It's been a while since the album's release (and my previous tab, which was
one for Rules of Evidence), but I finally figured out the solo for Black
John. So, I hope you enjoy!
Artist - Stone Sour
Album - House Of Gold & Bones Part 2
Song - Black John (Track 02)
Tabbed by - Basher89
Guitar 1 (Josh Rand) - Rhythm (B F# B E G# C#)
Guitar 2 (Jim Root) - Lead (B F# B E G# C#)
BPM of about 114
b - Bend
PM - Palm Mute
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
Solo
Guitar 1
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
B |-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Guitar 2
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C#|----------------------------------------17----|
G#|-------------------------------------------17-|
E |-14--12-12-----14-16-16-17-16-14-16-----------|
B |--x---x--x------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------|
F#|-12--10-10-----12-14-14-15-14-12-14-----------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
B |-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Guitar 2
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|-15-17---15-15---13-15-12-13-10-12-12b-10-10-----17----15-------|
G#|----------------------------------------------15----15----15-18-|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
B |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar 2
(This is where it gets hairy, so bear with me)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stone_sour/black_john_tab.html ]
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------22b-20-|
G#|-15----17-18-20-17-18--------15-17-15-13-15-13------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------14-16-14-----17-16-----------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------15------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
B |-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Guitar 2
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|-22---20-19---19-20-19-17-19-19-20-19-15-17\-------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
Guitars 1 + 2
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
E |-12----11-11---10-10-------------------------------| 3x
B |-12--0-11-11-0-10-10-------------------------------|
F#|-10--0-9--9--0-8--8------------------5-3-1---2-1---|
B |-----0-------0---------0-0-0-0-0--0----------------|
PM| - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-12-12---11-11---10-10-------------------------5--7--|
B |-12-12-0-11-11-0-10-10-------------------------5--7--|
F#|-10-10-0-9--9--0-8--8------------------5-3-1---3--5--|
B |-------0-------0---------0-0-0-0-0--0----------------|
PM| - - - - - - - - - - - |
(Guitar plays back into final verse)
Guitars 1 + 2
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------3-5---6---|
E |-7-----------5-7-7-----------5-7-7-----------5-7-7-----------------|
B |-7---------0-5-7-7-----------5-7-7---------0-5-7-7-----------------|
F#|-5---------0-3-5-5---8-5-5---3-5-5---------0-3-5-5---8-5-----------|
B |-----3-0---0-------------------------3-0---0-----------------------|
PM| - - |
That's all I've got for this song. Let me know what you think in the comments, and keep rocking.
