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Cant Stand Losing You

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Bass Tab
4.2(19)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Interlude

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+---+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|4:-|-R-----7-5-R-7-7-|-R-----7-5---R---|-R-----7-5-R-7-7-|-R-----7-5-5-----|
|4:-|---5-8-----------|---5-8-----7---5-|---5-8-----------|---8-7-------7-5-|

+---+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

VERSE I:

e e q h e e q h 4 Q e h 2 Q e h Q e e e e e

+----------+----------+---------+-------+-------------+

|*-R-----R-|-R-----R-*|*-------*|-------|-------------|
|*---5-5---|---------*|*-1-----*|-3-----|-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
+----------+---3-3----+----1-1--+---3-3-+-------------+

CHORUS I:

e e e e e e e e 2 e e e e e e e e 2 e e e e e e e e 2

+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
+--5-6-6-6-5-6-6-6--+--2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--+--4-5-5-5-4-5-5-5--+

Solo

e e s s e e s s e s s+ e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e

+-----------------------+---------------+-----------0-0-+-----------0-0-+
|-R-------0-R-3-3---R---|-------0-R-3-3-|-R-------R-----|-------2-R-----|
|---1-1-1---------1---1-|-1-1-1---------|---3-3-2-------|-3-3-3---------|

+-----------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+

e e e e e e e e e e s s e s s e e e e q e e e q e e e e e e e e

+-------------------+-------------------+-----------0-+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+
|---------0-R-3-3-3-|---R---------0-R-3-|-------2-R---|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-----------|-1---1-1-1-1-------|-3-3-3-------|-----------------|

+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+

VERSE II:

e e e e e e e e 8 Q e h 2 Q e h Q e e e e e

+-------------------+---------+-------+-------------+

|*-----------------*|*-------*|-------|-------------|
|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|*-1-----*|-3-----|-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
+-------------------+----1-1--+---3-3-+-------------+

CHORUS II:

e e e e e e e e 2 e e e e e e e e 2 e e e e e e e e 2

+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
+--7-8-8-8-7-8-8-8--+--4-5-5-5-4-5-5-5--+--5-6-6-6-5-6-6-6--+

FADE OUT:

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+------------------+------------------+

|*-R-----7-5-R-7-7-|-R-----7-5---R---*|
|*---5-8-----------|---5-8-----7---5-*|

+------------------+------------------+

PERFORMANCE NOTES:

RIFF HOW MANY TIMES PLAYED

---- ---------------------

Interlude Once

Verse I Once

Chorus I Once

Interlude Twice

Verse I Once

Chorus I Twice

Solo Once

Verse II Once

Chorus I Twice

Chorus II Twice

Fade Out

Capital durations are dotted notes

(equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

+----+ +----+

|*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME

|*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES

+----+ +----+

+ = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND

H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest

P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill

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