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 ||---------------------------|----------------------------| ||o--------------------------|----------------------------| ||---------------------------|----------------------------| ||o--------------------------|----------------------------| ||--5--3-(3)-3-5-(5)-3-3-5-3-|-5--3-(3)-3-5-(5)-3-3-6-6-6-| E. S +S S E +S E S E E E. S +S S E +S E S E E |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-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 ||----------------------------|----------------------------| ||o---------------------------|----------------------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------| ||o---------------------------|----------------------------| ||--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 |-------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-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 |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-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 |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-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 ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--1--1-1-1-(1)-1--1s3-|-3--3-3-3-(3)-3--3-3-| 1.,2.,3. E. S E E +S E. E E E. S E E +S E S E E |---------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------o|| |---------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------o|| |-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 |-------------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------| |-------------------------------||----------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------||----------------------------| |---------------------------||o---------------------------| |---------------------------||----------------------------| |---------------------------||o---------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-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 |------------------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------------o||-----------------------| |------------------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------------o||-----------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-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 |-------------------------||----------------------| |-------------------------||o---------------------| |-------------------------||----------------------| |-------------------------||o---------------------| |-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 |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-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 |------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------o||-------------------------------|| |------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------o||-------------------------------|| |-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 ||----------------------|--------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-------------------------o|| ||----------------------|--------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--5---5---5-5---5---5-|-5---5---5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| Chorus 4. S E S Q e e S S S S E. S E E +S E. E E |----------------------||----------------------| |----------------------||o---------------------| |----------------------||----------------------| |----------------------||o---------------------| |-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 |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-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 |------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------o||-------------------------------|| |------------------------||-------------------------------|| |-----------------------o||-------------------------------|| |-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 ||----------------------|--------------------------||------------------------*| ||o---------------------|-------------------------o||------------------------*| ||----------------------|--------------------------||------------------------*| ||o---------------------|-------------------------o||------------------------*| ||--5---5---5-5---5---5-|-5---5---5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-5---5---5-5-5-3-3-3-3--*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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