0----0----0--0--0--|-0----0----0--------|
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
     ^^^^^^^^     triplets     ^^^^^^^^

    bass:

     v          v    v    v    v          v    v    v    v
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
    ----------|-------------------------|----------------12\-|
    ----------|-------------------------|--------------------|


    [drums, percussion, and acoustic gtr. (strumming D7) enter]

    electric banjo [4x]:

     v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
    -------------------------|-------------------------
    -------------------------|-------------------------
    -------5-5-5-5-----0-----|-5-5-5-5---0-2-----4-----
    -------0-0-0-0-----0-----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-----
    -------------------------|-------------------------
    -------------------------|-------------------------
           ^^^^^   triplets    ^^^^^

    bass [4x]:
     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|-----------------
    -----------------|-----------------
    -5---------------|-5---------------
    ---------5-------|---------5-------

Verse 1:

    D7
    See the ...
    (D7)
    Ruby gl...
    (D7)
    Bells, ...
    (D7)
    Sweat is ...

    electric banjo [4x]:
     v   v   v   v
    -----5-------5-
    -----7-------7-
    -5-7-------7---
    ---------7-----
    ---------------
    ---------------

Verse 2:

Chorus:

    G                                 A
    Stop! Stop! Stop all the dancing, g...
    G                                 A
    Stop! Stop! Stop all the dancing, or ...

Link:

             D7  [electric banjo plays Verse 1 riff 4x]
             / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
    (...lee--eave)


Verse 3:

[repeat chorus]

Solo [electric banjo]:

    D7  [electric banjo plays 2nd Intro riff 4x]
    / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
    (D7)
    / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

    D7
     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
    -14----------11****14----------11****14-----/14------|/14-----/14----
    -----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---0-
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-
    -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
                 (*=slide while picking)   (/=slide-pick up from 11th fret)

    D7 [electric banjo plays 2nd Intro riff 2x]
    / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

[repeat chorus]

Verse 4:

[repeat chorus]

[repeat link 3x; 2nd time octave higher; 3rd time strum D7 high octave; fade]


---one dastardly 60s tab from Jeremy Deubler

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