Stage Whispers Chords & Tabs
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Stage Whispers - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| < pick scrape
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
| (x7678x) chord shape
Intro: Many guitars mixed up, tricky to unravel, so I have tabbed it as one guitar.
___E5______________________________________________________________
e|--------12-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17~---15-12h15p12--12h15p12--12h15p12--12h15p12--12h15p12----|
G|---------------------14--------14--------14--------14--------14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
( Free time... )
___E5____D#5__C#5__________________________________________________
e|-15b17-15~--12---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-15----12----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------14-12-12---14-12h13--12----------------------|
D|----------------------------14-14------14--14-12-14p12--12-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------14--14\12p10~
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
___F#5_____________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------17p16--16-
G|--------------------------------------------------14h16h18------18-
D|---------------------12------14--16p14--14---16h18---------------|
A|---------10-12--12/14---14/16---------16-------------------------|
E|-12p10h12--------------------------------------------------------|
_______________G#5____________A5________________________C5_________
e|------16h17-19-16-19-16-19-19b21~~~21r19b21r19b21r19~~--19-------|
B|-17h19----------------------------------------------------19b21--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
___D5______________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-17p16--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------18--16--18p16\14--16p14\13--14p13\11--13p11\9--11p9\7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
___D5______________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9p7\5-\4-\2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--3p2h5--3---p2------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5----p3----p2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: ( 4/4 time ) " Well I'm... "
___A_______________A/G#_____________F#m_____________E______________
" Waiting in the wings with all the strings and things that help me make the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2------|--------------------------------|
D|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x--4---x-x-4---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-
A|-0---x-x-0---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x--4---x-x-4---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-
E|-----------------4-------4---x-x--2---x-x-2---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___D_______________________G/D______D______________________________
" Music... Just... "
e|-------------------------3------|-2------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------2------|-2------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------0------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<-------|
( pick scrape, first time only... )
___A_______________A/G#_____________F#m_____________E______________
" another curtain call before I fall into your arms again my... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2------|--------------------------------|
D|-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x--4---x-x-4---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-
A|-0---x-x-0---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x--4---x-x-4---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-
E|-----------------4-------4---x-x--2---x-x-2---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-
___D_______________________G/D______D______________________________
" Beauty... This guitar does not... "
e|-------------------------3------|-2------------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------2------|-2------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------0------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___E5______F#5_____G5____F#____E5__________________________________
" lie... The great deception is not... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-------4-------5-----4--------|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------4-------5-----4--------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------|
___C_(x3x01x)______F_(1332xx)_______D_(xx032x)_____________________
" My - y achievement "
e|-7--h8--p7----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------8------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------9--------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------9----------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------10-/12~~~10/12~~~~~~~~\-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse, more or less the same.
Middle part:
___D_(xx032x)______________________________________________________
( Lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|-10----12----14-14b15-14---15---|
B|-3-----------------------------10--------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------11--|--------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___b_________________________A______b_______________________A______
" Where... is the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-------4-4-4---4---4-----2----|-4-------4-4-4---4-------2------|
D|-4-------4-4-4---4---4-----2----|-4-------4-4-4---4-------2------|
A|-2-------2-2-2---2---2-----0----|-2-------2-2-2---2-------0------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar... )
e|-14~~~~\0-----------------------|-------------------------14b15r14-
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___G_________________________F#_____G_______________C______________
" One... who... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------5-----5-----5--|
D|-5-------5-5-5---5--------------|-----------------5-----5-----5--|
A|-5-------5-5-5---5--------------|-----------------3-----3-----3--|
E|-3-------3-3-3---3---3-----2----|-3-------3-3-3------------------|
( Lead guitar... )
e|-12------\10--------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------10h12~~~~~~~~--|-----------------12----12----12-|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___b_________________________A______b_______________b_______A______
" knows... the shape of things to... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-------4-4-4---4---4-----2----|-4---------------4-------2------|
D|-4-------4-4-4---4---4-----2----|-4---------------4-------2------|
A|-2-------2-2-2---2---2-----0----|-2---------------2-------0------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~\---------------|-----12-b13-r12--10-------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------12--12--11-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G_________________________F#_____G_______________G_______F#_____
" come? the thrills that I have... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-5-5---5--------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-5-5---5--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-3-3---3---3-----2----|-3---------------3-------2------|
( Lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------10b12~~~10b12~~~
G|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\7~~~7~~~~~~~---|-------------7------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----7h8h9----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/stage_whispers_tab.html ]
