• Song:

    Plush

  • Artist:

    Stone Temple Pilots

  • Album:

    Rolling Rock 2.0

PLUSH

Stone Temple Pilots

Simplified interpretation - intended to be close enough to jam to, not exact! I offer,
hopefully, all the breakdown and detail you need to get started on this classic. Add in
complexity as desired with other tabs. I've migrated about 5 tabs into this version, and
modified some of that to an easier set. Now, this has just become the way I play the song
all the time, so I thought I'd share. (Oh, and below is the best breakdown of the intro).

Tuning: Down 1 whole step (to D) (1/2 step works nicely too)

Chords: 
G     = 3x0033 (or 320033, open G)
G2    = 355433 (G barre)
Gm    = 355333 (or use 365333, x11333)
D/F#  = 2x0232
F (133211@1)   = 133211
C (x32010@1)   = x32010
D     = xx023x (or xx0232)
Cadd9 = x3x030 (or x32033)
G/B   = x2x033 (or x20033)

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Section breakdowns

Intro: 
 |.1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..|.1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..|
   v  v  v (u) v   v vu v    v  v  v (u) v   v vu v
D|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|
A|-3--3--x-(3)-2---2-22-2--|-1--1--x-(1)-0---0-11-2--|
F|-0--0--x-(0)-3---3-33-3--|-2--2--x-(2)-0---0-00-0--|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| (repeat as needed)

then on last one...
   v  v  v (u) v   v vu v    v  v  v (u) v  (t tt t) 
D|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|-3--3--x-(3)-3~----------|
A|-3--3--x-(3)-2---2-22-2--|-1--1--x-(1)-0~----------|
F|-0--0--x-(0)-3---3-33-3--|-2--2--x-(2)-0~----------|
C|-------------------------|------------(0)~---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|

v = down strum
u = up stoke
x = palm
t = tap/drum on acoustic (prior to verses)

Verses:

|G       D/F# (200232@1)  |F       C (x32010@1)     |Gm              | (x2)
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 
 // xxxx // xxxx  // xxxx // xxxx  // xxxx // xxxx  (/=strum, x=mute, this is like radio version)
or 
 // x/// // x///  // x/// // x///  // x/// // x///  (on acoustic one mute does trick)

(over lyrics)
|1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . |
|G               D/F# (200232@1)          |
         And I.. feel.....  that 
|F               C (x32010@1)             |
 time's a wasted go. 
|Gm                              |   
       So whereya going  to  to-
|G               D/F# (200232@1)          |
-morrow?  And I  see....... that 
|F               C (x32010@1)             |
these are lies to come.
|Gm                              |D* (start pre-chorus)
           So would you even care?

Pre-Chorus: 

|D     Cadd9 G/B   Cadd9 | (x4)
|1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
 //   //    // // //  /

(over lyrics)
|1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
|D     Cadd9 G/B   Cadd9 |
                    And I
|D     Cadd9 G/B   Cadd9 |
 fe-el it.. (it..)(it!)
|D     Cadd9 G/B   Cadd9 |
                    Yeah I
|D     Cadd9 G/B   Cadd9 |
 fe-el it.. (it..)(it!)

Chorus - Part 1:

|Gm                      |F                       | (x4)
|1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .  |1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .  |
 /  /  x xxx /  /  x xxx  /  /  x xxx /  /  x xxx 
or
 /  /  x /// /  /  x ///  /  /  x /// /  /  x ///   
(note: same as verse rhythm, but spacing is shown better here)

(over lyrics)    *
|1  . .  2  . .  3  . .  4  . . |1  . .  2  . .  3  . .  4  . .  |
|Gm         *                   |F                               |
            Where ya going for tomorrow?
|Gm         *                   |F                               |
            Where ya goin w/that mask  I found?
|Gm         *                   |F                               |
      And I feel I feel when the dogs  begin to  smell her    
|Gm             *               |F                               |
                Will she smell a-lo-oo-----------oo-one?             

* = the word under the asterisk starts at 3rd beat and rest squishes in before the correct
change over the letter/word on F (sorry, couldn't fit)

Chorus - Part 2: 

|G2                      |F                       |(x3)
|1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .  |1  .  2  .  3  .  4  .  |
 /  /  / /// /  /  / ///  /  /  / /// /  /  / ///
|G2                      |F                       |(x1)
 /  /  / /// /  /  / ///  /  /  / /// /     /

(over lyrics)
|G2                        |F                          |
 When the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
|G2                        |F                          |
tomorrow...  to find it,    to find it,   to find it.
|G2                        |F                          |
 When the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
|G2                        |F            /     /       |
tomorrow...  to find it,    to find it.  (to   find it.)

