Stone Temple Pilots – Sin (Bass Tab)

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From the debut album 'Core' Standard Bass Tuning tabbed by jjhand The acoustic part towards the end has to be the hardest part of the song. Robert really has some nice bass runs in this song, so your picking fingers may get a workout. Please rate/comment.
[Intro]
   play 2x
                 1  2  3  4 &
G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-0----------|-(0)---------0-|-0-----------|-(0)------------|

[PreVerse 1]
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|-5h7-7-7-----7-----------4-5-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-4-5-7-------4-0-|

Continue: 
   1       2      3     4
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7----5h7-7-7---7-7---|  x7
E|----------------------------|
"Holy water clouds my thinking
 sinking low now... keep on drinking"

Last Verse Bar:
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|-----------------------------0-2-|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----3-------------|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

[PreVerse]
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|-5h7-7-7-----7-----------4-5-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-4-5-7-------4---|

[Verse 2]
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|  x7
E|---------------------------------|
"You control me
 Soul you stole, mine
 Wishful thinking
 Six feet under"

Last Verse Bar:
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|-----------------------------0-2-|

[Chorus 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-------------3/12\-|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

[Bridge]
(2:20) - play 4x
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------5-----|
A|-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7---7-5-|-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7---7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "So feel             what were my eyes"
  "Sink  into the  holes    in my   eyes"
  "My sins      have   made    me  blind"
  "Sink  into the  holes    in my   eyes"

[Break]
  (2:44)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-------------------------|-4---4-------2-------------------|
E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|

  (2:52) Play Intro but add in a slide at 3:02
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------17\0---|-0---------------| continue intro

[Verse 3]
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|  x7
E|---------------------------------|
"Dead by dreaming
Sleep you steal, mine
Pools of cold sweat
Hatred burns me"

Last Verse Bar:
   1       2       3       4
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-----5h7-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|-----------------------------0-2-|

[Chorus 3]
(3:39) 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-----|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-----------3---5---|
 "Down you go                        suffer     long"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----5-------5---5---5---|-1-----1-----3-------------3/12\-|
 "Down you go                       sin make me strong"

[Acoustic Bridge]
   (4:07) 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------8--------------------|------------8--------------------|
E|-11------------------------------|-11------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-10------------------------------|-----------------------10-10-8---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------10----------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------8----------------8---|------------8----------------8-9-|
E|-11------------------------8---8-|-11------------------------8-----|
  "still shackled to the shadow,     still shackled to the shadow"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------------|
A|-10------------------------------|-10-------10---10-8---10-----10-----10-|
E|------------------------------10-|-------10----------------7-7----8-10---|
  "that followed  you"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------8----------------8---|------------8----------------8-9-|
E|-11------------------------8---8-|-11------------------------------|
  "still shackled to the shadow,     still shackled to the shadow"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-10------------------------------|-10---------------10----10-10-10-10--8-|
E|------------------------------10-|---------------10----10----------------|
  "that followed  you"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------|
A|------------8----------------8---|------------8--------------8---9-|-10----|
E|-11------------------------8---8-|-11---------------------10-------|-------|
  "still shackled to the shadow,     still shackled to the shadow"

[Guitar Solo]
   play 4x
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------5-----|
A|-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7---7-5-|-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-7---7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   Solo ending:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-------------------------|-4---4-------2-------------------|
E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|

[Outro]
                 1  2  3  4 &
G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
D|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
A|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-0----------|-(0)---------0-|-0-----------|-(0)------------|

                 1  2  3  4 &
G|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
D|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
A|------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|----------|
E|-0----------|-(0)---------0-|-0-----------|-(0)----------0-|-0--------|
KEY | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | () ringing note from last bar