Song: Pretty Penny
Band: Stone Temple Pilots
Album: Purple (1994)
Tabbed by: Scott (rw@icanect.net)
Intro and verse, (have you seen...):
guitar #1
|----------3-|-3---3-3-------|
|----------2-|-2---2-2-------|
|-4--4-2---0-|-0---0-0--x--x-|
|-2--2-2---0-|-0---0-0-------|
|----------0-|-0---0-0-------|
|------------|---------------|
==============================
guitar #2
|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|
|-4--4-2-----|---------------|
|-2--2-2-x-4-|-5---5-5--x-x--|
|--------x-4-|-5---5-5--x-x--|
|-0--0-0-x-2-|-3---3-3--x-x--|
chorus, (gone.. when you wake...):
guitar #1
|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-------5-----|-------5-----|-------5-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
==============================
guitar #2
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-0---|
|-4-5B--4-----|-2-----0-----|-0-2h--2-4---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
intrumental section:
guitar #1
|-0---| |-0---|
|-11--| |-0---|
|-11--| |-11--|
|-9---| |-9---|
|-11--| |-11--|
|-0---| |-0---|
==============================
guitar #2
|-----0---0--|
|-----0---0--|
|-----4---4--|
|-2---2---2--|
|-2----------|
|-0----------|
B = bent note
h = hammered on legatto
* Both Guitar 1 and 2 are accoustic.
* The ending chord on both guitars is an open E (as in the 1st Interlude for
guitar 2 shown below)
Hmmmm... (4 measures of verse music during hmm)
(2nd Interlude)
(3 measures of verse music then open E ending chord)
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Verse- Guitar 1
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*note* the music below is one measure.
E5 F#5 A5
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2--X--4--5-----5--5--X--X-|<-see below about this line
A|-2-----2--2--X--4--5-----5--5--X--X-|
E|-0-----0--0--X--2--3-----3--3--X--X-|
have you seen your
mo - ther girl?
It is difficult to tell whether 3 notes are being played or if only two notes.
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Verse- Guitar 2
---------------
This is the main riff, the one you hear...
G5add9
E5 A5 Gadd#11 G5
|-------------------3-----3--3-------|
|-------------------2-----2--2-------|
|-4-----4--2--X--0--0-----0--0--X--0-|
|-2-----2--2--X--0--0-----0--0--X--0-|
|----------------0-------------------|
|------------------------------------|
have you seen your
mo - ther girl?
Every 4th time substitute the following for the above:
|-------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-4-----4--2--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|-2-----2--2--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|----------------0-------------------|
|------------------------------------|
There are |3--3--3-/4-\3--0-|
variations to this |2--2--2-/3-\2--0-|
part... this is |0--0--0--0--0--0-|
the most common. |0--0--0--0--0--0-|
*note* there are no variations before the second verse...
Listen to the CD for other variations...
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Chorus- Guitar 1
----------------
The chorus is also very easy.... pick the strings pretty hard for this part
and listen to the CD if you can't get the rhythm...
(A)
e|0--0--0--0--0----0----0---|
B|5--4--2--0--0h2--2/4--4h5-| repeat
\____________________________ chorus ends here
gone when...
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Chorus- Guitar 2
----------------
This is played steadily and quickly behind the guitar 1 part.
(e)|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(B)|4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-| repeat
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1st Interlude- Guitar 1
-----------------------
E Guitar one plays the open E chord in the following manner:
(I included picking instructions for a general idea of how
it goes, you don't have to be precise about it)
|0| downstroke pick all strings
|0| *lightly* upstroke pick strings
|1| downstroke pick all strings
|2| downstroke pick bottom 2 strings
|2|
|0|
then play this:
/1-----/3--/2--/1-----/
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1st Interlude- Guitar 2
-----------------------
This is the first nifty little interlude...
E
play 4 times
|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-0-----------0---0---0-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
.
Eadd9
play 4 times
|-0-----------0---0---0-|
|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
.
Eadd#11 E
play 3 times
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-0-----------0---0---0-|-0-----------0---0---0-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
.
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-0-----------0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
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2nd Interlude- Guitar 2
-----------------------
The second interlude is very similar to the first interlude. Guitar 1 is the
same in both interludes.
Eadd9
play 4 times
|-0-----------0---0---0-|
|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
.
Eadd9
play 4 times
|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
.
Eadd#11 E
play 3 times
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-7-----------7---7---7-|
|-0-----------0---0---0-|-0-----------0---0---0-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|-4-----------4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-6-----------6---6---6-|
|-7-------7---7---7---7-|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then..
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-0-----------0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|-4-----------4---4---4-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|-6-----------6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|