--STAIND - THE BOTTOM--
This is, in my opinion, Staind's best song, from their best album. It was written on a
baritone guitar, and is played live on a 7-string, but this tab is for a standard
6-string for the rest of us.
Intro (dist.) 4x
E E q Q E E q Q Q. E
Eb|--------------|------------|
Bb|O-------------|-----------O|
Gb|--------------|------------|
Db|--------------|------------|
Ab|O-0-0---x-0-0-|---0-x---0-O|
Db|--0-0---x-0-0-|---0-x---0--|
uppercase = note
lowercase = rest
x = press down hard on the string above the bridge pickup
Verse (slight dist.)
QEQE E E QEQE E E QEQE E E QEQE E E
Eb|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
Bb|O----------|-3--------|----------|----------O|
Gb|--2-2------|---3------|-5-0------|-----------|
Db|-----------|----------|----------|-4-0-------|
Ab|O----------|----------|----------|----------O|
Db|---0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the Intro riff is played twice with that the second time.
the Pre-Chorus is just the Intro 2x.
Chorus 4x
E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-0-----0-------0-----0-----|-8-----8-------5----------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5------<2.6>-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-<2.6>------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<3.6> = natural harmonic 6/10 between 3rd and 4th frets
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/staind/the_bottom_tab_ver_2.html ]
Intro riff 2x
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge Pt. 1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Db|------------------|------------------|
Ab|O-----------------|-----------------O|
E-|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|
Gb|O-----------------|-----------------O|
B-|--0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge Pt. 2 8x
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Db|------------------|------------------|
Ab|O-----------------|-----------------O|
E-|------------------|------------------|
B-|--0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
Gb|O-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-O|
B-|--0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--|
Bridge Pt. 3
S S S S E S S S S E E E
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
B-|---------0---------0------------|
Gb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------<2.6>-|
B-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-<2.6>------|
. . . . . . . .
S S S S E S S S S E E E
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
B-|---------8---------5------------|
Gb|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5------<2.6>-|
B-|-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-<2.6>------|
. . . . . . . .
Chorus
Intro riff 4x
Verse (repeat, but cut the last measure the second time)
Last Chord
_
W
Eb|----------|
Bb|-(3-------|
Gb|-(2-------|
Db|-(0-------|
Ab|-(0-------|
Db|-(0-------|
_
W = play and hold
( = arpeggiate
Enjoy!
