Tabbed by: Vinny A.
Album: Stiff Upper Lip
Song: Stiff Upper Lip
Artist:
Bassist: Cliff Williams
Verse 1 (Bass doesn't come in until 0:25...before the first note, I like to throw in a
but it's not on the actual recording.)
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-2---|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------5-|
Bridge
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--(2)--2-3-3-3-|
Verse 2
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
Solo
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-----------------|-----5-----3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------5-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----5-----3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------5-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
Verse 3 (let the 1st F# in each 4th bar ring a little)
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--(2)--2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--(2)--2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----5-5-5-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--(2)--2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--(2)--2-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---5-5-5---------|-----------------|---5-5-5---------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---5-----3-------|
E|-----------------|
Outro
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-5-0-7---------|-7-5-0-7---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---2-2-2-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A G D A A G D A (I used the open D here for speed)
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D|-7-5-0-7---------|-7-5-0-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------5---------|