STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - "Big Empty" Tablature

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Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:18:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Mr. Greenjeans" <captain_zodiac@hotmail.com>
Subject: "big empty" by S.T.P.

big empty by s.t.p.
transcribed: ricky lee
(will you guys help me out with the lyrics some?)

The verse rhythm is real quiet and subdued most of the time.
symbols:
m = left hand mute (lift your hand off the neck a little)
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

guitar 1 w/slide (if you don't have a slide you can fake it)
-(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----0/8--7-8-7-3-3--0-3-0/12-15-12-15-11--8-10-11\10-8-8-10-8-12-15-
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------


guitar 2 intro and verse riff (play 6 times. let ring 5th and 6th)
|-------------------------------0---0-0-0--------------------|
|---0-------------3---3---3-3-0-1---1-1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1--|
|---0---------0---3---3---3-3-0-0---0-0-0-3---3---3---3-3-0--|
|---2-----0h2---2-----2---2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|
|---2---2-----------------------3---3-3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3--|
|---0--------------------------------------------------------|
m m m m m m

"drivin' faster in my car..."
"fallin' farter... are..."
"smoke a cigarette & drive some more 'cause conversation's
hell.. fallin' faster in my... car"

chorus riff: (play 4 times) tailor rhythm to album sound.
---3-3--3-3-0--0-0--0-0---3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---
---3-3--3-3-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0-
---0-0--0-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
---0-0--0-0-2--2-2--2-2-0-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-
---2-2--2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0-
---3-3--3-3----------------------------------------

"time 2 take it home big easy and the conscience-laden

at end of last time playing the C part play this sometimes too.
---3---
---0---
---3---
---2---
---3---
-------

home...

riff 3:
---3---3---3-3-0-0---0---0--
---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---3--
---0---0---0-0-2-2---2\1-1--
---0---0---0-0-2-2---0---0--hold, then verse 2
---3---2---2-2-0-0---0---0--
---3---3---3-3--------------
m m

pre-2nd verse with riff 1
---10\8-6---3/5\3-0-3-5-6---3/5\3-7-10---12\10-7--6--5--3\0--
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
m m m

verse two:
chorus again

then: (play three times, then riff 3)
---3---3---3-3-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
---0---0---0-0-0-0---0---3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
---0---0---0-0-2-2---2\1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---
---0---0---0-0-2-2---0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
---3---2---2-2-0-0---0---0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
---3---3---3-3-------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

"conversation's
hell..."

bridge: start off with an e-minor, then it's pretty much whatever you
want until the next pre-chorus. Here are some of the important parts,
though.

rhy fill 1: (every once and a while...)
-----------
---2-3-2---
---2-2-2---
-----------
-----------
-----------

and then there's a cool base part:

A-----7-9-10-9-7-0-2-4/5-2-0-2-0-----
E---0----------------------------3---

and then the pre-chorus:
---3---2-3-2---2-3-5---3-5-7---5-7-9---7-9-10----10----10-play 10s
----------------------------------------------10----10----a bunch of
----------------------------------------------------------times, then
----------------------------------------------------------just start
----------------------------------------------------------going up the
----------------------------------------------------------neck

guitar 2
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------5/6/7/8/9/10/
-----------------------------------------------5/6/7/8/9/10/ and such
---------------------------------------------0-3/4/5/6/7/8-/

chorus again and then "converation's hell" again and if you've ever
heard the song before in your life you know how it goes. End with riff
3 and a long drawn-out last chord. I probably forgot some parts, but my
hands are getting tired. E-mail me at captain_zodiac@hotmail.com with
questions/suggestions. Thanks.

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