Ain't No Stoppin Us Now tab by Mcfadden And Whitehead
Guitar Tab
AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW As recorded by McFadden & Whitehead (From the 1979 Album MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD) Words and Music by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Jerry Cohen Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dennis Hart - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bobby Eli - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings' Intro Q=112 Gb9/Ab 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) W +W W +W |-4--------------------|-(4)----------|-4-------------|---(4)--------| |-2--------------------|-(2)----------|-2-------------|---(2)--------| |-3--------------------|-(3)----------|-3-------------|---(3)--------| |----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |
| Gtrs II, III (Clean El. Gtr. & Strings arr. for Gtr.)
| |-3-|
| H S S S S S S S S Q H. Q E E Q Q Q a Q H.
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------7-6-----------|--------------|--------7-6----|-9h11---9-----|
|------------8-6-8-6-8-|--------------|------------8--|--------------|
|----------------------|--8---6-------|------8--------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
W +W
|-4--------------------|-(4)------------|
|-2--------------------|-(2)------------|
|-3--------------------|-(3)------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|
| H S S S S S S S S Q H S E.
|----------------------|----------------|
|--------7-6-----------|----------------|
|------------8-6-8-6-8-|----------------|
|----------------------|--8---6----6-8--|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
Fsus4
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-1-----------1---1-------1-------|-1-----------1---1-------1--------|
|-1-----------1---1-------1-------|-1-----------1---1-------1--------|
|-3-----------3---3-------3-------|-3-----------3---3-------3--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-|-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-6h8p6h8p6h8p6----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4--|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6--|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5--|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4--|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6--|
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5--|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---||
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---||
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4---(4)-4-4-----|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
| ~~
| Q. S S Q. S S H. E E
|-8----------------------|-------------------|
|--------9-6--9------6---|-------------------|
|----------------------6-|-8-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------8-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4------4-----4-(4)-4-4---|--3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|
| S S E +H. +H. Q
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-6--6---------------------|--------------------|
|------8---(8)-------------|-(8)----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4---(4)-4-4-----|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q. S S Q. S S H. E E
|-8----------------------|-------------------|
|--------9-6--9------6---|-------------------|
|----------------------6-|-8-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------8-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4------4-----4-(4)-4-4---|--3--3-(3)-3-4--4---||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--4--4-(4)-4-6--6---||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--5--5-(5)-5-5--5---||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|
| S S E +H. +H. Q
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|-6--6---------------------|--------------------||
|------8---(8)-------------|-(8)----------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
||--4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4--|
||o-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6--|
||--6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5--|
||---------------------|------------------|
||o--------------------|------------------|
||---------------------|------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q 4x
|-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---||
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6--o||
|-6--6---6-(6)-6-6---|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|------------------o||
|--------------------|-------------------||
Bridge
Gb9/Ab
W +W W +W
|-4--------------------|-(4)----------|-4-------------|---(4)--------|
|-2--------------------|-(2)----------|-2-------------|---(2)--------|
|-3--------------------|-(3)----------|-3-------------|---(3)--------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
| |-3-|
| H S S S S S S S S Q H. Q E E Q Q Q a Q H.
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------7-6-----------|--------------|--------7-6----|-9h11---9-----|
|------------8-6-8-6-8-|--------------|------------8--|--------------|
|----------------------|--8---6-------|------8--------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
W +W
|-4--------------------|-(4)------------|
|-2--------------------|-(2)------------|
|-3--------------------|-(3)------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|
| H S S S S S S S S Q H S E.
|----------------------|----------------|
|--------7-6-----------|----------------|
|------------8-6-8-6-8-|----------------|
|----------------------|--8---6----6-8--|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
Fsus4
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-1-----------1---1-------1-------|-1-----------1---1-------1--------||
|-1-----------1---1-------1-------|-1-----------1---1-------1--------||
|-3-----------3---3-------3-------|-3-----------3---3-------3--------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-|-6h8p6h8p6h8p6h8-6h8p6h8p6h8p6----||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Chorus
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
||--4--4---4---(4)-4-4-----|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
||o-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
||--6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
||-------------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q. S S Q. S S H. E E
||--8----------------------|-------------------|
||o--------9-6--9------6---|-------------------|
||-----------------------6-|-8-----------------|
||-------------------------|-----------------8-|
||o------------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q 3x
|-4------4-----4-(4)-4-4---|--3--3-(3)-3-4--4---||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--4--4-(4)-4-6--6--o||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--5--5-(5)-5-5--5---||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|
| S S E +H. +H. Q 3x
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------o||
|-6--6---------------------|--------------------||
|------8---(8)-------------|-(8)----------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4---(4)-4-4-----|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q. S S Q. S S H. E E
|-8----------------------|-------------------|
|--------9-6--9------6---|-------------------|
|----------------------6-|-8-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------8-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4------4-----4-(4)-4-4---|--3--3-(3)-3-4--4---||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--4--4-(4)-4-6--6---||
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--5--5-(5)-5-5--5---||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|
| S S E +H. +H. Q
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|-6--6---------------------|--------------------||
|------8---(8)-------------|-(8)----------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
&
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4--4---4---(4)-4-4-----|-3--3-(3)-3-4--4---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-4--4-(4)-4-6--6---|
|-6--6---6---(6)-6-6-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5--5---|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~
| Q. S S Q. S S H. E E
|-8----------------------|-------------------|
|--------9-6--9------6---|-------------------|
|----------------------6-|-8-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------8-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Bbm7 Cm Fm
E. S E E +E E E E E. S +E E Q Q
|-4------4-----4-(4)-4-4---|--3--3-(3)-3-4--4---*|
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--4--4-(4)-4-6--6---*|
|-6------6-----6-(6)-6-6---|--5--5-(5)-5-5--5---*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|
| S S E +H. +H. Q
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|-6--6---------------------|--------------------*|
|------8---(8)-------------|-(8)----------------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
|--------------------------|--------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Last updated:
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