band: Stone Temple Pilots
song: Big Empty
album: Purple
transcribed by: Tero (magics5@yahoo.com)
http://www.geocities/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/5457/
notation:
^ = bend
^> = bend and release
x = fret-hand muting
. = pick-hand muting
spm.= slight palm muting
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
(9) = ghost note
" = trem picking
tune guitar 2 high E down one step (E,A,D,G,B,D)
intro
=====
guitar 2 (acoustic with slide)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
|----------/12~~~~~~~~~~~--------11--12----/11~~~~~(11)\-7-7-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
guitar 1 (clean electric) |
|----------------0--------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|-----------3----3-------3------3-----------------3-------3----------3-------------|
|-----------3----3-------3-0h3--3----3------------3-------3----x--x--3--------3----|
|--------------------------2----2----2----2--------------------x--x--0-0h2----0----|
|---2-------------------------------------3----3-----------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12~~~~~~~~~~~(12)\------------12--------------------------------------------|
|--/12--------------(12)\-----/12--------11~~~~~-----8--10---11\10---8------10\8/--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|--------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|------------3-------------------------------------3------3------------------------|
|------------3----3----x--x-----0--3---------------3------3----x--x----------------|
|------------2----2----x--x-----2--2---0--------2--2------2----x--x--0--0h2--------|
|---2-----2------------------2------------3--------------------------3--3----------|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse
=====
second time guitar 2 plays noted fills instead of already tabbed notes.
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/ second time with FILL 1 \
|-------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(12)\-----------------------------------------|
|(8)/12------------------------------(12)\-----------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
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| |
|------------0----0--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|------------3----3--------------------------------3-----3-----------------3-------|
|------------3----3----x--x--0--0h3-0--------------3-----3----x--x--0--0h3-0-------|
|------------2----2----x--x--2--2---2--0--------2--2-----2----x--x--2--2-------0---|
|---2-------------------------------------3--3-------------------------------------|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
_____________________________________
/ second time with FILL 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-/-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-/-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|------------0----0--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|------------3----3--------------------------------3-----3-------------3--3--------|
|------------3----3----x--x--0--0h3-0---0----------3-----3---x--x------3--3--------|
|------------2----2----x--x--2--2---2---2-------2--2-----2---x--x--0-0h2--0-----0--|
|---2-------------------------------------3----------------------------------2-----|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
________________________________________________________________________________
\
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|(3)/7-/-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(9)\----------------------|
|(3)/7-/-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(9)\----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|------------0----0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|------------3----3----------------3--------------3-----3-----------3---3----------|
|------------3----3----x--x--0-0h3-0--------------3-----3---x--x----3---3----------|
|------------2----2----x--x--2-2-------0--2----2--2-----2---x--x--0-0h2-0------0---|
|---2-------------------------------------3----3---------------------------2-------|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1
|------------0----0------------------------------0------0------0---------0---------|
|------------3----3------------------------------3------3---------3------3---------|
|------------3----3----0--0--0-0h3-0--------3----3------3------------3---3---------|
|------------2----2----2--2--2-2---2---0----2-----------2----------------2---------|
|---2---------------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus
======
guitar 1
|---3-----3---3----5------------------------8----8--x--x--8------8----8--8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5-------------5----------8----8--x--x--8------8----8--8--8------|
|---0-----0---0----0-------------0-----0----0----0--x--x--0------0----0--0--0---0--|
|---0---------0----0-------------0-----0----0-------------0------0----0--0--0---0--|
|------------------4-------------4----------7-------------7------7----7--7--7------|
|---3---------3----5---------5---5----------8-------------8------8----8--8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5------------------------8-----8---8-----8-------8----8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5-------------5----------8-----8---8-----8-------8----8--8------|
|---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--|
|------------------4-------------4----------7---------7-----7-------7----7--7------|
