Song: Stash
Artist: Phish
Album: Picture Of Necter
Tabber: prsinthismutha (copyright)
TAB LEGEND:
/ = slide p = pulloff h = hammer * = palm mute
( ) = ghost note
Standard Tuning (EADGBE) although they sometimes play it live
tuned down a half step.
I find the easiest way to learn this song is to break the instrumental parts into
themes. All the instrumental parts leading up to the first verse can be broken
into four themes. I havn’t included the actual solo, because when I play this song
I improvise. It’s more fun and less frustrating that way for me. So figure it out
yourself if you want to know it.
This song also contains several ghost notes (a.k.a tied notes) which are to be
held for the value of an equal single note (where there is no way to indicate
timing in this).
1st or Intro Theme (0:00 seconds)
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------10--
B ---------------------9-------------------------------------11--9h--10---------
G ------9---10--12--------12--10--9-------------9---12--------------------------
D 12-------------------------------------12p-11---------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Second Theme (O:09 seconds)
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9/
G --------------------------------------9-------10-----------------12-----------
D --------12----------------12--------------------------------------------------
A ---12-------12/-11/-12-------12-------12-------12/-11/-12------12-------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------10--------------------------------------------------------------------
B --10--------9/10--------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------10h-12--10-----------------------------------------------9-
D ------------------------------------------12--------------------12------------
A ------------------------------------12---------12/-11/-12------------12-------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------10-------------------------------
B -----------------------------------9-9/-10-------------9/10-------------------
G -----10-----------------12-------------------------------10----------12----10-
D ----------------------------------------------------12----------12------------
A 12--------12/-11/-12------12--------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is where the 3rd Theme begins (0:30 seconds)
E ---------------------- ---------------------------12h-13p-12---------------
B ---------------------- ---------------12--15---------------------15--14----
G -----------repeat----- ----14----------------------------------------------
D --12------------------ ----------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------12h-13p-12------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------15----14---------------------
G -15--12--13--14-------------------------------------------15----12----13------
D ----------------------12------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------12h-13p-12------------------------------------
B -------15---------------------------------------15-14-------------------------
G -14-----------------------------------------------------15--12--13-14---------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------12
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------10----------------------------------------
B --------------------------9/10------------9/10--------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------10--------12------10-----
D ------------------------------------------------------------12------12----12--
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4th Theme (0:52 seconds)...this theme is the hardest one...think of it
as a solo where the others were just rythem pieces.
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------14-------------------------14----
D --12-------------14--17--15---------15--------17--16--17/-18------------------
A -------16--16------------------17---------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------14----------------------------------
D ------------------14--17--15------15------17--16--15--*14---------------------
A --17--16--16------------------17----------------------------------0-----------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------14------17-----15-------15----
A --0----------------------------------17--16-------16---------------17---------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------10/11--10----9/8----8h10----9-----8-------
G -14-----------------------14tr15-------------------------------------------10-
D ----17----16---17/-18---------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -12-----9-----------10-----------9--------------------------------------------
D -------------11-----------12----------11--------------------------------------
A ------------------12------------12---------12---------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------12----11----10----9-------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------11--
G --------------------------------------------------12----------------12--------
D ----------------------------11------11---14----------11--14-------------------
A -----------------10--13-------13----------------------------------------------
E --9---9---12------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this following chord progression through the first part of the verse.
For the second part of the verse where the sound is more intense switch
over to using an Am bar chord (on the fifth fret) and a Dm bar chord (fifth
fret fifth string root).
A#m7 Dm
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----8-----8---------8-----8------6---6-------6-----6--------------------------
G ----7-----7---------7-----7------5---5-------5-----5------------------- REPEAT
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----7-----7---------7-----7------5---5-------5-----5--------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pulling the pavement from under my nails,
I brush past a garden, dependant on whales
The sloping companion I cast down the ash
Yanked on my tunic and dangled my stash
Zippping through the forest with the curdling fleas
To grow with them spindles, the mutant I sieze
I capture the dread beast who falls to his knees,
And cries to his cohorts, asleep in the trees..
(2:02) REPEAT UNTIL 2:20
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------10----9---10-----------10----9---10-------------10---9---10----------------
G --9--------------------9--9/7--------------------10--9------------------9---7-----
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------10-----------10------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------8---9---8---7--------8---9---8---7-----------------
D -7-------------/7-----------7-------------------10--------------------10-----------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------10------------10--------*9-----*7-------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------*9--------------*7-----------------*9------
D -*6------*67----------7----------------------------------*10----*(8)--------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -*9---*7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------*7/---*6----*7----*8----*9---------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------8-----------------8-------10--
E -----------------------------------------------8----------8/--7/--8-------8--------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------13--------------13------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------11--------------12--11--10-----
D ----------------------8-------9/--10--------10---------------10--------------------
A ----11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -8-------8/--7/--8-------8---------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------11--12--11--10--------------------6---------------6-------8------------------
D -13----------------------13--10------6-------6/--5/--6-------6---------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------7-------8--------9---------9------------------------------
G ------9----------------------------------------------------------7---8---7---------
D 6----------6/--5/--6-------6--------6---------6---------6--------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -6----------7---8---7---6----------------------------------------------------------
D -------9-----------------------9---6-----------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------7---------8/----
D ------7-----------------7-------9--------10----------------------------------------
A --7-------7/--6/--7--------7--------7-----------7/--6/--7------------7-------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------12--------12-----------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------11--12---11--10-----------11--12--11--10-------------
G -7-----9---------9------9---------------------------12-----------------------12----
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------12----------12----------*11--------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------*12------*14--*10---------------------------
G ------------9-----------9---------*9-------------------------*12-----*(10)---------
D -13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------*11-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -*12-------*14-*10/*9/*10--*11--*12------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------10--------------10------12---
A -------------------------------------------------10------10/-9/--10------10--------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------15------------15------------
B -------------------------------------------------------14------------15----14-
G -------------------------10-------11/--10/-12-----------12--------------------
D ----13------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -10------10/-9/--10--------10-------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -13-------14--15--14--13------------------------------------------------------
G ------15---------------------15--12-------13------------------13------15------
D -----------------------------------------13------13/-12/-13--------13---------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------*14------*16----*17--16—15--14--16-----15--14-----
G -------16-----------------------------------------------------------------16--
D -13--------13/-12/-13--------*13----------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -18--15----------16----------15-----------------------------------------------
D ----------17----------18----------17------------------------------------------
A --------------18----------18-----------18-------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------18--17--16--15------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------17-----------------
G -----------------------------------------------18--------------18-------------
D ----------------------------17---------17-----------20------------17-----20---
A ---------------16----19---------19--------------------------------------------
E -15--15--18-------------------------------------------------------------------
The “maybe so maybe not” progression uses these chords
Dm A# Em7flat5 A7flat9
If you have any questions or comments email me.
- Kellen Barrett (prsinthismutha)
