Stone Temple Pilots - 'Lounge Fly'
From 'Purple' EP
tabbed by jjhand, with thanks to the Version 1 tab
Tuning - DADGAD tuning (turn low E, high B,E string down 1 step)
Outro Solo in Standard Tuning (overdub played by Paul Leary)
This tab was adjusted in 2013 to reflect Dean's live playing. You can play
the main song riffs in standard if necessary. Please comment/rate this tab.
Intro/Verse - Distorted (taken from youtube footage)
Rhythm Guitar
D5 C5 B5 C5 Bm
D|--------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|-------------|
G|--7----7-----5\4/5--|-0-----------|
D|--7----7-----5\4/5--|-0-----------|
A|--5----5-----3\2/3--|-2-----------|
D|--0----0------------|-------------|
|
| Lead Guitar, with EQ or Wah pedal
D|--------------------|--------------|
A|--------------------|--------------|
G|--11\7~~~~~~~~------|-(7~)\x-------| slide off string almost completely
D|--------------------|--------------| creating swishing sound effect
A|--------------------|--------------|
D|--------------------|--------------|
First time through, both parts of Intro/Verse play 4x,
then Guitar 1 only plays 4x til the chorus.
Chorus - Note Rhythm here (both guitars mixed in here)
D|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
A|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
G|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
D|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
A|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
D|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
D|---------------0-----------------|---------------0-----------------|
A|---------------0-----------------|---------------0-----------------|
G|---------------0-----------------|---------------0-----------------|
D|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7/8-|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8\7-3p0-|
A|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7/8-|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8\7-3p0-|
D|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7/8-|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8\7-3p0-|
D|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
A|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
G|---------------0-----------------|---------------0---------------|
D|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
A|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
D|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3p0-|-3/5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5--7--|
D|---------------0-----------------|-------------------0-------------------|
A|---------------0-----------------|-------------------0-------------------|
G|---------------0-----------------|-------------------0-------------------|
D|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7-8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10\----|
A|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7-8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10\----|
D|-7/8-8-8-8---8-8---8-8-8-8-8\7-8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10\----|
Play intro/Verse riff again (2x as both parts, then 4x as Guitar 1 only)
Play Chorus again
Final Chord for Chorus 2
D|-0---------|-(0)---------|
A|-0---------|-(0)---------|
G|-7---------|-(7)---------|
D|-7---------|-(7)---------|
A|-5---------|-(5)---------|
D|-0---------|-(0)---------|
Acoustic Interlude (Let Strings Ring)
part 1:
d|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--|
A|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--|
G|-1--2-/4--2----1-2--| play 12x
D|-0--0--0--0----0-0--|
A|-0--0--0--0----0-0--|
D|--------------------|
part 2:
d|-0--0--0--0---0-0--|-8--8--8--8---8-8--|
A|-0--0--0--0---0-0--|-x--x--x--x---x-x--|
G|-x--x--x--x---x-x--|-7--7--7--7---7-7--|
D|-7--7--7--7---7-7--|-8--8--8--8---8-8--|
A|-8--8--8--8---8-8--|-7--7--7--7---7-7--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
play part 1 2x
play part 2
play part 1 until solo starts
Slide Solo - w/ Wah as filter
D|-/12~---12-----------|-/11--10--------------|------------------|-------19------------|
A|-/12~------14/15-----|-/11--10--9~----------|--------8---------|---------------------|
G|----------------14---|------------------7-7-|-9-------------7/-|/16-16---/17~--------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------12-12-|
A|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|
d|-12---------------------|-----------15\13------------|
A|-----14~-15-\12~--------|------15\13------x-/15------|
G|-----------------12h14\-|----------------------------|
D|------------------------|-14\12------------------0-0-|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|
d|-/15~-12~---------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5--3--0--3p0-|-15\12-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----NH12-NH12-NH12--SH10/12-|
D|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Last line has natural harmonics, last note is semi-harmonic
Play Chorus again (3:42)
Outro Solo (4:06) - Note: Prebends are noted by b before a fret number
Number after 'r' is the original fret to bend from.
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-b10r8-b10r8-b10r8-b10r8-8-8-8-8~---8-|-8-6b7------------6-8-6-8-|-9-8-6-8~-----6-6-6-6-5---|
G|--------------------------------------|-------7~---5-6-7---------|------------------------7-|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-7----5------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------7-5-3-5-3--------|-3-------3-5-6-5-3-6-6-5----|-3-5-b6r5-b6r5-b6r5-3-5~-5/7-|
A|------------------5-3-5~-|---5~--5-----------------5~-|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|---------------13--12--13-12----|
B|---------10----10---12-10--10-12-10---------|-13--------------------------15-|
G|---------10----10---12-10--10-12-10----13/14|----14---12b14___14__14_____----|
D|-10-11-12-----12----------12---------12-----|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----15-15----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-12b14-14r12-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------15-14---12-12-12-|-12-10-10-10-9-9-9-10--10--10--10|
A|--------------------12---------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|--------------pick these bends------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-12-PH13-12~-|-12--12-10-12-b14r12-b14r12-b14r12-b14r12-|
D|-10-----------9-10--x-12-x----------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-----12-10-12-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------13-----12-----|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-15-15----15-----15-----15------13-13~--|
G|-b14r12b14r12b14r12b14____b14___b14__|----12b14-b14r12-b14r12-b13r12----------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-13----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---14--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----15-15-14-12-10-12-12-10-10-10-9-------|------------9-9-9-10-10-12-|
A|-------------------------------------12-10-|-12------12----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Fade out:
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------10-12-10-|-12b14--------12b14r12-|-12b14-b14-b13-12~---12b14r12-|
D|-12---12-12b14----12~------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------15----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
e|-------13-----12------------------|
B|----------------------15----15----|
G|-12b14____b14___b14__-12b14-14r12-| ...
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| b bend
| r release bend
| x muted note
| PH pinch harmonic
| SH semi-harmonic
| NH natural harmonic
| () previous notes ring in next bar or while playing other strings
| __(underline) hold note during bends
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