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Big Empty Tab by Stone Temple Pilots

Big Empty tab by Stone Temple Pilots

Guitar Tab

Stone Temple Pilots~ Big Empty tabs
Author: anonymous

Most of this is right, but its difficult to tell for sure, due to heavy
distortion throughout most of the song. The F/A Major chord could possibly
be wrong, but it sounds alright w/ it

1st guitar (slide guitar)
	E, A, D, G, B, e

2nd guitar (mid- ranged electric guitar
	         w/ heavy distortion)
	E, A, D, G ,B e

Chords Used:
	G Maj    E Maj  F/A Maj
	[--3--]	[--0--] [--0--]
	[--3--]	[--0--] [--1--]
	[--0--]	[--1--]	[--2--]
	[--0--]	[--2--] [--3--]
	[--2--]	[--2--]	[--0--]
	[--3--]	[--0--]	[--1--]	 		                   ^
			  /|\
	           Use your thumb


	[--0--]	 [--0--] [--1--]
	[--1--]	 [--0--] [--2--]
	[--3--]	 [--2--] [--2--]
	[--2--]  [--0--] [--3--]
        [--3--]  [--2--] [--3--]
	[--x--]	 [--0--] [--1--]

	  C 7    E7Sus4	  F Maj

        [--0--]  [--0--] [--0--]
        [--0--]  [--0--] [--3--]
        [--2--]  [--1--] [--0--]
        [--2--]  [--2--] [--2--]
        [--2--]  [--0--] [--3--]
        [--0--]  [--0--] [--x--]
        E-Sus 4    E 7   C-Add 9 9


	__Key__________________________________
	/	slide up
	\	slide down
	h	hammer-on
	p	pull-off
	x	stop vibration of marked string
	~	vibrato


Intro (1st Guitar)
(w/ E7 and C7 chords in the background)

e[-----------------------------------------------
B[--0/--8~---7--8--7---\3-3--0-3-0-/12--15----x--
G[-----------------------------------------------
D[-----------------------------------------------
A[-----------------------------------------------
E[-----------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------
--10-/12--15--11 ~--8--10x-11 \10--8--
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------

--------------------10--]
--8--11p10- -10-/12-----]
------------------------]
------------------------]
------------------------]
------------------------]



Verse 1 (2nd guitar)
     C7  E7



Riff 1 (1st Guitar)
  Wait to the middle of the 1st verse, then play:

[--0-- let ring------]
[--1---/5~ ----------]
[--0---let ring -----]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[--------------------]



Chorus 1 (2nd guitar)

   G Maj      F/A Maj       C add 9

I personally like letting the high e string ring throughout the chords being played
Also, (if this makes it easier) don't let go of the 1st fret of the B string


Then for the (conversations kills...) part:
  G Maj	   F Maj    E 7 sus 4    E7



Riff 2

[--10/12-\10--7 ~ ~-3--/5--6----3--5\--3--5--3---
[------------------------------------------------
[------------------------------------------------
[------------------------------------------------
[------------------------------------------------
[------------------------------------------------

/7--10-/12-\10-5 ~ ~---3/6 ~ --3/5 ~ -----------]
-------------------------------------3/5--------]
------------------------------------------------]
------------------------------------------------]
------------------------------------------------]



Riff 3 (1st guitar)
   Wait a little bit after verse 2 starts in,
   then play

[--3-\0------------------------3 p0-------------]
[----------3-h5-5 ~ ~---------------0--3-h5/-7 ~]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------]



Verse 2
   repeat verse 1



Chorus 2
   Play chorus 1 w/ the other chord transition
   that came after it

Right before you enter the bridge, play G Major, and F Major. Then  when you get
to E 7-Suspended 4 ,pull-off 2nd fret (G string) to the 1st fret and hold out E7



Bridge
  2nd guitar
    I'm not entirly sure about this part because
    the bass throws me off, but I think its close

[-------------------------------------------
[------2-3-2----------2-3-2------2----2-
[----2-------2----------------2------------
[--2-----------2----2-----------2----2----
[-----------------3-------------------------
[-------------------------------------------

---------------------]
-3--5--3--2----------]
---------------2-----] Then repeat
-----------------2---]
 --------------------]
---------------------]
  1st Guitar
   Using some type of fx (like a flanger maybe-?)
[--0/3 ~ ~ ~ ~3-\2--/3b ~ r~2 -/3-/5b ~ r~--
[-------------------------------------------
[-------------------------------------------
[-------------------------------------------
[-------------------------------------------
[-------------------------------------------

3-/5-/7b ~r ~5-/7-/9b ~r ~7-/9-/10b ~r ~--
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------


---------10----10b---10b---10b-10r-]
--8--10----10-----10----10-----10--]
-----------------------------------]
-----------------------------------]
-----------------------------------]
-----------------------------------]

For this part, try not to bend the B string. To do this, use your pinky finger
for the E string, and then your ring finger for the B string.



Chorus 3
  Repeat chorus 1

   For the,  œconversations kills... part, play:
   G Maj     F Maj    E-Sus 4     E Maj


   The ending is a bit different than the rest:

     G Maj,  F Maj,  E-Sus 4,  E Maj (pull-off
     E7, hammer-on E 7-Sus 4)

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