Stone Sour – Blue Study (Guitar Tab)
Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
Gtr I (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'JIm Root'
Gtr II (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Josh Rand'
Gtr III (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar (Josh Rand)'
Intro Moderately slow rock Q=98 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E S S |----------|---------------| |----------|---------------| |----------|---------------| |----------|-----------x-x-| |----------|-----------x-x-| |----------|---------------| D5 Bb/D Eb a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 Bb/D Eb Gtrs I, II a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5---| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---| |-----------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 Bb/D Eb E. S S S E +H a E. S S S E +S S S S a E S S E. S S S E +H |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| Verse $ N.C. Gtr I E. S +E a E +E Q E a E. S E a E +H E. S +E a E +E Q E ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|---------------------7-| ||-----7-(7)-7s8-(8)-7----|---------------------|----7-(7)-7s8-(8)-7----| ||o-5-------------------5-|-5s6--3-3-3s6-(6)----|-5---------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D5
Gtr II
~~~~~~ PM-------------------------------
a E. S +E E +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)----|---------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
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D5
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|Pre-Chorus
Eb5 D5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 Bb/D Eb E. S S S E +Q Q a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +H |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| D5 Bb/D Eb a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5---|| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|| |-----------------------------------||
Chorus
Bb/D Eb Ab5F5 G5 D5
PM----| PM----|
E. S S S E +Q S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----------||---------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----------||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-----------------0-3-5-3-||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|
Ab5F5 G5 D5
PM----|
E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|
1.
To Coda
Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5
PM----| PM----|
E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|| Interlude D5D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |---------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 E. S S S E +H a E. S S S E +S S S S a E S S |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|
2.
Bb/D Eb Ab5F5 G5 D5
PM----|
E. S S S E +H E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |--------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------o||-----------------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)-----||-----------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----o||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0------------| |--------------------||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3---| Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 Gtr III W W |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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| Gtr I | a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. Q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--| Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 W H Q E S S |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------12-12--|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------||
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| a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. E E |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------------|| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--7-----|| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--x-----|| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--7-----|| Guitar Solo D5 Bb/D Eb TP TP E. S E S S +S S E Q S S S S S S E Q E. S |--------------------------------|------------------------------13-| |-15-----15----15-(15)----15-15--|-15----15----15----15-15--15-----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----12----12---------12--------|----12----12----12---------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D5
|------6-------| |---------6---------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S |-----------13-15b17-10-------10------------------------------| |-15--------------------13-13----13-13-13b15r(13)-10h13p10----| |-----13---------------------------------------------------12-| |--------12---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/D Eb
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|----3-----|
S +S S S S S +S S S Q E E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-12b14r(12)p10----10-12b14r(12)-10-----------------| |---------------12------------------12-12--12\------| |----------------------------------------------/10\-| |---------------------------------------------------| D5 S E S S S S S a E E S +S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------12b13r(12)--------| |--------------------------10-12b13r(12)-10-12--| |------------10-12---10-12----------------------| |-8-10-11-12-------8----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 ~~~ TP TP TP TP TP TP E S S +Q Q E E Q S S E S E. E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-12--------------------------/13S|=15--15----15----14--13-10-| |----10-12b14==(12)--12r--12\-----|----------------------x----| |---------------------------------|--------15----11-----10----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Bb/D Eb
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|--3--|
S S S S S S +S S S +Q Q |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------10----10-12b14r(12)-10---------------|| |-10h12----12------------------12-(12)--12\--|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------||
&
Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5
Gtrs I, II Gtr II
PM----| PM----|
E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|
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| Gtr I
| W a E. S +E E +S E. Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------|
|---------------------------|------------------7--7-------|
|---------------------------|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x-------|
|---------------------------|------------------7--7-------|Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5
PM----| PM----|
E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0-----------| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3--|
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| a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. Q |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------------| |------------------7--7-------|------------------7--7--------| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x-------|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--------| |------------------7--7-------|------------------7--7--------|
Bridge
Ab5F5 G5 D5 Eb5/D
PM----| ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~
E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8---| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------||-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-||----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0-|
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| ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ | a E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------7----------||-8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8---| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x----------||-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---| |------------------7--0---0---||----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0-| Gtrs I, II ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E 3x ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||--8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8----|| ||o-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---o|| ||-----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0--|| Outro D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 Gtrs I, II PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-| |---0-------0---0---0-------|---0-------0---0---0-------| D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5--| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3--| |---0-------0---0---0--------| D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 Gtr I PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-| |---0-------0---0---0-------|---0-------0---0---0-------| F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-10---9-(9)---10---9---12s10-9--| |--8---7-(7)----8---7---10s=8-7--| |----0-------0----0---0----------|
H.=H
F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM----|
|-3-| E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-10---9-(9)---10---9---12s10-9-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8-7-5-| |--8---7-(7)----8---7---10s=8-7-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6-5-3-| |----0-------0----0---0---------|---0-------0---0---0-------| Q=98 D5 H +Q. +E Q Q H |------------------|------------*| |------------------|------------*| |------------------|------------*| |-7----(7)b9---(7)-|-7----------*| |-5----(5)b7---(5)-|-5----------*| |------------------|-0----------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths