Stone Sour - Choose
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](1 guitar, after bass intro) (both guitars)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--5-1---6-------------------------|-5-1---6--------------------------|
B |------5---1-2-1-0-1-2-1-0-1-2-1-0-|-----5---1-2-1-0-1-2-1-0-1-2-1-0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hear me!
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Verse 1] (after two bars)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------6--(6)b7r6--|
All things considered...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
But somewhere in the middle...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
So my tribunal...
[Pre-chorus] x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-----------7-7-----------------|--7-----------7-7----------------||
B ||-7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6---|--7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6--||
Gb||-5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6---|--5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6--||
B ||-----------------6-----6-----6---|------------------6-----6-----6--||
All, you want is soulless...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3---------------------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3-----3---3---3---3---|
PM . . . .
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|--5---------------7-------8-------|
B |----------------------------------|--5---------------7-------8-------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3---------------5-------6-------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|----------------------------------|
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Verse 2]
Dd||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb||-6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B ||-6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I satnd before you...
x2
Dd|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6-||
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6-||
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I couldn't focus...
[Pre-chorus] x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-----------7-7-----------------|--7-----------7-7----------------||
B ||-7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6---|--7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6--||
Gb||-5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6---|--5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6--||
B ||-----------------6-----6-----6---|------------------6-----6-----6--||
All, you want is soulless...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3---------------------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3-----3---3---3---3---|
PM . . . .
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3---------------5-------6-------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3---------------5-------6-------|
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
E |----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
B |----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
Gb|--2-3-2---------------------------|-2-3-2----------------------------|
B |--2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-------|-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-3-2---------------------------|-2-3-2----------------------------|
B |--2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-------|-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self...
Dd||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb||-6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B ||-6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x2
Dd|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6-||
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6-||
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Verse 3] (after two bars)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------6--(6)b7r6--|
I take a minute...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Behind the door...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6--|
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You can survive...
[Pre-chorus] x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-----------7-7-----------------|--7-----------7-7----------------||
B ||-7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6---|--7-----------7-7-6-----6-----6--||
Gb||-5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6---|--5-----------5-5-6-----6-----6--||
B ||-----------------6-----6-----6---|------------------6-----6-----6--||
All you want is soulless...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3---------------------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3-------3-3-----3---3---3---3---|
PM . . . .
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3---------------5-------6-------|
B |--2-------2-----0h2---2---2---0---|--3---------------5-------6-------|
I can't betray...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
E |----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
B |----------------------------0-----|---------------------------0------|
Gb|--2-3-2---------------------------|-2-3-2----------------------------|
B |--2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-------|-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self...
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------0-----|----------------------------------|
Gb|--2-3-2---------------------------|-2-3-2----------------------------|
B |--2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-------|-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self...
[Outro]
Dd||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb||-6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|
B ||-6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x2
Dd|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb|--6p0-----------------6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-----------------6--(6)b7r6-||
B |--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-----0-6p0-|--6p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6--(6)b7r6-||
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
