If You Want Me To Stay
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.