Stand Tab by Poison

Stand tab by Poison

Guitar Tab

!From: Tom Buckley

Author/Artist: Poison
Title: Stand
Album: Native Tongue
Transcribed by: Tom Buckley
Email: kamala@citilink.com

-0--------0----0-|-0---0---0---0--0--0-|-7--7-7-7-7-16-16-16-16-14-14-12------
-0--------0----0-|-3---3---0---0--0--0-|-5--5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--
-1--2/4---1----1-|-2---2---2---2--2--1-|--------------------------------------
-2--4/6---2----2-|-0---0---2-----------|--------------------------------------
-2--------2----2-|---------0-----------|--------------------------------------
-0--------0----0-|---------------------|--------------------------------------
 Rhythm Figure 1--Acoustic Guitar>>>>>>| Leads into First Verse(Next 2 Bars)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

----|-10------10--10-9---7h9p7----7-|-7--7-7-7--16-16-16-16-14-14-12--------|-
-12-|-7---7-7h8---8--5---------10---|-5--5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-|-
----|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
----|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
----|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
----|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
                   First Verse>>>>>> Played with Rhythm Figure 1 Four Times

-10------10--10-9---9--7-7-|-7-7-7-7--16-16-16-14-12-------|-10-----10--10-9--
-7---7-7h8---8--5---5--5-5-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7--7-7h8---8--5--
---------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------
---------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------
---------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------
---------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------


-9--9-7-9-7----7-|-7-7-7-7-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-12-------|-10-10-10--9--9-9---
-5----------10---|-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7--7--8---5--------
-----------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------


-9--9-7-|-2-----2----0-|--0--0--0--0-|-0----0--0---2-|--2--2--2---0-|--0---0--
-5------|-3-----3----0-|--0--0--0--0-|-0----0--0---3-|--3--3--3---3-|--3---0--
--------|-2-----2----2-|--2--2--1--2-|-1----1--1---2-|--2--2--2---2-|--2---2--
--------|-4-----4----2-|-----2--2--2-|-2-------2---4-|--4-----4---0-|--0---2--
--------|-2-----2----0-|-----0--0--0-|-2-------2---2-|--2-----2-----|------0--
--------|--------------|-------------|-0-------0-----|--------------|---------
          Leads into Chorus            Chorus(Rhythm Figure 3)

-----0-|--0---0--0---0-|-0------0--0---2-|--2--2--2----0-|--0---0------0-|----
-----0-|--0---0--0---0-|-0------0--0---3-|--3--3--3----3-|--3---0------0-|----
-----1-|--1---1--------|-1------1--1---2-|--2--2--2----2-|--2---2------1-|----
-----2-|--2---2--------|-2---------2---4-|--4-----4----0-|--0---2------2-|----
-----2-|------2--------|-2---------2---2-|--2-----2------|------0------2-|----
-4-2-0-|------0--------|-0---0-----0-----|---------------|---------4-2-0-|----


--0--0-0--0---0--0-|--0--------------|-0-----0---0-|--0--0---0---0--0-0-|-----
--0--0-0--0---0--3-|----2-2-----3----|-0-----0---0-|--3--3---0---0--0-0-|-----
--1-------1------2-|----------0----2-|-1-2/4-1---1-|--2--2---2---2--2-1-|-----
----------2------0-|--------4------2-|-2-4/6-2---2-|--0--0---2----------|-----
----------2--------|---------------0-|-2-----2---2-|---------0----------|-----
----------0--------|-----------------|-0-----0---0-|--------------------|-----
                 End Rhythm Figure 3 |

-0-----0---0-|-0--0---0--|---0---0--|--0-------------0-|-----0------|-0-------
-0-----0---0-|-3--3---0--|---0---0--|--0-------------0-|-3---0------|-0-------
-1-2/4-1---1-|-2--2---2--|---2---2--|--1-2/4---------1-|-2---2------|-1-2/4---
-2-4/6-2---2-|-0--0---2--|----------|--2-4/6-----------|-0---2---2--|-2-4/6---
-2-----2---2-|--------0--|----------|--2---------------|-0---0---0--|-2-------
-0-----0---0-|-----------|----------|--0------0---0----|------------|-0-------
                         End Chorus | Second Verse(with Rhythm Figure 1)

---------0-|-----0------|-0--------------0-|-----0----------|---------------|-
---------0-|-3---0------|-0--------------0-|-3---0----------|-------------0-|-
---------1-|-2---2------|-1-2/4----------1-|-2---2----------|-------------2-|-
-----------|-0---2---2--|-2-4/6------------|-0---2---2-x-x--|-4----4------2-|-
-----------|-0---0---0--|-2----------------|-0---0---0-x-x--|-2----2--2-4-0-|-
-0---0-----|------------|-0------0---0-----|----------------|---------------|-