___E_________________________D______E______________________________
" Won... the kiss that time's... "
e|---------0-0-0---0---0----------|--------------------------------|
B|---------0-0-0---0---0-----3----|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0----|-2------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
( Lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\---|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A7_______________________________A______________________________
" Begun... for me. "
e|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
( Lead guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6-p0-6------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Instrumental: Funky Guitar Riff... ( note stretched bars )
01:26
___Dm__________________C___________G______________________________
( wah-wah pedal... )
e|-10--10--10--10------8-------x---7---7---7----------------------|
B|-10--10--10--10------8-------x---8---8---8----------------------|
G|-10--10--10--10------9-------x---7---7---7------/12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___Dm_________________C________G__________________________________
( wah-wah pedal... )
e|-10--10--10--10------8-------7---7------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10--10------8-------8---8------------------------------|
G|-10--10--10--10------9-------7---7-------7------/12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Dm_________________C____________G______________________________
( wah-wah pedal... )
e|-10--10--10--10------8-------x---7---7---7----------------------|
B|-10--10--10--10------8-------x---8---8---8----------------------|
G|-10--10--10--10------9-------x---7---7---7------/12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------/12-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___C___________F___________C______________________________________
( wah-wah pedal... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-----------10----------8~\------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10----------9~\------------------------------------|
D|-10----------10----------10\------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat verse.
Drum solo:
End Guitar solo:
___D________________________________Bm_____________________________
02:10
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-------------------9b11~~9b11~~9b11~
D|------------------------------9-|-7------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat until:
___D________________________________Bm_____________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9b11~~~r9----------------------|-7~~~~~~\--------------------10h11-
D|-----------------------------7h9--7~~~~~~\-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
__D________________________________Bm______________________________
02:23
e|-10-----------------------------|---------------------10---------|
B|------10------------------------|-----13b15---13b15-------13p10--|
G|------10h11---------------------|------------------------------10h11-
D|-------------12~~~~~~~~~\-------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
__D________________________________Bm______________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----10-------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-12------12---------------------|-12----------------------12h14p12-
A|------------12/14------------12h14-------------------12h14--------14-
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
__D________________________________Bm_____________________________
e|-------------------------17-----|-----17-14--14------------------|
B|--------------15p14--14---------|----------15--15----------------|
G|---------14h16-----16-----------|----------------14~~------------|
D|-12h14h16-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Stretched bars...
___D______________________________________________________________
e|-14--12--10-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------14--12--10-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12--11--9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------12--11--9------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------12--10--9------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------12-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7--h9--|
A|-9---------------9---------------9~~~~~~\-----------------------|
E|---------12--------------12-------------------------------------|
__D________________________________Bm______________________________
02:37
e|--------------------------------|-------------------7------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------7---10-7--7-10-|
G|-7-9-----9---9^~~~~~~~r9-7~~~---|---------7---9^----------9------|
D|--------------------------------|-----9--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
__D________________________________Bm______________________________
e|-----------------------------7--|--------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10b12-10b12~~~~~~~------10-7---10------7~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
G|--------------------------------|---------9----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Stretched bars...
___D_______________________________________________________________
e|-12b13---12p10-------10--12-h13-p12--10------10--12-h13-p12--10-|
B|-----------------12----------------------12---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
e|-----10--12-h13-p12--10------10--12-h13-p12--10------10---------|
B|-12----------------------12----------------------12------13--12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___D______________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12------12--9--h10-p9-------9------------------------------9-
D|-----------------------------12------12--10--9-------9--10--12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------12-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Bm_____________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------10--12--14--------------10--12--12b14-
B|---------------8h10-/12--14--------------10--12--14-------------|
G|-11--9p7h9--11--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending: ( No chord )
___________________________________________________________________
02:51
e|-12b14-12b14-12b14-------12-14--|-10-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------10----10------------------------13b15~
G|--------------------------------|-----10^------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------12~~~~~~---------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
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e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-13b15-13b15--13b15--13p10---10-|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------12----|-12b14~~~~~~~~~~\---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------10--12-|
G|--------------------------------|-------7-----9------/11---------|
D|-----------------------------7--|-9------------------------------|
A|-------------5-------7---9------|--------------------------------|
E|-5-----7------------------------|--------------------------------|
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e|-10 -12--14-12~~-----10---------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12--10-|-12\----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Words & Music by Bill Nelson
