Jackson Browne - Stay

STAY 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 B E) - 'Danny Kortchmar - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jackson Browne - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Danny Kortchmar - Electric Guitar' Verse Q=108 G Em C D G Em C D 4/4 Gtr II Q Q Q E E +E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E +E Q E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q 3x ||------7---7-------|------------------|-----7---7-------|--------------------|| ||o-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--|-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8---o|| ||--7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7----|| ||--9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7----|| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| Chorus $ W +W E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q |-0--------|-(0)--------||-----7---7-------|------------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------||-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--| |-0--------|-(0)--------||-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--| |-2--------|-(2)--------||-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--| |-2--------|-(2)--------||-----------------|------------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------||-----------------|------------------| To Coda E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q |-----7---7-------|------------------|-----7---7-------|------------------| |-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--|-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--| |-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--| |-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| Q H. +W |-0--0-------|-(0)---------------------------------|| |-0--0-------|-(0)---------------------------------|| |-0--0-------|-(0)---------------------------------|| |-2--2-------|-(2)---------------------------------|| |-2--2-------|-(2)---------------------------------|| |-0--0-------|-(0)---------------------------------|| | | Gtr III | W E S S E E S +S E E E |------------|-----------12-15-15b17r(15)p12-12-12-|| |------------|-----12-15---------------------------|| |------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------|-------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo B E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / W |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------| |-15b16---15b16-12-15b16-15b16-12-12--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Gtr III ~~ a E E E E Q S +S S S Q E E E S S S S E |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------12------------------------|-------------------------------| |-16s14-12-14----14b16====14r(14)-12----|-12---14-----------12----14b16-| |------------------------------------14-|-------------12-14----14-------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / ~~ S +S S S S S S S E E E E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-14b16r(14)-12----14-12-------------12-14\-| |---------------14-------14-12-12-14--------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| A E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E S S E S S E E E E |----------------------------------------| |--------------------------17---17---17--| |---------14-16-14-16b18==(16)-(16)-(16)-| |---14-16--------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~~ E E E E Q Q E S S E E E E E E +W |-----------------------------|---------12-15-15-15-15-15-|-(15)-----|| |--17---17---------14---------|---12-15-------------------|----------|| |-(16)-(16)r-17-16-14---------|---------------------------|----------|| |-----------------------16\---|---------------------------|----------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|| & Gtr I E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q ||------7---7-------|------------------|-----7---7-------|--------------------|| ||o-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--|-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8---o|| ||--7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7----|| ||--9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7----|| ||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| Outro Keyboard Solo Q H. S S E E a E E E Q E E E E Q. E |------------|-----------------------------||------7---7--------| |-8--8-------|-----------------------------||o-8---8---8-----5--| |-9--9-------|-------12-12----12-12-12-12--||--7---7---9-----5--| |-9--9-------|-------12-12-12s14-12-12-12--||--9---9---9-----5--| |-7--7-------|-12h14-----------------------||o------------------| |------------|-----------------------------||-------------------| +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q 8x |------------------|-----7---7-------|-------------------|| |-(5)-5---5-----8--|-8---8---8-----5-|-(5)-5---5-----8--o|| |-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-7---7---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7---|| |-(5)-5---5-7-7-7--|-9---9---9-----5-|-(5)-5---5-7-7-7---|| |------------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 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