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(Okay, here's the complete song... Enjoy!)

PLUSH

Intro (x2)

Verse 1:

G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)    F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)   And I feel that time's a wasted go.
Gm (355333@1) 
    So where ya going to 
  G (320003@1)           D/F# (200232@1)   F (133211@1)               Ctomorrow? (x32010@1)And I see that these are lies to come.
Gm (355333@1)                            
    Would you even care?

Pre-chorus:

D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)                    And I
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)feel  it...(it....it!)
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)                    Yeah I
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)feel  it...(it....it!)

Chorus (Part 1):

Gm (355333@1)                     F (133211@1)    Where ya going for tomorrow?
Gm (355333@1)                         F (133211@1)   Where ya going with that mask I found?
Gm (355333@1)                                F (133211@1)   And I feel, and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her...
Gm (355333@1)                F (133211@1)   Will she smell alone?

Intro (x1)

Verse 2:

G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)   F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)   And I feel, so much depends on the weather.
Gm (355333@1)                           
    So is it raining in your 
G (320003@1)            D/F# (200232@1)    F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)      
bedroom? And I see, that these are the eyes of disarray.
Gm (355333@1)                           
       Would you even care?

Pre-chorus:

D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)                    And I
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)feel  it...(it....it!)
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)                    And she
D (xx0232@1)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B   Cadd9 (x32030@1)feels it...(it....it!)

Chorus (Part 1):

Gm (355333@1)                     F (133211@1)    Where ya going for tomorrow?
Gm (355333@1)                         F (133211@1)   Where ya going with that mask I found?
Gm (355333@1)                                F (133211@1)   And I feel, and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her...
Gm (355333@1)                F (133211@1)   Will she smell alone?

Chorus (Part 2): 

G2                         FWhen (133211@1)the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
G2                         F (133211@1)         
tomorrow...    to find it, to find it, to find it.
G2                         FWhen (133211@1)the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
G2                         F (133211@1)         
tomorrow...    to find it, to find it, to find it.

Intro (x3)

Chorus (Part 1):

Gm (355333@1)                     F (133211@1)    Where ya going for tomorrow?
Gm (355333@1)                         F (133211@1)   Where ya going with that mask I found?
Gm (355333@1)                                F (133211@1)   And I feel, and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her...
Gm (355333@1)                F (133211@1)   Will she smell alone?

Chorus (Part 2): 

G2                         FWhen (133211@1)the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
G2                         F (133211@1)         
tomorrow...    to find it, to find it, to find it.
G2                         FWhen (133211@1)the dogs do find her. Got time, time, to wait for 
G2                         F (133211@1)         
tomorrow...    to find it, to find it, to find it.

Outro (over Intro deal):

D|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|
A|-3--3--x-(3)-2---2-22-2--|-1--1--x-(1)-0---0-11-2--|
F|-0--0--x-(0)-3---3-33-3--|-2--2--x-(2)-0---0-00-0--|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| (x5)
                  To find it...            (to find it)  
then..

D|-3--3--x-(3)-3---3-33-3--|-3--3--x-(3)-3~----------|
A|-3--3--x-(3)-2---2-22-2--|-1--1--x-(1)-0~----------|
G|-0--0--x-(0)-3---3-33-3--|-2--2--x-(2)-0~----------|
C|-------------------------|------------(0)~---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                  To find it! 

*END*

Chord Notes:

The chords of contraversy are going to be the G barre and Gm. The closest tab shows a Eb7/G
(365333) played for both of these. Though, that didn't sound right and was hard to play
(maybe the later is why it sounded off to me). I think the Gm with the mellower Chorus 1
("where you going for tommorrow...") strumming and mutes sounds pretty cool (even if not
exact). Then switching to a regular G bar in the main Chorus ("when the dogs to find
her...") sounds just fine for rocking it out a bit more (changing things up, etc). Same
thing with the regular F barre, sounds just fine to me, and matches up with my Gm and G
barre nicely. If my chords are too simplified, tinker with them. But, I layout the song and
break it down it with good enough detail that this version should be useful.

-C. Hall


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