---------0--0--0--|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------|-
--0--0---0--0--0--|--------------|--------------3-|--3------------|---------|-
--2------2--1--2--|--------------|--------------2-|--2------------|---------|-
--2------2--2--2--|------------4-|--4---4-4-----0-|--0---2--------|---------|-
--0------0--0--0--|--2---2-2-2-2-|--2---2-2--4--0-|--0---0------2-|----2---2|-
------------------|--0---0-0-0---|----------------|---------4-2-0-|----0---0|-
                    Second Chorus--Distorted Tone(with Rhythm Figure 3)

-----------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------3-|--3------------|--------------------------------
-----------|---------------2-|--2------------|-----------11---------9--11/13--
--------4--|--4---4--4-----0-|--0---2--------|------9-------11-9h11-----------
--2-----2--|--2---2--2--4--0-|--0---0------2-|-9/11---11----------------------
--0--------|-----------------|---------4-2-0-|--------------------------------


-12-|------0---------|-------------|-0-------------0-|-----------------|------
----|--3-------------|-------------|-0-------------0-|----------0----0-|------
----|--2-------------|-------------|-1-2/4---------1-|----------2------|------
----|--0-----4--4--2-|-------------|-2-4/6-----------|-0---0----2------|------
----|--0-----------0-|-------------|-2---------------|-0-----0--0------|------
----|----------------|---------12\-|-0------0---0----|-----------------|------
                                                     End Second Chorus |

-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------
-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------3-|------
-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------2-|------
--4---4--4--4--4--4----|-7---7--7--7--7--7--7\-|-2---2--2--2--2--2---0-|------
--2---2--2--2--2--2--4-|-5---5--5--5--5--5--5\-|-0---0--0--0--0--0---0-|------
-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------
 Bridge(Distorted Tone)

---------|-------------|---------|-12---12-----------------|----------------|-
---------|--3----------|---------|-9----9------------------|----------------|-
------2--|--2----------|---------|-11b--11b---11--9-x-9h11-|--9vvv------9x-9|-
------2--|--0-------2--|----2/---|-------------------------|-------11-9-----|-
------0--|--0-------4--|----4/---|-------------------------|----------------|-
---------|-------------|---------|-------------------------|----------------|-
                       End Bridge| Guitar Solo

---------------9---------|--9\-----x-x--12--12------11----10------9-----------
--------12b------9-12vvv-|---------x-x--9------9-------------9------9---------
-------------------------|--------------11b------11----11------11-----11p9----
--11-9-------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|-----/11--------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------


-----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------
-----------|----------------------------------------|-------------12-14-------
-----------|-----------------------------11-----9vv-|-------11/13-------------
-11--------|-----------------------9h11--11--11-----|--11-9-------------------
----9b-7---|-9/11--9b--7------9/11------------------|-------------------------
---------9-|--------------9-7-----------------------|-------------------------


--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
--------------------------|--------------9--12----14----14/17----14-|---------
-13\11-9------------------|-----------11-------11----11-------13----|--13-----
---------11-9-------------|------11p9-------------------------------|---------
--------------11\9--7-9-7-|-9/11------------------------------------|---------
--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------


-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-17b----17b---17b--17vvv-|-----------17vv-----------17vv--------------17------
-------------------------|--18-16----------18-16----------18-16----16---------
-------------------------|--------18-------------18-------------18------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------


----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------|-------------------17----------19----------17----------------
-------13-18p13-|-18p13----11/13h16----16p13h16----16p13h16-------------------
-18\16----------|-------16----------------------------------------------------
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
                 Good Luck, the last 2 measures are tricky!

----------------------------------------------|------------/16p12-------------
----------------------9-----------------------|-------------------12----------
-16p13h16h18p16p13\12---11h12p11p9------------|----------------------12h13----
-----------------------------------11p9-------|-------------------------------
----------------------------------------11\9p7|h9p7-9-------------------------
----------------------------------------------|-------/21\--------------------


---------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
---------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
---------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
-14------|------14vv---|------------------------------------------------------
----14p13|-------------|------------------------------------------------------
---------|15/16--------|------------------------------------------------------
               End Solo|

Song Structure:
Intro
First Verse
First Chorus
Second Verse
Second Chorus
Bridge
Guitar Solo
Third Chorus
Breakdown (Not Included)
Outro (Not Included)

--If anybody would like the solo parts from the breakdown or outro, please
e-mail me.  I know the parts, but they just get too long to tab out.  I
hope you enjoy the song!

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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