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STAY
As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1998 Album THE WAKE OF MAGELLAN)
Transcribed by Adder_XYU@hotmail.com
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Intro
Q=108
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Verse 1
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E B
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------| ||--------0-------0-|-------0-------0--||-----------------|---------4-4-4-4--| ||------4-------5---|-----7-------5----||-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| ||o---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| ||--0-------0-------|-0-------0--------||-----------------|------------------|
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0---|| ||------4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5-----|| ||o---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3------o|| ||--0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---------||
Chorus
Am7
Q E E +E E E E +E E +E E E E E E
|-^0--0-0-(0)-----3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-0-----| |-^1--1-------1---1-|-(1)-1-(1)-1-(1)---1---| |-^0--0---------0---|--------------0------0-| |-^2--2-------------|-----------------------| |-^0--0-------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E +E E E E +E E +E E +E E E E
|-^0--0-0-(0)-----3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-0-----| |-^1--1-------1---1-|-(1)-1-(1)-1-(1)-1-1---| |-^0--0---------0---|-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-^2--2---------2---|-----------------2-2-2-| |-^0--0-------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------|
(E)
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0-0-|-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(E)
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0-0-|-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Break
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Verse 2
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E B
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-5-5-4-4-0-| |-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----------4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-------------------|
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0---|| ||------4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5-----|| ||o---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3------o|| ||--0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---------||
Chorus
Am7
Q +E E +E E E E +E E +E E E E E E
|-^0--(0)-0-(0)-----3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-(3)-0-----| |-^1--(1)-------1-----|--------------1----1---| |-^0--(0)---------0---|--------------0------0-| |-^2--(2)-------------|-----------------------| |-^0--(0)-------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E +E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-^0--0-0-(0)-----3-|-(3)-3-(3)----------| |-^1--1-------1---1-|-(1)-1-(1)-1-1-1-1--| |-^0--0---------0---|--------0--0-0-0-0--| |-^2--2-------------|-----------2-2-2-2--| |-^0--0-------------|-----------0-0-0-0--| |-------------------|--------------------|
(E)
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------| ||o-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0-0-o||-2---3---5-----2-|---5---3---2-0----| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Outro
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
H.=H Q=80
Emadd2 C/E Dsus4/E C/E
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |-----------------|---------------0-|-(0)----| |-------0-------0-|-------0---------|--------| |-----4-------5---|-----7-------5---|--------| |---2-------3-----|---5-------3-----|--------| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|--------|
Q=108
Emadd2
4/4
S S S S E E +H +W
|--------------------0--(0)----|-(0)----*| |----------------0--(0)-(0)----|-(0)----*| |------------0--(0)-(0)-(0)----|-(0)----*| |--------4--(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)----|-(4)----*| |----2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)----|-(2)----*| |-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----|-(0)----*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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