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)
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Big Empty by Stone Temple Pilots