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Stop Loving You Bass Tab by Toto

Stop Loving You bass tab by Toto

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

G|-------------------|------9h10--------|-------------------|------9h10--------|
D|-----8h10-8h10-8---|-12--------10-----|-----8h10-8h10-8---|-12--------10-----|
A|-8-----------------|------------------|-8-----------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|



G|-------------------|------9h10--------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-----8h10-8h10-8---|-12--------10-----|-8(hold)-----------|------------------|
A|-8-----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|--wait---|--wait---|--wait---|-----------|
A|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
E|-(drums)-|-(drums)-|-(+keys)-|-----0-1-2-|

                                       (pop)
G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-------------------3P5-|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|

Verse 1:

G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-1---1-------0---0-----|
  "Reflections in my mind ..."
G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|---1---1-------0---0---|
  "I can almost hear a laugh ..."                              (play these one eight notes
                                                                BEHIND the beat; follow
                                                                the keyboard chord accents)
G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-1---1-------0---0-----|
  "Well intended lies ... "

G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|----------------------|
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----------------|
  "A distant memory ..."

Pre Chorus:

G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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:

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
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:

G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-1---1-------0---0-----|

G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|---1---1-------0---0---|
                                                               (play these one eight notes
                                                                BEHIND the beat; follow
                                                                the keyboard chord accents)
G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-3---3-3---3---3-----|-3---3-3---3-3----|-1---1-------0---0-----|


G|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|----------------------?
D|------------------|-------------------3P5-|------------------|----------------------|
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:

G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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 #2:

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."

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

Scat/Jazzy Interlude:

G|---------------------|-----------5-4-------------|--------------------|----------------| \
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:

G|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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:

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|-----(wait)----------|------(wait)-------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "I   -     can't      stop ...."
G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|
                                                                    "Looooooving -
G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|-------0-1----1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-1---3--------------|---------------------|
  "Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"             (slowly fade out)
G|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------(wait)----|
A|-----------1---1-1-3-|-5---5-5---3---3-3-|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-1---1-1-------------|-------------------|-6(hold)------------|---------------------|



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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| P   Pop

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This bass tab for Stop Loving You by Toto is ideal for intermediate players looking to refine their skills. Tuning: Standard (E A D G). Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist. Includes audio/video for playing along.