• Song:

    Monolith

  • Artist:

    Stone Sour

  • Album:

    1996 Demo

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Stone Sour - Monolith
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)                                                     6x
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||-----3---------------------------|-----3---------------------------||
E ||-2h3---3-2-----------------------|-2h3---3-2-----------------------||
B ||---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------||
Gb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||

Dd|----------------------------------|-----------------17---------------|
Ab|------3---------------------------|-----15------------15-------------|
E |--2h3---3-2-----------------------|/14h15-1514----------1514---------|
B |----------0-----------------------|---------0-------------0----------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

(guitar 2 after 4 bars)                                                x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-7---------7-7-----------------|-7-7---------7-7-----------------||
B ||-7-7---------7-7-----------------|-7-7---------7-7-----------------||
Gb||-5-5---------5-5-----------------|-5-5---------5-5-----------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||


[Verse 1]
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     Is this wrong of me...

Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . (gradual release)
     I'm in the dark...

                                                                       x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||
B ||-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||
     To me... I consecrated...


[Chorus] (guitar 1)                                                    x4
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
B ||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
     And I hear my wants... 

[Chorus] (guitar 2 variation on 2nd and 4th bar)                       x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-------10----12----14----------|-14b15r14--------9---------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-5-------8-----10----12----------|-12b13r12--------7---------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||


[Bridge]                                                               x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-||
PM     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .


[Verse 2]
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     Visions plague my dreams...

Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . (gradual release)
     I couldn't have...

                                                                       x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||
B ||-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-||
     Of me... I've desecrated...


[Chorus] (guitar 1)                                                    x4
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
B ||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
     And I hear my wants...

[Chorus] (guitar 2 variation on 2nd and 4th bar)                       x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-------10----12----14----------|-14b15r14--------9---------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-5-------8-----10----12----------|-12b13r12--------7---------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||


[Bridge]                                                               x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-||
PM     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .


[Solo] (guitar 1)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|--10~-----11~-----10~-------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|/9---12~--------/9---10~-10~-9----|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|--10~-----11~-----10~-------------|-----------------1515b17r15b17r15-|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|-not figured out------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Dd|----------------------------------|-17-15-13-12h13p12--12-13~--------|
Ab|--15--13h15-13h15-13--------------|------------------15--------------|
E |--------------------15-14-15~-14--|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Dd|----------------------------------|------------------22b24-22b24-22~-|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |---------too fast for me----------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

(guitar 2)                                                             x3
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-||
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .

Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|-3---------------7----------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-3---------------7----------------|
PM   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Chorus] (guitar 1)                                                    x4
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B ||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
B ||-12------8-----7-----5-----------|-3---------------7---------------||
     And I hear my wants...

(guitar 2 variation on 2nd bar)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |--7-------10----12----14----------|-14b15r14--------9----------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--5-------8-----10----12----------|-12b13r12--------7----------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

(guitar 2 variation on 4th bar)
Dd|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E |--7-------10----12----14----------|-14b15r14-------/21---------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|--5-------8-----10----12----------|-12b13r12-------/19---------------|
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


[Outro] (guitar 1)                                                     x4
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-7-----7-----7-----7-----5---5---|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5---5---||
B ||-7-----7-----7-----7-----5---5---|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5---5---||
Gb||-5-----5-----5-----5-----3---3---|-5-----5-----5-----5-----3---3---||
B ||--00000-00000-00000-00000--------|--00000-00000-00000-00000--------||
PM    ..... ..... ..... .....           ..... ..... ..... .....
                             Within!

(guitar 2 after four bars)                                             x2
Dd||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Ab||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E ||-10----7-----7-----7-----9---9---|-10----7-----7-----7-----9---9---||
B ||-------7-----7-----7-------------|-------7-----7-----7-------------||
Gb||-8-----5-----5-----5-----7---7---|-8-----5-----5-----5-----7---7---||
B ||--00000-00000-00000-00000--------|--00000-00000-00000-00000--------||
PM    ..... ..... ..... .....           ..... ..... ..... .....
                             Within!

Dd|--------|
Ab|--------|
E |--7\\\--|
B |--7\\\--|
Gb|--5\\\--|
B |--------|
   Aah!
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