STARS (Bassline) As recorded by Simply Red (From the 1991 Album STARS) Words and Music by Mick Hucknall Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Shaun Ward - Bass' [Intro] Q=104 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +E e S S S S E. S S S E +E E S S S S G|----------|----------------------|----------------------------| D|----------|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3-----| A|----------|--------------------5-|----------------------------| E|----------|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s==| E. S e E +E e S S S S E. S E S S S S S S S S E a Q E E +E e S S S S G|------------------------|----------------7-----------|----------------------| D|----------------7h9-----|----9-------7h9---9p7-------|--------------3h5p3---| A|------------------------|--------7h9-----------9p7s5-|--------------------5-| E|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------------------------|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------| E. S S S E +E E S S S S E. S e E +E e S S S S H. Q a G|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------|| D|------------------3h5p3---|----------------7h9-----|----------------|| A|--------------------------|------------------------|---------10s=5--|| E|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s|=7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------------|| [Verse 1] Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|-------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E e E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q a G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------| E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-| Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|-------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E e E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q a G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------| E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-| Q +E S S +E E E. S a Q. E +E q E G|-----------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------|-------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------| E|-3--(3)-3-3-(3)-3----3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E E E +E Q E E E E E +E E Q G|------------------|---------------------| D|------------------|---------------------| A|------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5--5S|=7-7---7-(7)-7-5S====| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E q E E e E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|| E|-3----3-(3)-3--3-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-|-5-5---5-(5)-3-5s6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5S==|| [Chorus] E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +E E G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-| E E E E +Q E S S Q. E +E E Q G|--------------------|------------------| D|--------------------|------------------| A|--------------------|------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)----5-6-|-7----7-(7)-7-5---| E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +E E G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-| E E E E +E e E S S H +Q. +E a G|---------------------|------------------| D|---------------------|------------------| A|---------------------|------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7----(7)---(7)s5-| Q E E +E e S S S S E. S S S E +E E S S S S G|----------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3---| A|--------------------5-|--------------------------| E|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-------5s| E. S e E +E E S S E H +Q. +E a G|------9-------------9-|--------------------|| D|----9-----------7h9---|--------------------|| A|----------------------|--------------------|| E|-7------7-(7)-7-------|-7----(7)---(7)s5---|| [Verse 2] Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|-------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E E E +E E E E q E E +E E Q G|-------------------|------------------| D|-------7-(7)-------|------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|------------------| E|-5-5-----------5-5-|-7--5-7-(7)-7-5---| E E +E S S S S E E E Q. E +E q E G|------------------------|-----------------| D|------------------------|-----------------| A|------------------------|-----------------| E|-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---3/-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E E E +E E E E e E E E +E E Q G|-------------------|--------------------| D|-------7-(7)-------|--------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|--------------------| E|-5-5-----------5-6-|-7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5----| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E q E G|------------------|-----------------| D|------------------|-----------------| A|------------------|-----------------| E|-3----3-(3)-3--3/-|-7----7-(7)-7--3-| E E E E +E E +E S S E E E E +E E Q G|-----------------------|------------------| D|-----------------------|------------------| A|-----------------------|------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5-(5)-5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5--| Q. S S S S e E E Q. S S S S E E E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|--------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-7----7-7-7-7-7---7-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q a G|-------------------|----------------------|| D|-------------------|----------------------|| A|-------------------|---------------10s=5--|| E|-5-5S3-5-(5)-5S3-5-|-7-7---7-(7)-7--------|| [Chorus] E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +E E G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-| E E E E +Q E S S E E E E +E S S S S E G|--------------------|------------------------| D|--------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------|------------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)----5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-7-5-7-5--| E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +E E G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)-8-| E E E E +E e E S S H +Q. +E a G|---------------------|------------------|| D|---------------------|------------------|| A|---------------------|------------------|| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7----(7)---(7)s5-|| [Interlude] W W W Q E S S S S S S S S E a G|----------|----------|----------|--------------7------------| D|----------|----------|----------|----------7h9---9p7--------| A|----------|----------|----------|------7h9-----------9p7s5--| E|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------| Q E E +E e S S S S E. S S S E +E E S S S S E. S e E +E e S S S S G|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3---|----------------7h9-----| A|--------------------5-|--------------------------|------------------------| E|-3--3-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s|=7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-| E. S E S S S S S S S S E a G|----------------7-----------| D|----9-------7h9---9p7-------| A|--------7h9-----------9p7s5-| E|-7--------------------------| Q E E +E e S S S S E. S S S E +E E S S S S G|----------------------|---------------------------| D|--------------3h5p3---|------------------3h5p3----| A|--------------------5-|---------------------------| E|-3--x-3-(3)-3---------|-3--3-x-3-3-(3)-3-------5s=| [Verse 3] E. S e E +E e S S S S W Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|------------------------|----------||--------------------|--------------------| D|----------------7h9-----|----------||--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------------|----------||--------------------|--------------------| E|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-------7-|-7--------||-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7--| E E e E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q a G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------| E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-| Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|-------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E e E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q a G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-7-----7-(7)-------|-------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|-------------------| E|---5-----------5-6-|-7----7-(7)-5-7s=5-| Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|-------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7-| E E e E +E E E E E E E E S S S S Q G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-7-----7-(7)-------|----------------------| A|-----7-------7-----|---------7h9p7--------| E|---5-----------5-6-|-7-7-5-7-------10-7\--| Q. S S S S e E E a Q. E +E q E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|--------------------| E|-3----3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5s7----7-(7)-7--7--| E q E +E E E E E Q E E E E a E G|------------------|-------------------|| D|------------------|-------------------|| A|------------------|------------10s5---|| E|-5-5--5-(5)-5-5-6-|-7-7--7---7--------|| [Out-Chorus] E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +Q G|---------------------|-------------------| D|---------------------|-------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)---| E E E E +E E E S S E E E E +E S S E E E E E S S S S E E E G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E +Q E E E S S E E E S S E E E E +E S S S S E G|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| D|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| A|------------------|-------5h7-----------|-----------------------| E|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)--|-5-5---------5---5-6-|-7-7---7-(7)-0-0-7-0h5-| E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E S S S S E E S S G|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------| D|---------------------|------------------|-------5h7-------------| A|---------------------|------------------|-----------5h7---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)--|-5-5-----------5-5-5-6-| E E E E +E E Q E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E +Q G|------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|------------------|---------------------|-------------------| A|------------------|---------------------|-------------------| E|-7-7---7-(7)-7-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2S3-3S5-7-(7)---| ritardando H.=H E E E E +E E E S S W +W G|---------------------|----------|--------*| D|---------------------|----------|--------*| A|---------------------|----------|--------*| E|-5-5---5-(5)-5---5-6-|-7--------|-(7)----*| ************************************* Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | x - muted | h - hammer-on | p - pull-off | s - legato slide | S - shift slide | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************