Stanley Clarke - Hot Fun Bass Tab

Hot Fun
By: Stanley Clarke
Album: School Days

S slap
P pop
H hammer on (above tab)
-5h7- hammer on
-7p5- pull off
-5/7- slide up
-7\5- slide down
-5~- hold note
-X- mute note
|----------------| time signature
 +   +   +   +
Can be lengthened to this
|--------------------------------|
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -
+ major beats (1,2,3,4)
- ands (1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)

This is a killer track, and I absolutely love it. Its just an awesome jam.
In some videos, Stanley doesnt double-thump the main verse, so if you cant
double-thump you’re excused. Its up to you to decide which way you play it. Enjoy.

Intro:
      SSS S              S S P     S        S              S S P     S

  
        
                
  9             
                
  9             
  
        
                
                
                
                
  
        
                
                
                
                
  
     XXX
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
 +   -    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

 S              S S P    S         S              S S P     H   H

  
                
  9             
                
  9    79  79   
<  Overdub
  
                
                
                
                
 fail in
  
                
                
                
                
 recording
  
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0               
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

Verse:
                               S      P   S   P   P   S

  
                                
    12      7   5h6             
  
      5   5     5 5             
                                
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                    0~      5h7 
  
                              12
        7                       
 3x
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

                               S      P   S   P   P   S

  
                                
    12      7   5h6             
  
      5   5     5 5             
                                
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                    0~          
  
                              12
        7                       
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

Chorus:

  
                
               6
4               
              76
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
              75
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

                                                            H   H

  
                
               6
4               
       79  79   
  
                
                
                
                
  
0               
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
                
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

Head:
 S              S S P    S         S              S S P    S

  
                
  9             
                
  9             
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

 S              S S P    S         S              S S P         H

  
                
  9             
                
  9     9  79   
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0               
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

Verse:
                               S      P   S   P   P   S

  
                                
    12      7   5h6             
  
      5   5     5 5             
                                
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                    0~      5h7 
  
                              12
        7                       
 13x
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

                               S      P   S   P   P   S

  
                                
    12      7   5h6             
  
      5   5     5 5             
                                
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                    0~          
  
                              12
        7                       
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

Chorus:

  
                
               6
4               
              76
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
              75
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

                                                                H

  
                
               6
4               
        9  79   
  
                
                
                
                
  
0               
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
                
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

Verse:
                               S      P   S   P   P   S

  
                                
    12      7   5h6             
  
      5   5     5 5             
                                
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                    0~      5h7 
  
                              12
        7                       
 13x
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

                                  P   P   S   P   S

  
                               /
14  12      12                  
  
      5   5     5 5             
        14      11~             
  
7 7 7       5h7     X X X X X   
                     ~          
  
                                
                                
 +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -    +   -   +   -   +   -   +   -

Chorus:

  
                
               6
4               
              76
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
              75
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

                                                                H

  
                
               6
4               
        9  79   
  
                
                
                
                
  
0               
                
                
                
  
                
               5
3               
                
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

Head:
 S              S S P    S         S              S S P    S

  
                
  9             
                
  9             
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

 S              S S P    S         S              S S P    S

  
                
  9             
                
  9             
  
                
                
                
                
  
                
                
                
                
  
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
0              0
0       0/2/3\2 
 +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +

S   P

  
   9            
  
                
  
                
  
0               
 +   +   +   +