Stone Temple Pilots – Army Ants (Guitar Tab)

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From 'Purple' Album tabbed by jjhand A couple differences from the ver. 1 tab and solo are included. Parts of song are for 2 guitars. [Intro]
   guitar w/ heavy flanger - play 2x
e|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3/7-|
G|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1---1-1---1---1/5-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7---7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-5---5---5---5-5-5-4-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-5---5---5---5-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  End Intro (after repeat)
e|-0------------|
B|-3------------|
G|-2------------|  note that a Mellotron doubles it an 
D|-0------------|  octave higher than guitar
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[Heavy Riff]
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
[Verse Riff] with Dist, flanger and let notes ring
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums 
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
  "You don't look but you kick me..."

[Verse Riff 2] 
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
[Heavy Riff 2]
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
[Verse Repeat]
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums 
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
  "You don't look but you kick me..."
[Verse Riff 2 Repeat]
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
[Heavy Riff 3]
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
[Transition Riff]
   Guitar 1 (2:02)
e|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
B|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
G|-8---8-8-x--------------|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x--------------|--7--|
D|-8---8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--|
A|-6---6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-|-6--6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--5--|
E|-----------5--5--5--5-5-|----------------------|----------5--5--5--5-5-|--5--|
|
 | Guitar 2 - play this part 2x
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-16--1616--16-16-16-1616|-15----------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
Play Intro again
[Solo]
   Guitar 2, Guitar 1 plays Heavy Riff 4x
e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-12b14-b14~-12b14r13|_b14-12h14p12-10\9--|-5h7p5\4-5p4p2p0-4p2p0h2p0--------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------3p2p0--0h2p0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|

  pinch harmonics are shown as *
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---12~-12h13p12-10-12~--12h13p12-10-12~-|
G|--------0----0-*12-0-*12-|-12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-2b3r2b3-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|---------10h12h13p12p10-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-10h12h13--------------13p12p10-12p11---------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14-12----|-12~-----------0-|-(0)---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|----14\----\x--0-|-(0)--------5b7r5b7~~----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----/x-/x---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|

Play first 2 bars of Transition riff 2x while solo guitar track plays:
e|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------0--0--0--0-----------|------------|---10---------------------------|
G|-----------|--2b4~--b4-b4-b4-b4---------|------------|-12--10-12-10b11----------------|
D|-----------|----------------------------|------------|----------------12-10-----------|
A|--rest-----|----------------------------|--rest------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
E|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
[Transition 2 riff change]
   (3:06)
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-8--8-8-x-x--------------|-7--7-7--x-x--------------|
D|-8--8-8-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-7--7-7--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
A|-6--6-6-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-5--5-5--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
E|------------5--5--5--x-x-|-------------4--4--4--x-x-|

[Last Verse Riff] 
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums 
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
[Last Verse Riff 2]
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
[Ending]
   slightly different offbeat rhythm
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-| play 2x
A|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-----5--x--5-----5--x--5-5-5-5-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|
key: h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend r - release bent string __ - hold note while playing another string / - slide up \ - slide down x - muted strings ~ - vibrato * - Pinch harmonic (squeal when pick and fingertip pluck string)