AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW (Bassline) 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) - 'James Williams - Bass' Intro Q=112 4/4 Gtr I S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q E S S Q +S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-6---6---4---4-3---3-------|-----------------------| |-----------------------4---|-------------------3-6-| |-------------------------6-|-4--4---4-4--(4)-4-----|
S S S S E S S S S S S e S S Q E S S Q. E |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-6---6---4---4-3---3---------|-----------------| |-----------------------4-----|-----------------| |-------------------------6---|-4--4---4-4----4-| S S S S E S S S S S S e S S Q E S S Q. S S Q E S S Q E S S |-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-6---6---4---4-3---3---------|--------6----------|-------------------| |-----------------------4-----|-------------------|---------------3---| |-------------------------6---|-4--4-----4----3-2-|-1--1-1---1--1-----| E S S E S S E E E S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |-----------------------|---------8-----------------| |-1-1---1-1---1-3-4-4---|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E Q Q E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-------------------|---------------------------| |--------------10\--|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8-------|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-------------|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| Chorus E S S E E Q Q E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-------------------||---------------------------| |--------------10\--||-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8-------||---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-------------||-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| 1st & 2nd Verses $ E S S E E Q Q E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-------------------||---------------------------| |--------------10\--||-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8-------||---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-------------||-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S +S S S S E S S E E E E S S S S a E. S +E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------6---------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |-------------6-8-----------|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-(8)-----------0-1-4-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E Q Q E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-------------------|---------------------------| |--------------10\--|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8-------|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-------------|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E e. S S S S S E E S S S S a E. S +E E |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S +S S S S E S S E E E E S S S S a E. S +E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------6---------|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |-------------6-8-----------|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-(8)-----------0-1-4-|-6-6---------------------7-| E S S E E Q Q E E S S S S a E. S +E E |-------------------|---------------------------| |--------------10\--|-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---| |---------7-8-------|---------8-----------------| |-8-7-8-------------|-6-6---------------------7-| Bridge E S S E E e. S S S S S Q E S S Q S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S |------------------------||---------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------||---------------------|-6---6-4---4-3---3----------| |---------7-8--6-8-6-----||---------------------|-------------------4--------| |-8-7-8--------------9-7-||-4--4---4-4--4---1-3-|-----------------------6----| Q E S S Q S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S Q E S S Q S S S S |---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-6---6-4---4-3---3---------|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------4-------|----------------------| |-4--4---4-4--4---1-3-|-----------------------6---|-4--4---4-4--4---1-3--| S S E S S E S S S S E. S Q Q E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S E E |-1---1--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|| |-------4---4-3---3--------|-----------------3---|---------------------|| |---------------------4----|---------------3---3-|---------------------|| |--------------------------|-1--1--1---1-1-------|-1--1---1-1---1-1-4--|| Chorus E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| To Coda E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E Q Q |---------------------------|-------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|--------------10\--| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8-------| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8-------------| E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7-| D.S. al Coda E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E Q Q |---------------------------|-------------------|| |-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|--------------10\--|| |---------8-----------------|---------7-8-------|| |-6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8-------------|| Outro & E E S S S S a E. S +E E E S S E E e. S S S S S ||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-------6---6-8s10--6-(6)---|------------------------o|| ||o---------8-----------------|---------7-8--6-8-6-----o|| ||--6-6---------------------7-|-8-7-8--------------9-7--|| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- 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