Stone Sour - Blue Study
Tabbed by ReinierK (please don't steal my work)
Legend:
h - hammer on T - tap
p - pull off TP - tremolo picking
b - bend string up PM - palm muting
r - release bend \n/ - tremolo arm dip; n = amount to dip
/ - slide up \n - tremolo arm down
\ - slide down n/ - tremolo arm up
v - vibrato /n\ - tremolo arm inverted dip
t - right hand tap = - hold bend
s - legato slide <> - volume swell louder/softer
S - shift slide x - muted slash
* - natural harmonic o - single note slash
[n] - artificial harmonic ·/. - pick slide
n(n) - tapped harmonic
tr - trill
Tuning:
Db - 6th string (thin)
Ab - 5th string
E - 4th string
B - 3rd string
Gb - 2nd string
B - 1st string (thick)
[Intro] (guitar 1)
Dd|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------8--8-8-8-------------------|
E |----9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-101010101010-|
B |----9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Gb|-77-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B |---------------------------------------------|
PM ..
(both guitars)
Dd|------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8-------------------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-101010101010-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--| x2
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B |------------------------------------------|
Dd|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--|
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--|
B |-----------------------------|
[Verse 1] (guitar 1)
Dd|---7-8-7--------------7-8-7----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------| x2
Gb|-7--------7-8-5-8---7-----------[7]-[8]-[5]-[7]v-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
Somehwere between my...
(guitar 2, after 2 repetitions)
Dd|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------| x2
Gb|-77777777777777778888888888888888-|
B |----------------------------------|
PM ................................
Pulls me in so...
[Pre-chorus]
Dd|------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8-------------------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-101010101010-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--| x4
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B |------------------------------------------|
Hold my head up...
Dd|------|
Ab|------|
E |------|
B |-2325-|
Gb|-2325-|
B |-2325-|
PM ....
This
[Chorus]
Dd|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
E |--------------|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-| x4
Gb|-8-5-7-2-2325-|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-|
PM ....
And you...
Dd|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--| x2
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--|
B |-----------------------------|
Too...
[Verse 2]
Dd|---7-8-7--------------7-8-7----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------| x2
Gb|-7--------7-8-5-8---7-----------[7]-[8]-[5]-[7]v-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
Chair is stained...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stone_sour/blue_study_tab_ver_4.html ]
(guitar 2, after 2 repetitions)
Dd|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------| x2
Gb|-77777777777777778888888888888888-|
B |----------------------------------|
PM ................................
I can't keep this...
[Pre-chorus]
Dd|------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8-------------------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-101010101010-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--| x4
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B |------------------------------------------|
Can't believe this...
Dd|------|
Ab|------|
E |------|
B |-2325-|
Gb|-2325-|
B |-2325-|
PM ....
This
[Chorus]
Dd|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
E |--------------|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-| x8
Gb|-8-5-7-2-2325-|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-|
PM ....
And you...
[Solo] (guitar 1)
Can't figure it out yet
(guitar 2)
Dd|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--| x4
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--|
B |-----------------------------|
Too...
[Verse 3]
Dd|---7-8-7--------------7-8-7----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------| x2
Gb|-7--------7-8-5-8---7-----------[7]-[8]-[5]-[7]v-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
Arms strechted out...
(guitar 2, after 2 repetitions)
Dd|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------| x2
Gb|-77777777777777778888888888888888-|
B |----------------------------------|
PM ................................
Kneeling with my...
[Pre-chorus]
Dd|------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------8--8-8-8-------------------|
E |-9-9999-999999-9--9-9-9---10-101010101010-|
B |-9-9999-999999-10-101010--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--| x4
Gb|-7-7777-777777-7--7-7-7---8--8-8-8-8-8-8--|
B |------------------------------------------|
I don't need you...
Dd|------|
Ab|------|
E |------|
B |-2325-|
Gb|-2325-|
B |-2325-|
PM ....
This
[Chorus]
Dd|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
E |--------------|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-| x8
Gb|-8-5-7-2-2325-|
B |-8-5-7-2-2325-|
PM ....
And you...
[Outro]
Dd|--------------|
Ab|-6---6---66---|
E |-5---5---55---|
B |-4-2-4-2-44-2-| x8
Gb|---2---2----2-|
B |---2---2----2-|
Safe!
Dd|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
E |------------------------|
B |-9-x-7-x-9-x-7-x-10\9\7-| x4
Gb|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-8-\7\5-|
B |------------------------|
Aah!
Dd|------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------------|
E |------------------------|-----------------------|
B |-9-x-7-x-9-x-7-x-10\9\7-|-6-x-4-x-6-x-4-x-7\6\4-|
Gb|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-8-\7\5-|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-8\7\5-|
B |------------------------|-----------------------|
Dd|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |-11-x-10-x-11-x-10-x-12\11\10-|-9-x-7-x-9-x-7-x-2-2-2-2b3---2-|
Gb|-7--x-5--x-7--x-5--x-8-\7-\5--|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-2-2-2-2b3---2-|
B |------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2b3---2-|
PM . . .
