• Song:

    Big Empty

  • Artist:

    Stone Temple Pilots

  • Album:

    Rolling Rock 2.0

standard tuning: EADGBe
leads are played with a slide

intro which has verse riff playing under it
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------15~~~---15----------------------------|
-12~~-11-12-11~~--------12-14s16-------16----15~~--12-14-15s14-12-14s12-|
-----------------12-12~~------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------15~~-----------------------------------------------------------|
-12s16------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse ((also played under intro)) (u can figure out the strumming just listen to the song)
 E7   C7
--0---0---|
--3---1---|
--0---3---|
--2---2---|
--2---3---|
--0-------|

chorus (the 3 in () is optional, if u choose not to do that jus leave it open)
  G    A    C      C
--3----0----0-----(3)--|
-(3)---2----1------5---|
--0----2----0--or--5---|
--0----2----2------5---|
--2----0----3------3---|
--3--------------------|

after 1st chorus x1 (after 2nd chorus x4, on 4th time dont play E)
 G  G    F  F  Esus E
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|
-4--4----2--2----2--1--|
-5--5----3--3----2--2--|
-5--5----3--3----2--2--|
-3--3----1--1----0--0--|

2nd lead after 1st chorus verse thing (also has verse riff played under it)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15s13-------------------------------------15--17s15---------------------|
-------14b~~----12-14-15~~--12-14-12-14s16-----------12s15-12s14---------|
-------------14--------------------------------------------------12s14~~-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

interlude riff after 2nd chorus verse thing played twice
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
----11-12-11--------------11-12-11--------------11-12-11-------|
-12----------12-------12-----------12--------12----------12----|
----------------12-10-----------------12-10-----------------12-|

----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|
---11-12-14-12-11-12--|
-12-------------------|
----------------------|

fade in lead which is played over the thing above with distortion and sum wah wah i think....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12~~~-11-12-11~~~~~~--11-12-14~~~~~--12-14-16~~~~--18~~~~--19~~~--20s/up-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

thats it, after all that just kick back in to the chorus, then play the after chorus 
4 times, and dont play E on the 4th time, enjoy!!!

best wishes,
the rag
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