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If You Want Me to Stay

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bass Tab
★4.1(24)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

If You Want Me to Stay

Red Hot Chili Peppers

What Hits?

Tabbed by: Mark

Had this around for a while, have never seen it all tabbed out.

I think the tone is weird in this song, but... (lots of repetition)

Intro part:

G|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------2-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|--------5-3-3--3---|
E|-5---5---5--2-3---4-|-5---5---5---5-4-|-3-3--3------------|
G|--------------------|----------------4-3-|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--5-5--2-2------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-22-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|---5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-------------4--3---|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--5-5-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------2------1-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

(0:22)

“..want me to stay...”

G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-2-2--2-2-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------3-3--2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0--0-0--1-1--2-3-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------5-5--3-3-|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--3-3-----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-77-----------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|---5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------|------------3--2-(2)1-|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-3-3--0-0--1----------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-------------5--3---|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--3-3-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------3------5-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5(5)4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------3---|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0--0-0--1-1----2-|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------5--3-3--3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------------|-----2-----3-----|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0---0-1---2-3-|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------2-|
A|-------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5—5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--3-3-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------3-3--2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-3-3--0-0--1-1--3-3-|

(1:48)

“...dooo da doo, do do, doooooo da do....”

G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------2--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-1--1-1-0--0-0--0-1-x-3-|
G|----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------2--3-3--3-3-|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5(5)4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-3-0--0-0--1-1--2-(2)3-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------5-5--3-3-|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--3-3-----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

(2:17)

“...see me again....”

G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-77-----------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|---5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-2-2--2-2--5-3------|
A|--------------------|----------------3-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|------------5----4--|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--4-3-----------|
A|--------------------|-----------3---x2-1-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

(2:36)

“...dooo da doo, do do, doooooo da do....”

G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-----------0-|
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0--0-0--0(0)1-x-2-3-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-2-2--2-2-----5----6-|
A|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------3----4----|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-r--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-------------5--4------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-55-3--3-------------|
A|--------------------|-----------3--2--2(2)1-|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-2-2--2-2--2-2------|
A|--------------------|----------------3-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3-3-|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------3-3--2-2-|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-3-3--1-1-----------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2---|
A|--------------------|------------------3-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------2--3-3--3-3-|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0--0-0--1-1--3-3-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------5--3-3--3---|
E|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-4-|-3-3--3-------------|
G|--------------------|-----------5-5--3-3-|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-5-5--3-3-----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-77-------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------5-4-3-3--3-3-|
E|---5--5-5--5-5--5(5)4-|-3-3--(3)3-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|....
D|--------------------|--------------------|....
A|--------------------|----------------3-2-|....
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|-0-0--0-0--3-3------|....

Peace :)

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Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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