If You Want Me To Stay bass tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

If You Want Me To Stay bass tab

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If You Want Me To Stay
By Sylvester Stewart 
As recorded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album Frekey Styley
Tabbed By Martin Peters

^ = play note with accent
Bass

Intro(Fade in):
G-|------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|------------|--------------------|---------------------------3-|
A-|------------|--------------------|-------------6--4--4--4--4---|
E-|-6----6--6--|-3--4--6--6--6--6-4-|-3--3--3--3------------------|
                 ^     ^     ^        ^     ^     ^     ^     ^ 
G-|------------------------|---------------------------|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--6--6--7--7--8-8-8-8-|
A-|------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A-|------------------------|----------6--4--4--4----|
E-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-3--3--3----------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|---------------5---4--|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6-----------|
A-|------------------------|-------------3---2----|
E-|------------------------|----------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^       ^   ^    
Main bass figure:
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A-|------------------------|----------6--4--4--4----|
E-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-3--3--3----------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|---------------------------|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--6--6--7--7--8-8-8-8-|
A-|------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|------------------------|---------------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A-|------------------------|----------6--4--4--4----|
E-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-3--3--3----------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|---------------5---4--|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6-----------|
A-|------------------------|-------------3---2----|
E-|------------------------|----------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^       ^   ^ 
Variations:
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A-|------------------------|----------6--4--4--4----|
E-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-3--3--3----------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--6--6--------------|
A-|------------------------|--------------3--3--2--2-|
E-|------------------------|-------------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^      ^  ^  ^  ^
G-|------------------------|------------------------|
D-|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A-|------------------------|----------6--4--4--4----|
E-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4-|-3--3--3----------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^     ^
G-|------------------------|-----------------------|
D-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6--7--7------|
A-|------------------------|------------------3--2-|
E-|------------------------|-----------------------|
    ^     ^     ^     ^      ^     ^     ^    ^  ^
Note: This bass figure is repeated thoughout the song. 
Notice the rhythm. Play every second note with accent (on 1, 2, 3 and 4). 
Practice this rhythm with the fingers, and let one finger play the accent 
every time (ex. the index finger).
Flea plays the bass figure with a lot of variations. 
Exsamples are showed above.


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