"Big Empty" by Stone Temple Pilots--bassline


from the 1994 albums 'Purple' & 'The Crow--Soundtrack'
Definitely 1 of the coolest STP basslines....This was pretty tricky to figure out, but I did my best. As usual, listen for rhythm.
Tabbed by: Raq, of course
Created January 12, 1999
Last updated: August 6, 1999

~=vibrato
(#)=note is held over measure

figure 1--intro & verses

G----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D--------------5-------------|---------------------|--------5--------------|
A----------5-------7--5-7-5-|-3----3-3----3-2---|------5---7----7----5\-|
E-0----7---------------------|----3------3------3-|-0--7--------7----7----|

intro has this in 4th measure...

G-----------------------|
D-------------5-7---5~-|
A-3-----3-3/7-----7----|
E-----3-----------------|

repeat figure 1, noting change in 4th measure

G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A-3----3-3-----------------|
E----3-------0-3-5-6-5-3-|

figure 2--chorus; listen for slight variations from chorus to chorus

G------------------------------------|-------5---5-5-4---|
D-------------------------7---------|-----5---5-------5-|
A-----2----4----------7-----7---5-|-3------------------|
E-3---------------5----------------|---------------------|

G---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------5----------7---7-----|-----------------------|
A-----2-5----4---4-7---7---7-5-|-3--2--3--3/5--3-2-0-|
E-3--------------5---------------|-----------------------|

G------------------------------------|-------5---5/7--5-4---|
D-------------------------7---------|-----5---5-----------5-|
A-----2----4----------7-----7---5-|-3----------------------|
E-3---------------5----------------|-------------------------|

G---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------5----------7---7-----|-----------------------|
A-----2-5----4---4-7---7---7-5-|-3--2--3--3/5--3-2-0-|
E-3--------------5---------------|-----------------------|

G------------------|------|
D------------------|------|
A------------------|------|
E-3---3---1-1--0-|-(0)--|

note: at ends of 2nd & ending chorus, he does some ad lib stuff I can't hear, so do whatcha want

figure 3--interlude in between 1st chorus & 2nd verse

G-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D----------5-7----5~~-|-(5~~)-5-5/7\5-|------------5------------|
A------7--------7-------|-----------------|------5------7--5-7-5-|
E-8---------------------|------------------|-0--7------------------|

G---------------|
D---------------|
A-3----3-3-/#\-|
E----3----------|

back to figure 1/verse
back to figure 2/chorus

bridge/guitar solo

G-------9-11-|-12-11-9-7----7--------------------|
D---9---------|------------9----7-5-7/9----5~~/#-|
A--------------|---------------------------7-------|
E--------------|-----------------------------------|

repeat this figure until chorus

G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-7-7-----5--7-7-----5-|
E-------7-----------7----|

back to figure 2/chorus & repeat until end, along with ad lib stuff

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