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.


From ShiZZaRhcP@aol.comFri May 24 11:38:10 1996
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 11:41:57 -0400
From: ShiZZaRhcP@aol.com
To: dwm3@po.cwru.edu
Subject: red hot chili peppers- If you want me to stay

If You Want Me To Stay
By the Red Hot ChiLi PePPeRs
from the album Freaky Styley
and What Hits?!?

This song has only one bassline which continues over and over again.
This ENTIRE thing is slapped, but it sounds just as good played normal.

g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
a------------------------------------2-3-3-3------------------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4-3-3-3------------------------------------

g--------------------------------------------
d--4-5-5-----------9-9--8-8--7-5------
a------------7-7-----------------------7---
e--------------------------------------------
Just repeat that whole thing over + over again till the end