Sly & the Family Stone
Bass Tablature

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Greatest Hits, 1970) 

This classic bassline repeats throughout the entire song, except for
the 4 bars which follow each chorus.  Historical Note: This song is
considered to be the first song in American Pop Music to feature the
"slap/pop" technique.

Bassist: Larry Graham.  S = Slap, P = Pop, SL = Slide

             P P P         P P            P P P             P P
G----|-------9-7-9-|-------9-7------|-----9-7-9--|----------9-7----
D----|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------------
A----|-5-7---------|-5-7----------- |-5-7--------|-4-5-------------
E-7--|-------------|-------------7--|------------|-----0---------7-
  S    S S           S S         S    S S          SL  S         S
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If You Want Me To Stay (Fresh, 1973) 

This song has only one bassline which continues over and over again, with
subtle differences and embellishments.

This ENTIRE thing is slapped, but it sounds just as good played normal.

Bassist: Sly Stone.

g-------------------|-----------------|-----------------    
d-7-7---------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
a-------------------|-------5-3-3-3---|-----------------
e-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------

g------------------
d-5-5-5-5-----10-9-
a---------7-7------
e------------------
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