|---3---------3----5---------5---5----------8---------8-----8-------8----8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5------------------------8----8--x--x--8------8----8--8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5-------------5----------8----8--x--x--8------8----8--8--8------|
|---0-----0---0----0-------------0-----0----0----0--x--x--0------0----0--0--0---0--|
|---0---------0----0-------------0-----0----0-------------0------0----0--0--0---0--|
|------------------4-------------4----------7-------------7------7----7--7--7------|
|---3---------3----5---------5---5----------8-------------8------8----8--8--8------|
|---3-----3---3----5------------------------8----8--8---8------8--8----------------|
|---3-----3---3----5-------------5----------8----8--8---8------8--8----------------|
|---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-|
|------------------4-------------4----------7----7--7---7------7--7-----7--7--7----|
|---3---------3----5---------5---5----------8----8--8---8------8--8--8--8--8--8----|
_____________________________________________
/ first time
guitar 2 (acoustic with slide) |
|----------------------------------|------/12\10-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------10----(10)/11~~~~~~~~~~--------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| | |
| | |
| | |
|----------------------------------|--------------0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------0-|--0-----------3-------3----------3-------------|
|---0-----0-----0-----------x----2-|--1-----------3-------3----x--x--2--------3----|
|---0-----0-----0---0---0---x----0-|--0----2-------------------x--x--0-0h2----0----|
|---3-----2---------0---2--------2-|--2----3---3-----------------------------------|
|---3-----3---------1---1--------0-|--0--------------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________
\
continues in fill 1
|---------------------------------------------12~~------/14\12---------------------|
|-----------8--10---10/11~~~~~--8-10\8--/12--------------------12-(12)\-/11\-/10---|
|---/9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|--------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|------------3-------------------------------------3------3------------------------|
|------------3----3----x--x-----0--3---------------3------3----x--x----------------|
|------------2----2----x--x-----2--2---0--------2--2------2----x--x--0--0h2--------|
|---2-----2------------------2------------3--------------------------3--3----------|
|---0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
after this, play verse 2 (same as verse 1, but guitar 2 plays fills 1 and 2)
______________________________________________________ ___ __ _
/ second time
|-------------0------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)----0----0-----0-------0----0---------------------------------------------0---|
|-(2)----1----1-----1-------1----1---------0-----0-----0----0-------------x----2---|
|-(0)----0----0-----0--0----0----0---------0-----0-----0----0---0----0----x----0---|
|-(2)----2----2--------2---------2---------------3-----2--------0----1---------2---|
|-(0)----0----0--------0---------0-----0---------3-----3--------1----2---------0---|
play three times
interlude
=========
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|---------------------------------------------------3-/-8-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--7/8-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6---7--6------------6---5---5---7--5------------5------6---7--6-----------6-|
|----5-----------5-------5-------5-----------5-------5------5-----------5------5---|
|--7---------------7---7-----------------------7---7------7---------------7--7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-7/8---8/10-------~~~~~~~~~~-8/10\8/12----------\8----12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------/12------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
|-----------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6--7----7--6---7-----------6---7--6------------6--6---6---7--6-----------6--|
|----5------------------5-------5-----------5-------5------5----------5-------5----|
|--7----------------------7---7---------------7---7---------------------7---7------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--/12\--------------------|
|-(12)h14---~~~~~14~~~~-14-14-14\15~~~------2/----------|--/12\--------------------|
|-(12)h14---~~~~~14~~~~-----------------x\--2/----------|--/12\--------------------|
|---------------------------------------x\--2/----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| | |
| | |
| | |
|---------------------------------------0---------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------6---7--6------------6------6---7----7--6---7-----|--------------------------|
|----5-----------5-------5------5-------------------5---|--again to chorus---------|
|--7---------------7---7------7-----------------------7-|---guitar 2 plays above---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
FILL 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|--(10)\------------------------------------|
|--------/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(9)\-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
FILL 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------9\--3/9-7/9~~~~~~~~~~------7/9----/12~~~~~~~~--9-\------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
that's it.
___________________________
/ _____ ____ ___ ____ \
| /_ _/ / __/ / \ / / |
| / / / / / _/ / / / |
| /_/ /___/ /_/\_\ /___/ |
| (c) Tero Liimatainen 1998 |
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