Stone Sour - Blue Study Tabbed by ReinierK (please don't steal my work) Legend: h - hammer on T - tap p - pull off TP - tremolo picking b - bend string up PM - palm muting r - release bend \n/ - tremolo arm dip; n = amount to dip / - slide up \n - tremolo arm down \ - slide down n/ - tremolo arm up ~ - vibrato /n\ - tremolo arm inverted dip t - right hand tap = - hold bend s - legato slide - volume swell louder/softer S - shift slide x - muted slash * - natural harmonic o - single note slash [n] - artificial harmonic ยท/. - pick slide n(n) - tapped harmonic tr - trill Tuning: Db - 6th string (thin) Ab - 5th string E - 4th string B - 3rd string Gb - 2nd string B - 1st string (thick) [Intro] (guitar 1) Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |------9---9-9-9-9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10--10--10---| B |------9---9-9-9-9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9---9---9----| Gb|--7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7----| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM . . (both guitars after two bars) Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10--10--10---| B |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9---9---9----| Gb|--7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7----| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--------------|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---------------|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| [Verse 1] (guitar 1) x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|| Gb||-7---------------7---8---5---8~--|-7---------------7*--8*--5*--7*~-|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Somewhere between my... (guitar 2, after two bars) Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Pre-chorus] x3 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10--10--10--|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9---9---9---|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7---|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Hold my head up... Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10----------|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9-----------|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7-----------|| B ||---------------------------------|-------------------------2-3-2-5-|| PM . . . . Never wanted this... [Chorus] x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Gb||-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|| B ||-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|| PM . . . . . . . . And you left me... [Bridge] x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--------------|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---------------|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| [Verse 2] (guitar 1) x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|| Gb||-7---------------7---8---5---8~--|-7---------------7*--8*--5*--7*~-|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Chair is stained... (guitar 2, after two bars) Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Pre-chorus] x3 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10--10--10--|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9---9---9---|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7---|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Can't believe this... Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10-----------| B |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9------------| Gb|--7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7------------| B |----------------------------------|-------------------------2-3-2-5--| PM . . . . Never wanted this... [Chorus] x4 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Gb||-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|| B ||-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|| PM . . . . . . . . And you left me... [Solo] (guitar 1) Can't figure it out yet! (guitar 2) x4 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--------------|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---------------|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| [Verse 3] (guitar 1) x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|-----9*--10*-9*~-----------------|| Gb||-7---------------7---8---5---8~--|-7---------------7*--8*--5*--7*~-|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Arms stretched out... (guitar 2, after two bars) Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Gb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Pre-chorus] x3 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10--10--10--|| B ||-9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9---9---9---|| Gb||-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7---|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| I don't need you... Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-9-----9---9-----10--10-----------| B |--9---9-9-9-9---9---9-----9-9-9-9-|-10----10--10----9---9------------| Gb|--7---7-7-7-7---7---7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-----7---7-----7---7------------| B |----------------------------------|-------------------------2-3-2-5--| PM . . . . Never wanted this... [Chorus] x4 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Gb||-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|-8-----5-----7-----2-------------|| B ||-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|-8-----5-----7-----2-----2-3-2-5-|| PM . . . . . . . . And you left me... [Bridge] x4 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||-6-----------6-----------6-6-----|-6-----------6-----------6-6-----|| E ||-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|-5-----------5-----------5-5-----|| B ||-4-----------4-----------4-4-----|-4-----------4-----------4-4-----|| Gb||-------2-----------2---------2---|-------2-----------2---------2---|| B ||-------2-----------2---------2---|-------2-----------2---------2---|| Safe! [Outro] x2 Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B ||-9-----7-----9-----7-----10\8\7--|-9-----7-----9-----7-----10\8\7--|| Gb||-7-----5-----7-----5-----8-\7\5--|-7-----5-----7-----5-----8-\7\5--|| B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |--9-----7-----9-----7-----10\8\7--|-6-----4-----6-----4-----7\6\4----| Gb|--7-----5-----7-----5-----8-\7\5--|-7-----5-----7-----5-----8\7\5----| B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B |--11----10----11----10----12\11\10|-9-----7-----9-----7--------------| Gb|--7-----5-----7-----5-----8-\7-\5-|-7-----5-----7-----5-------2b3-2--| B |----------------------------------|---------------------2-2-2-2b3-2--| PM . . . slow