PRICE TO PLAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Staind
(From the 2003 Album 14 SHADES OF GREY)
Words and Music by Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki and Johhny April
Gtr I (Ab Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Drop A Tuned Down Half Step'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=106
4/4
Gtr I
E. S +S S E +S E S E E E. S +S S E +S E S E S S
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E. S +S S E +S E S E E E. S +S S E +S E S E E
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|-5--3-(3)-3-5-(5)-3-3-5-3-|-5--3-(3)-3-5-(5)-3-3-5-3--||
Verse
S S S S +E S S S E S E E S S S S +S S E S E S E E
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||--5-5-5-3-(3)-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-3-3-5-3--|
E S S +S S E S E S E E S S S S +S S S S S E S E E
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|-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-3--||
Pre-Chorus
E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E
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|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--5-3-|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--6-(0)-|
E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E S S
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|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--5-3-|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--x-1-1-|
Chorus
E. S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +S E. E E
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1.,2.,3.
E. S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +S E S E E
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|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--||
4.
E S S +S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S S E S E E
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|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-5-3-(3)-5-5-5-3-3-5-3--|
Verse
S S S S +S S E S E S E E S S S S +E S S S E S E E
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|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-||--5-5-5-3-(3)-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-|
S S S S +S S E S E S E E E S S +S S E S E S E E
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|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-|-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-3-3-5-3-|
Pre-Chorus
S S S S +S S S S S E S E E E. S +E E +S E. E E
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|-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-5-5-5-3-3-5-3--||-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--5-3-|
E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E
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|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--6-(0)-|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--5-3-|
Chorus
E. S +E E +S E. E S S E. S E E +S E. E E
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|-5--3-(3)-5-(5)-3--x-1-1-||--1--1-1-1-(1)-1--1s3-|
E. S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +S E. E E
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|-3--3-3-3-(3)-3--3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5--5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
E. S E E +S E S E E E S S +S S E S S S S S S S S
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|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
Bridge
1.,2.,3.
S E S E e S E S E e S E S E e e S S S S S S
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Chorus
4.
S E S Q e e S S S S E. S E E +S E. E E
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|-5---5----5-3-1-1-1-1-||--1--1-1-1-(1)-1--1s3-|
E. S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +S E. E E
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|-3--3-3-3-(3)-3--3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5--5-5-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
E. S E E +S E S E E E S S +S S E S S S S S S S S
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|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
Outro
1.,2.,3. 4.
S E S E e S E S E e S E S E e e S S S S S S S E S E e e E S S S S
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
