standard tuning: EADGBe
leads are played with a slide
intro which has verse riff playing under it
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----------------------------------15~~~---15----------------------------|
-12~~-11-12-11~~--------12-14s16-------16----15~~--12-14-15s14-12-14s12-|
-----------------12-12~~------------------------------------------------|
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---------15~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
-12s16------------------------------------------------------------------|
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verse ((also played under intro)) (u can figure out the strumming just listen to the song)
E7 C7
--0---0---|
--3---1---|
--0---3---|
--2---2---|
--2---3---|
--0-------|
chorus (the 3 in () is optional, if u choose not to do that jus leave it open)
G A C C
--3----0----0-----(3)--|
-(3)---2----1------5---|
--0----2----0--or--5---|
--0----2----2------5---|
--2----0----3------3---|
--3--------------------|
after 1st chorus x1 (after 2nd chorus x4, on 4th time dont play E)
G G F F Esus E
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|
-4--4----2--2----2--1--|
-5--5----3--3----2--2--|
-5--5----3--3----2--2--|
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stone_temple_pilots/big_empty_tab_ver_5.html ]
2nd lead after 1st chorus verse thing (also has verse riff played under it)
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-15s13-------------------------------------15--17s15---------------------|
-------14b~~----12-14-15~~--12-14-12-14s16-----------12s15-12s14---------|
-------------14--------------------------------------------------12s14~~-|
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interlude riff after 2nd chorus verse thing played twice
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----11-12-11--------------11-12-11--------------11-12-11-------|
-12----------12-------12-----------12--------12----------12----|
----------------12-10-----------------12-10-----------------12-|
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---11-12-14-12-11-12--|
-12-------------------|
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fade in lead which is played over the thing above with distortion and sum wah wah i think....
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-12~~~-11-12-11~~~~~~--11-12-14~~~~~--12-14-16~~~~--18~~~~--19~~~--20s/up-|
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thats it, after all that just kick back in to the chorus, then play the after chorus
4 times, and dont play E on the 4th time, enjoy!!!
best wishes,
the rag
