Fast As I Can Chords & Tabs
Stone Temple Pilots - Fast As I Can
From the album "Stone Temple Pilots" (2010)
Open G tuning DGDGBD
tabbed by jjhand
This song has a really fast pace and a lot of country &
rockabilly in it. In particlar, the solo sounds like
something from Brad Paisley. Please Rate/comment.
Main Riff, play 4x for Intro
d|-------0--------|-----------------|
B|-------0--------|-----------------|
G|-------0--------|-----------------|
D|-------0----0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
G|-3h5-3------0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
D|----------------|-----------------|
Continue playing Main Riff 8x for Verse 1
"She don't even like you anymore
She don't even like you anymore
Ain't no chance she loves you like before
She will even take you to the morgue"
Prechorus- (0:30) Riff changes, play 4x
d|-------3--------|-----------------|
B|-------3--------|-----------------|
G|-------0--------|-----------------|
D|-3h5-3-0----0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
G|-3h5-3-0----0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
D|----------------|-----------------|
"Gotta gotta gotta now find a way" x3
"Now pick up the song there's some to say"
Prechorus Ending { play 2x }
d|-------3------|-3------3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------3------|-3------3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------0------|-0------0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-3h5-3-0------|-0------0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-3h5-3-0------|-0------0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
"Now wait, wait, wait ..."
Chorus - 2 guitars arranged here (one guitar does the G B d strings)
d|-5---5---5-|-(5)-------|-5---5---5-|-(5)-------|-5---5---5-|-(5)--------|
B|-3---3---3-|-(3)-------|-3---3---3-|-(3)-------|-3---3---5-|-(5)--------|
G|-0---0---0-|-(0)-------|-0---0---0-|-(0)-------|-0---0---5-|-(5)--------|
D|-5---5---4-|-(4)-------|-0---0---0-|-(0)-------|-0---0---5-|-(5)--------|
G|-----------|-----------|-5---5---4-|-(4)-------|-x---x---5-|-(5)--------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---3-----|------------|
"I don't know, I'm feeling oh so low. 'm feeling oh so high"
d|----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-|-(5)-------|
B|----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3-|-(3)-------|
G|----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0-|-(0)-------|
D|----------------|-------------x-x-|-5---5---4-|-(4)-------|
G|-5----5----5/7~-|-(7)--7--7-7-x-x-|-----------|-----------|
D|-3--0-3--0-3/5~-|-(5)--5--5-5-----|-----------|-----------|
"Why why why am I crying? Running fast to the"
* this part has to be 2 guitars (or a guitar tuned standard):
* *
d|-8---8---5-|-(5)-------|-5---5---5-|-(5)-------|
B|-6---6---5-|-(5)-------|-3---3---5-|-(5)-------|
G|-3---3---5-|-(5)-------|-0---0---5-|-(5)-------|
D|-3---3---5-|-(5)-------|-0---0---5-|-(5)-------|
G|-3---3---5-|-(5)-------|---------5-|-(5)-------|
D|-----------|-----------|-3---3-----|-----------|
"liquor store, I quickly hit the wall And stumble"
d|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-------------x-x-|----------------|-----------------|
G|-5----5----5/7~-|-(7)--7--7-7-x-x-|-5----5----5/7~-|-(7)--7-7--7--x-x|
D|-3--0-3--0-3/5~-|-(5)--5--5-5-----|-3--0-3--0-3/5~-|-(5)--5-5--5--x-x|
"through the open door Through the open door"
Play Verse again, with lyrics:
"I can't get on that golf course anymore
I can't buy you fancy yogurt anymore
When to it comes to me and you
It's all just business like before
And I walk a mile and a half for you no more, No No"
Play Prechorus same as before
Play Chorus same as before, but last bar changes
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------0-5-6-|
|----------------|-----------0-5-6-|
|-5----5----5/7~-|-(7)--7--7-0-5-6-|
|-3--0-3--0-3/5~-|-(5)--5--5-------|
Break (2:09) - Guitar 1, Guitar 2 plays chords shown 2x through
D G D G B D
Gtr1: D7 x x 7 5 6 x
Asus x 2 2 2 3 0
Asus/F 3 2 2 2 3 0
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stone_temple_pilots/fast_as_i_can_tab.html ]
D7
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Up on the wall I saw an alley cat"
"I learned my lesson well I think we learned our lesson well"
Asus Asus/F G (both parts play this)
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-5-6-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-5-6-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-5-6-|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------^-^-|
"She had heels six feet tall and she towered over all" 1st time
"Maybe more Maybe more Maybe more" only
Bridge ending:
Db Eb Ebmaj7 9 Bb
d|-6----6----8-|-(8)---|-3----3----3-|-(3)---|----------play this 2x------|
B|-6----6----8-|-(8)---|-3----3----3-|-(3)---|-----------------|----------|
G|-6----6----8-|-(8)---|-0----0----3-|-(3)---|-----------------|----------|
D|-6----6----8-|-(8)---|-1----1----3-|-(3)---|-----------------|----------|
G|-6----6----8-|-(8)---|-----------3-|-(3)---|-5------5----5/7-|--7-7-x-x-|
D|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-3--0-0-3--0-3/5-|--5-5-x-x-|
During solo, Rhythm plays the Prechorus Riff, until the solo ending
d|-------3--------|-----------------|
B|-------3--------|-----------------|
G|-------0--------|-----------------|
D|-3h5-3-0----0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
G|-3h5-3-0----0-0-|-3p0-3h5-3p0-3p0-|
D|----------------|-----------------|
Fast Twang Solo (first note is on previous 1/2 beat)
d|-------0---3-0-----|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
B|---0h1---0-----3-1-|-1p0---0-------|---------------------|--------------|
G|-0-----------------|-----0---0-----|-2h3p2-0-2-0---------|--------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|-------------3-2qb-0-|-2-0--------0-|
G|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----3-0------|
D|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|--------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------6--6--5--3-|------------------|
G|-------4---------|-----------------|------7--7--5--4-|--------------3p0-|
D|-0-4-5---5-5-0-5-|-2p0-2b3r2~~~----|-/5--------------|-3h5p3-3p2-5p2----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------------|---------------5-----3---|---5-----7-----5-----7---|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------0-4p2p0-5p4p0-|-4p2p0-5p4p0-4p0h4-2p0h2-|-4p0h4-5p0h5-4p0h4-5p0h5-|
|-3-2h3p2--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---9---10--9----------|-12-12-12--12-12--|---------------------|
|----------------------|-----------10-10--|-13-13-13-13--12--10-|
|-7p0h7--9--7-------12-|-12-12-12---------|-12-12-12-12--12--10-|
|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------6---------8---------|--10--------12-------13--|
|-8b10-b10-10b12-b12--12b14-|-b14-14b16-b16-15b17-b17-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
*Rhythm plays the Prechorus Ending here
|------12---12---12---12-|----12---12---12---12-|-12~~~~~--|
|-13b15--b15--b15--b15---|-b15--b15--b15--b15---|-13b15~~--|
|------------------------|----------------------|----------|
|------------------------|----------------------|----------|
|------------------------|----------------------|----------|
|------------------------|----------------------|----------|
Play Chorus Again
Play Main Riff to finish song
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r relase bend
| qb quarter bend
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| () hold note from previous bar