Jackson Browne

Stay

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Stay

Written by Maurice Williams

Key:  G More
Stay Key DD
Stay Key D#D#
Stay Key EE
Stay Key FF(one step down)
Stay Key F#F#(half step down)
Stay Key GG(original key)
Stay Key G#G#(half step up)
Stay Key AA(one step up)
Stay Key A#A#
Stay Key BB
Stay Key CC
Stay Key C#C#
	  		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 



           G                   Em                    C                    D 
      3 x 0 0 0 3          0 2 2 0 0 0          x 3 2 0 1 0          x x 0 2 3 2 

           B                    A 
      x 2 4 4 4 2          x 0 2 2 2 0 



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 
                        $ 
  Em                       G       Em    C             D 
  W          +W            Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q   E E E Q 
  |           |            |   |   |   | |    |  |   | | | | 
  /           /            /   /   /   / /    /  /   / / / / 

  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 
  G       Em    C             D        G       Em    C             D 
  Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q   E E E Q    Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q   E E E Q 
  |   |   |   | |    |  |   | | | |    |   |   |   | |    |  |   | | | | 
  /   /   /   / /    /  /   / / / /    /   /   /   / /    /  /   / / / / 

  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--| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| 


  Em 
  Q  H.        +W 
  |  |          | 
  /  /          / 

  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--| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 


                                          Em 
  Gtr II 
      E  E  E  E  E     E  E       E       E E  E E E  E     E     E 
      |  |  |  |  |     |  |       |       | |  | | |  |     |     | 
      /  /  /  /  /     /  /       /       / /  / / /  /     /     / 

  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\---|---------------------------|----------|| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|| 
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|| 


    & 
    G       Em    C             D        G       Em    C             D 
    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 
||------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 
  Em                                           G       Em    C 
  W            +W                              Q   Q   Q   E E 
  |             |                              |   |   |   | | 
  /             /                              /   /   /   / / 

  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------------------| 
|------------|-----------------------------||-------------------| 


            D        G       Em    C             D 
  +E  Q   E E E Q    Q   Q   Q   E E   +E  Q   E E E Q 
   |  |   | | | |    |   |   |   | |    |  |   | | | | 
   /  /   / / / /    /   /   /   / /    /  /   / / / / 

  +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 
		  

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