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Take A Load Off by Stone Temple Pilots
Take A Load Off
Standard Tuning
Verse 1 (Intro Riff):
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B----4--6-4-(4)---4~---------4--6-4-(4)--4~-------------------|
G----4--6-4-(4)---5~---------4--6-4-(4)--5~-------------------|
D----4--6-4-(4)---6~---------4--6-4-(4)--6~-------------------| x2
A-----------------6~---------------------6~-------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B----4--6-4-(4)---4~---------4--6-4-(4)--4~-------------------|
G----4--6-4-(4)---5~---------4--6-4-(4)--5~-------------------|
D----4--6-4-(4)---6~---------4--6-4-(4)--6~-------------------| x2
A-----------------6~---------------------6~-------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
While Verse 1 is played, a 2nd Guitar is playing another riff at the end. Listen to the
for timing:
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-------------2b-------------------------| (slight bend)
E--0---4---2------4----------------------|
Chorus
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------5-5----------------------5-5--------|
D-------------------------6-6----------------------6-6--------| x4
A---6-4-----6-4-----------3-3---6-4----6-4---------6-6--------|
E-------7-------7----7s6------------7------7--7-7--4-4--------|
Verse 2 following Chorus (Chords strummed several times each)
e--4-----3-----2-----1-----------------------|
B--4-----4-----2-----2-----------------------|
G--5-----3-----3-----1-----------------------|
D--6-----5-----4-----3-----------------------|
A--6-----------4-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Then back to the Chorus
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------5-5----------------------5-5--------|
D-------------------------6-6----------------------6-6--------| x4
A---6-4-----6-4-----------3-3---6-4----6-4---------6-6--------|
E-------7-------7----7s6------------7------7--7-7--4-4--------|
The song repeats form, with the exception of the solo after Verse 2 and outro:
Solo:
e----------------------6--------------------------------------------------|
B-4----4---------7--9---9----9b11~11r-9h7h9---7h9b11----------------------|
G-6b8~-6b8~----8--8--8---8---------------------------8~-------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------6h8p6-4h6--4----6-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------6-4--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------4--6-6s9--8-6h8s4-------6-----------------------|
B------------------------4-4--4---------------7-9--9------------4---------|
G---------------------------------8----------8-8-8--8-8--6hp5---6b8-6b8---|
D-4h6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----2h4-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------6-6p4-4/---------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------6h9~~~---------| (pinch harmonic)
G--6b8-6b8--6-7h8-7h8-7h8s4-6-4---------6b8---------------|
D------------------------------6s4-4h6-7------------------|
A---------------------------------4-----------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
Outro is the Chorus repeated four times
To get a better feel for the solo, venture around the pentatonic scale in G#
e---------------------4-7---|
B-----------------4-7-------|
G-------------4-6-----------|
D---------4-6---------------|
A-----4-6-------------------|
E-4-7-----------------------|
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version 2
tuning: Guitar 1 Standard
Guitar 2 Open G (DGDGBD) capo 1st fret
Intro/Main Riff
Elec Guitar 1 (repeated)
e|---------------------------|
B|-4----6p4---4--------------|
G|-4----4-----5--------------|
D|-4----4-----6--------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
|
| Elec Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|
C |---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Ab|-0h3--0-3h5-0-----0---2p0--|
Eb|----------------0---0------|
Verse 1 Lyrics:
"Summer med fly ruled the airways
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions"
PreChorus - Guitar 2, this section = 3 beats per bar
1 2 3
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C |-----------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-0-----0---------------|-0-----0---------------|
Ab|---5-5---5-----0-4--4--|---5-5---5-0-----4--4--|
Eb|-----------3-0---5--5--|-------------3-0-5--5--| play 4x
"Take a load off... Yeah"
Chorus - play through 2x
Guitar 1 (a second guitar strums these chords as well)
Ab5 Eb Gb Bbm
e|--------------|--------------|-6------------|-6------------|
B|-9------------|-8------------|-7------------|-6------------|
G|-8------------|-8------------|-6------------|-6------------|
D|-6------------|-8------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
1."Yeah, it's alright As we mosey on into the night"
2."Yeah, just set us free Could our shattered past just set us free?"
Chorus Ending Part - Play PreChorus Again 2x, with Lyrics:
"Give you all those diamonds, Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought you from the record store"
Verse 2 - Play Main Riff Again, with Lyrics:
"Fleets of underground an artist
Look for benediction
Drive around waste gas and haul
In every green addition
Summer med fly ruled the airways
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions"
Play PreChorus Again, Same Lyrics
Play Chorus Again, Same Lyrics
Play Chorus Ending Part, Same Lyrics
Solo
e|------------------|-----4---6----------------------|--------------------|
B|-4------4---------|-7-4---4---7-4~---9b11~-b11r9p7-|-9----9b11----------|
G|-6b8~---6b8~--6b8-|--------------------------------|-----------8~-------|
D|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
e|-------------------------------|------------9--8-------------|
B|-------------------------------|----7---9------9-------------|
G|-------------------------------|-/8---8---8---------10p8-----|
D|-6h8p6---6---------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------9---9-8-6---4-----------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------7p4-7qb-4-|-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------9---11------------------|-------------------------|
G|-8-11-8---8----10b11r10-8~------|-8-x-8-x-8-x-8-x-7p8-7p8-|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------------------4b7~~~~-|-(b7~~~~)---------|
G|-7-6-4---6--4h6--7p6p4-6---4-6---------|------------------|
D|-------6-----------------6-------------|------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|------------------|
** on the last note he bends & gets some harmonic overtones
Play Chorus Ending Part Again to End
Lyrics:
"Give you all those diamonds, Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought you from the record store"
KEY:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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