STAY (Bassline) As recorded by Jackson Browne (From the 1977 Album RUNNING ON EMPTY) Words by Maurice Williams / Jackson Browne Music by Maurice Williams Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leland Sklar - Bass' Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e ||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-5--(5)-5----------|-----------------| ||o----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5-| ||--------------------|-8-8--8----------| Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e 3x |-------------------|-------------------|| |-5--(5)-5----------|------------------o|| |----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5--o|| |-------------------|-8-8--8------------|| Chorus $ W +W Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e |----------|------------||-------------------|-----------------| |----------|------------||-5--(5)-5----------|-----------------| |-7--------|-(7)--------||----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5-| |----------|------------||-------------------|-8-8--8----------| To Coda Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-5--(5)-5----------|-----------------|-5--(5)-5----------|------------------| |----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5-|----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5--| |-------------------|-8-8--8----------|-------------------|-8-8--8-----------| Guitar Solo Q H. +H E e e e Q +E e H |------------|----------------||---------------| |------------|----------------||---------------| |-7--7-------|-(7)------7-7-7-||---------------| |------------|----------------||-7--(7)-7-7----| Q +E e H Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------|-7--(7)-7-7--(7)-7-|-7--(7)-7-7--(7)-7-| |-7--(7)-7-7----|-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e Q Q W |-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-7-----|| |-7--(7)-7-7--(7)-7-|-7--(7)-7-7--(7)-7-|-------------7--|-------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-5--(5)-5-5-----|-------|| |-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------|| & Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e ||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-5--(5)-5----------|-----------------| ||o----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5-| ||--------------------|-8-8--8----------| Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e |-------------------|-------------------|| |-5--(5)-5----------|------------------o|| |----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5--o|| |-------------------|-8-8--8------------|| Outro Keyboard Solo Q H. +W Q +E e Q +E e |------------|------------||--------------------| |------------|------------||o-5--(5)-5----------| |-7--7-------|-(7)--------||o----------7--(7)-7-| |------------|------------||--------------------| e Q e Q +E e Q +E e Q +E e e Q e Q +E e 8x |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-5--(5)-5----------|-----------------o|| |--------5--(5)-5-|----------7--(7)-7-|--------5--(5)-5-o|| |-8-8--8----------|-------------------|-8-8--8-----------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths