Stone Temple Pilots - "Silvergun Superman"
From the "Purple" EP
tabbed by jjhand
Tuning - Drop D (DADGBE)
I have seen this tabbed incorrectly in so many sites (This one lists it as 'Silver Gun Superman').
It is one of the heaviest sounding STP songs ever! The only bad part is how the ending
apart, but the solo is awesome. My tab is
I believe there is a strat (chorus) and a les paul (verse chords, solo) playing on this track.
Heavy Intro:
Guitar 1 play this bar 3x End Intro:
E|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
B|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
G|------- |---------------------------| |----------------------------------|
D|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
A|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
D|--3-3-- |--0-----0----0-----0---3-3-| |--0---0-0---0--2--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
| PM PM
|Guitar 2 (w/ wah)
E|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
B|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
G|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
D|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
A|------- |-----0-2-5-3----0-2-5--2b3~| |----0-2-5--2__b___3--2~~---| vibrato here alters
D|------- |---------------------------| |---------------------------| pitch significantly
During 'Heavy Intro', a 3rd guitar part plays a ringing D5 chord in each bar:
Guitar 3:
E|--------------|
B|-3------------|
G|-2------------|
D|-0------------|
A|--------------|
D|--------------|
Verses (Both guitars)
play 4x
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
A|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
D|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7--10-10p7--10-12--|--0----0-3-3-3-0--5-6-7-6---5-3~--|
Chorus - I included the chords, which are accurate!
D E7(b9) C D Bb/G Cmaj7
E|--2----2--2-0-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2----3---0---|
B|--3----3--3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-1---1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3-3-3----3---0---|
G|--2----2--2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2-2-2----0---0---|
D|--0----0--0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2--2-2-|-2---2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0-0-0----0---2---|
A|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------1---3---|
D|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 2 alternates accents the low and high strings, the other is not as bright sounding
E|--2----2-2-0-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2----------------------|
B|--3----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-1---1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3----------------------|
G|--2----2-2-2-2-2-1-|-(1)-1--1--1--1--1-1-|-0---0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2----------------------|
D|--0----0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2--2--2-2-|-2---2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0--0--0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
A|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
D|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|----------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
Chorus 2 (same as before)
End Chorus 2 (both parts mixed in)
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
D|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|--7------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
A|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|--10b12--0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
D|-0------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|---------0-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|-0----------|
Break (let strings ring)
play bar 3x fourth bar is:
E|------------------------7----| -----------------7-7-7-7-7---|
B|----------5-------------6----| ----------5------6-6-6-6-6---|
G|-------7-----7-------5-------| -------7-----7---------------|
D|--6/7-----------6/7----------| --6/7------------------------|
A|--5-------------5------------| --5--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| -----------------------------|
play bar 3x eighth bar is:
E|------------------------7----| -----------------------------|
B|----------5-------------6----| -----------------------------|
G|-------7-----7-------5-------| -------7---------------------|
D|--6/7-----------6/7----------| --6/7--------------------3-3-|
A|--5-------------5------------| --5----------------------3-3-|
D|-----------------------------| -------------------------3-3-|
Play Intro again
Play Chorus again 2x
In 8th bar of chorus before repeat, Solo begins
Solo * Chorus begins repeat
E|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------|-11---11-----11/1211-10-|-(10~)----------10--10h12-|
D|--10-11-12----------|-------------------------|--------/12~--------------|
A|-----------12-11-10-|-9~---9~------9/109---8-|-(8~)---------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|------10-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------13--13b15-13b15-|
G|-12b14r12-10h12-10----10h12-12b14r12-10h12-10-12-|-10b11---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------10b12--|----------------------------------|
B|-13b15--13b15~~~------------|-13--12h13-10b12------------10-12-|
G|----------------------------|----------------------11~---------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-12h13p12-10-12--10h12p10--10------------------------|
G|----------------------------12----12h14p12-11-12-11-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------13____----------10_____-------|
G|-12b14r12b14r12b14---------------------------|-12b14r12b14__(14)r12--10b11__11r10-------|
D|---------------------12-12-12------12------x-|------------------------------------12/14-|
A|-----------------------------10b11---10b11-x-|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12-14-14b17-|-14b17~~~--14bbbb17---12-14-14b17-|
D|-10~~----10-12-12b15-12b15~~------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------x-10-10-14b16r14-10----10-|-14p10--10-14p10--10-14p10--10-14p10--10--14/17-|
B|---------------------------13-----|------13--------13--------13--------13----------|
G|-14b17~~-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-16--15--14------13-15-13b14-------------|----13b14-------------15-17b20---------|
B|--------------/15------------15--15-13-15-|-15------------15-/19------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--(17b20)----------------10---------------------------------|
B|-------------15------------13p10-----10--------------------|
G|--------------------12b14--------1210---12-10h11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------12-10-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------12-10-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
* Chorus repeats (vocals re-enter too)
E|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------14b16-
B|---------------------|------------------x-x-x-|-12b13r12-12b13~---12b13r12-10-12--|-10~--------
G|-11~---11~--11-12-11-|-10---10-------10-x-x-x-|-----------------------------------|------------
D|---------------------|---------/12------------|-----------------------------------|------------
A|-9~----9~----9-10-9--|-8----8-----------------|-----------------------------------|------------
D|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------
E|-14b15-14p10-----10--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------13b15--13p10---|----------------------------------------------------10h12h13-|
G|------------------------10-|-12-10h11-----------------------------------10h11h12---------|
D|---------------------------|--------10h12-10-----------------------10-12-----------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------12-10-8--8--12-10-8-/12----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------12-10---------------------------------|
E|-12p10-10-13-12-10--10---------15b17-13-15-|-13b14-10----10-13b14r13-13b14r13--|
B|------------------13--13b15---------------|----------13-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-13b14r13-13b14----17b20--17-16-15--15-|-15b17r15--15--------------------10-----------------------|
B|----------------15----------------18---|---------18--18-15-b17r15------10--13p10------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------12b14--------12-b14r12-10-12~~|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------13-13----13-------14-----13-----14-----13--|------------------|
B|-12b14___14r12b14r12--15--13h15--12h15--13h15-----|---------------3--|end!
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------------0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
key:
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
r - release bent string
__ - hold note while playing another string
/ - slide up
- slide down
x - muted strings
~ - vibrato
