Stone Temple Pilots - About a Fool Bonus track on STP (2010 album) foreign releases Standard Tuning Tabbed by jjhand This song is very smooth jazz/ bossa nova inspired, so its not like their hard rocking hits from the first couple albums. The chords used will take a while to get used to (not many major chords). Please rate/comment! Look on youtube for this song if you can't find it. Its an outtake from the "Shangri-La Dee Da" sessions I believe. Intro - Acoustic A/G F#m6 D6/F e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-------------| G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2-----------| D|-2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------| E|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|---1---1---1---1-|-------------| | | Lead Gtr e|---------------12|-----------------|------------------|------------| B|--------14\12----|--------14\12--14\---------14\12--14\12/14~------| G|-------------14--|-------------14--|-10~----------14--|------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------| Verse Part 1 - play 2x 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e|------------------------|-------------------------| B|-5----5--4-----4----4---|-5----5--4-----4-----4---| G|-6----6--4-----4----4---|-6----6--4-----4-----4---| D|-6----6--4-----4----4---|-6----6--4-----4-----4---| A|-0----0--0-----0----0---|-0----0--0-----0-----0---| E|------------------------|-------------------------| Amaj7 B/A 1 "Someone standing alone on a hill" 2 "I think you're sinking can't swim or set still" Verse Pt. 2 G#m7 C#9 e|----------------------------|-4----4----4--4------4-4--| B|-4-----4----4--4-------4-4--|-4----4----4--4------4-4--| G|-4-----4----4--4-------4-4--|-4----4----4--4------4-4--| D|-4-----4----4--4-------4-4--|-3----3----3--3--3---3-3--| A|-6-----6----6--6-------6-6--|-4----4----4--4--4---4-4--| E|----4-------------4---------|--------------------------| "Still he's waiting there alone He's" F#m E/G# A A/C# C#m C#sus2 C#dim C#sus2(b5) e|---------------------|-0----0----------------|-0----0----------------| B|-----------5----5----|-5----5--4--4-4---4-4--|-5----5--4--4-4---4-4--| G|-2----4----6----6----|-6----6--6--6-6---6-6--|-6----6--6--6-6---6-6--| D|-4----6----7----7----|-6----6--6--6-6---6-6--|-5----5--5--5-5---5-5--| A|-4----7----0----4----|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-2----4--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| "drowning on his own" PreChorus G#maj7 Adim7 Bbm7 Eb9 e|----------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6----| B|----------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6----| G|-5----5----------5----|-6--6--6----6--6--6-6----| D|-5----5----------4----|-6--6--6----5--5--5-5--x-| go below A|-6----6----------6----|-8--8--8----6--6--6-6--x-| E|-4----4----5--5--5----|-6--6--6-----------------| 1 "The fool who fell in love left his heart right in the sink 2 "The fool who fell in love let his heart wash down the drain Prechorus Line 2 Cm7 F Bbm7 Eb e|-3--3--3-----1----1----|-1----1----6--6--6-6----| B|-4--4--4-----1----1----|-2----2----8--8--8-8----| G|-3--3--3-----2----2----|-1----1----8--8--8-8----| D|-5--5--5---x-3----3----|-3----3----8--8--8-8----| A|-3--3--3---x-3----3----|-1----1----6--6--6-6----| E|-------------1----1----|------------------------| 1 "She tore it all to pieces when he left it there" 2 "She threw away the pieces when he left it there" Repeat last bar 2x to these lyrics (Bbm7 -> Eb): "Talkin' to myself Fallin' from the shelf" Chorus - play 2x E6 e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----0----0--0--0-0---| B|-5----5----5--5--5-5---|-5----5----5--5--5-5---|-5----5----5--5--5-5---| G|-6----6----6--6--6-6---|-6----6----6--6--6-6---|-6----6----6--6--6-6---| D|-6----6----6--6--6-6---|-6----6----6--6--6-6---|-5----5----5--5--5-5---| A|-7----7----7--7--7-7---|-7----7----7--7--7-7---|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| "Still I wonder why I ever let myself take my" e|-----------------------| B|-5----5----5--5--5-5---| G|-6----6----6--6--6-6---| D|-7----7----7--7--7-7---| A|-0----0----0--0--0-0---| E|-----------------------| "own advice" Play First bar of Intro, then go to verse 2 Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1, but Electric Guitar Adds: e|-9--------7------------| B|-9--------7------------| play 4x G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| "Still he's waiting, a man on a hill I think he's drifting, to float on the wind" e|-7-----7-------------|-------6-------------| B|----7----------------|----6----------------| G|----------8----------|-6--------7----------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------| "Must be a fool to think he could" "Bring him back to her" Lead Part before Chorus 2: e|-11b12r11b12r11b12r11----------| B|-------------------------------| G|-8-b9-r8-b9-r8-b9-r8-----------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| *bend with trem bar if possible Play PreChorus Again Play Chorus Again Play Intro to End song KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release ************************************
