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!
