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)