There was no version of "stay" on this site.
so I'm uploading this from the Dave Mathews tab website....
which is hidden at
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/9634/guitarch.html
--kidguitar
Stay
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Donated to Dave Matthews Band Guitar Tab Archives by Rory Lowe
Credit.....Rory Lowe.....Glade14@aol.com
This tune, you have to keep great rhythm for it to sound good....also you have
to use a lot of muting....For the chorus you have to pick out the rythem..its
easy to figure out!
Intro and Verse
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G--10--10--10-x---10----8--7--8--8--8--7--8--8--8---7--10---
D---8---8---8-x----8----6--5--6--6--6--5--6--6--6-------8---
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus- I am a bit unsure of this part
" Just wasting Time "
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G----8---8-----8------10---10---10--------------------------------
D----6---6-----6-------8----8----8---------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's another version from Sean Spicer:
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Stay
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Transcribed by:
Sean Spicer (spicer@megalon.wustl.edu)
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Here's my early transcription of this excellent song...
There are a number of nuances -- my advice is to sit down and
play along with the disk.
5.3.98
Intro/Verse
F Eb
e----x----x----x--------x---x---x---x----------------------------
b----x----x----x--------x---x---x---x----------------------------
g----10---x----10-------7--/8---7--/8----------------------------
d----x----x----x--------x---x---x---x----------------------------
a----8----x----8--------5---5---5--/6----------------------------
e----x----x----x--------x---x---x---x----------------------------
Chorus -- "Wasting Time"
Eb(add11) F5 C#(add11)
e----x--------x-----------------------x---------------------------
b----x--------x-----------------------x---------------------------
g----7--------x-------(sometimes------5---------------------------
d----8--------10----------Played)-----6---------------------------
a----6--------8-----------------------4---------------------------
e----0--------x-----------------------0---------------------------
"Stay! Stay! Stay! for a while..."
F5
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------
g-------2-----2-----x-----2-------------------------------------
d-------x-----x-----x-----x-------------------------------------
a-------3-----3-----3-----3------3-------(back to verse)--------
e-------1-----1----h1----h1-----h1------------------------------
Main Fill...
e------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------
d----8-------------------------------------------
a------7-------6-7-8-----------------------------
e-6------6-7-8-----------------------------------
Questions/Comments/Corrections welcome!
email to: spicer@megalon.wustl.edu
Here's another version from Jack:
here's the verse from Stay (similar to Two Step), at least what I got:
e-x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x
B-x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x
G-10-10-10-x-10-8--7-8
D-x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x
A-x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x
E-10-10-10-x-10-6--6-6
just go back and forth with the rhythm on the 3rd string on the 7th and
8th fret.
Here's another version from Dan Barry:
Chorus - "Wasting time..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/stay_tab.html ]
e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g---10---------------------------------
d---8------10----8-----10--------------
a---6------x-----6-----x---------------
e----------8-----------8---------------
Here's the "breakdown" part from Ethan Bauley:
e------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------
g----3-------------------------------------------
d------2-------1-2-3-----------------------------
a-1------1-2-3-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
Yet another version from Matt Busch:
verse(these are the chord shapes, just listen for rhythm)
---6-6-6----6-4-3-4-3-4----r
---6-6-6----6-4-3-4-3-4----e
---7-7-7----7-5-5-5-5-5----p
---8-8-8----8-6-6-6-6-6----e
---x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x----a
---x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x----t
chorus
just wasting time......A little taste...stay stay stay
(chord shapes)
-6---10--8---3--------------6---10--8---1
-6---10--8---4--------------6---10--8---1
-7---10--8---5--------------7---10--8---2
-6---10--8---5--------------6---10--8---3
-8---8---6---3--------------8---8---6---3
-6---x---x---x--------------6---x---x---1
Here's another version from Todd Woodard:
Hey..I've been over the tab's that you have for Stay, and I think my
version is more accurate than the others you have.. Try it out, it's
simpler (Dave's parts are usually fairly simple), and I think it sounds
more like the song:
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
---10---10-10---x-x-x-x-x10---8---7---8-----8-----7---8-----8s10---
----8----8--8---x-x-x-x-x-8---8---5---5-----5-----6---6-----6s-8---
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
Each beat is marked off with a |, it's a two bar phrase, the bar line
denoted with a | on the bottom of the staff. If you listen carefully, you
will hear the slide I've tabbed out at the end of the 'riff'.
Here's another from Erik Hedman:
i figured out the tabs form the intro to stay. i took a look at
everyones tabs,but it seemed they were moving all over the neck of the
guitar. Dave basically stays in one place. I don't have the special format
to write it in, so i'm going to do my best.sorry this is how it is.
e--------------------------------------pull off
b-----6 6 6 x x x x 6 4 3---4 4 4 4 3---4/5
g-----3 3 3 x x x x 3 3 3---3 3 3 3-----5/6
d---------------------------5 5 5 5-----6/7
a------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
Here's another from Steven Leigh (steven2525@hotmail.com):
e-------------------------------|
B--6-66---6---3-4--4h3---4--4/6-|
G--7-77---7-8-x-x--x---7-5--5/7-|
D--8-88---8-8-5-5--5---6-6--6/8-|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
I left out the muting because it's tough to notate and it gets
confusing anyway, just listen to the album to get the rhythm.
As I said I went through this note by note to make sure it was
right, and they are typical Dave Matthews chords, so it should
be correct.
Here's yet another from Jason Weathers:
his is just the intro to the song and I thought I'd share how I think the
song is played. It sure sounds a lot better than the other tabs, and I
think its pretty right on.
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B----6-----4-----4-----4-------------------------------------------
G----7-----5-----3-----5-------------------------------------------
D----8-------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
I'll finish up with the rest of the song soon including the jam in the middle
that sounds just like a lot of notes (ie. like the jam in Drive in at the
end of the song) so keep checking.
Yet another version from Keith McCoy:
e-------------------------|
b--6-66---6---------------|
g--7-77---78-7-88--7-88/10| Stay intro
d--8-88---86-5-55--6-66---|
a-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
