Big Empty Bass

by Stone Temple Pilots
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279. Last edit on Aug 18, 2020
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Song: Big Empty
Artist: Stone Temple Pilots
Album: Purple (1994)
Bassist: Robert DeLeo
Tabbed by LoudLon
 
Standard tuning (EADG)
 
INTRO:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3---------3-2-----|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------3-----3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|-----------------------5-7---5v--|
A |-----------5---7---------7---5-\-|-3-----------3-3---3/7-----7-----|
E |-0-------7-------------7---7-----|-----------3---------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 1:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3---------3-2-----|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------3-----3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3-----------------|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-------0-3/6-r-5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3---------3-2-----|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------3-----3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7---------7---5-\-|-3-----------3-3-----3---3-2-0---|
E |-0-------7-------------7---7-----|-----------3-------3-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
 
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10-------10--10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10-------10----------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &   4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7---5-0-|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-----|-3-----2---2-3-----5-----3-2-0---|
E |-3-------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10---/12------10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10------------10------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &    4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-5---|-3---2-2---2-3----/5-----3-2-0---|
E |-3-------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----------------------2-/-/-/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE—VERSE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------17r------|
D |-----5-7-r---5-----------5-5-7-\-|-------------5-------------------|------------------------17r------|
A |-3/7-------7---------------------|-----------5---7-------5-7-5---\-|-3-----------3-3---3-/-----X-----|
E |---------------------------------|-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------------12\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3---------3-2-----|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------3-----3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7---------7---5-\-|-3-----------3-3-----------------|
E |-0-------7-------------7---7-----|-----------3-------0-3/6-r-5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7-------5-7-5--\--|-3-----------3-3---------3-2-----|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-----------3-----3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----------5---7---------5-7-5-\-|-3-----------3-3-----3---3-2-0---|
E |-0-------7-----------------------|-----------3-------3-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10-------10---10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10-------10-----------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &    4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7---5-0-|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-----|-3-----2---2-3-----5-----3-2-0---|
E |-3-------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10------/12---10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10-------10-----------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &    4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-5---|-3-----2---2-3-------------------|
E |-3-------------------------------|-------------------0-0-0-1-1-2-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
BRIDGE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7-5---5-----------------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-----7-----7-6-5-3-5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------5-7---------5-------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-5-7-------0-7-5---7-5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-5-3-0-3---5/7---8-7-5-4-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
INTERLUDE:
 
G |-----------------------------9-11-|-12-11-9-7---7----------------------|
D |---------------------------9------|----------/9---9\5/8----------------|
A |----------------------------------|---------------------8-10v----------|
E |-r--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1     &   2   &   3   &   4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A |-7-7---5-r---7-7---5-r-----------|-7-7---5-r---7-7---5-r-----5---5—|
E |-----7-----------7-------------7-|-----7-----------7-----5-7-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A |-7-7---5-r---7-7---5-r-----------|-7-7---5-r---7-7---5-r-----5---5—|
E |-----7-----------7-------------7-|-----7-----------7-----5-7-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------|
A |-7-7---5-r---7-7---5-r-----5---5-|-7-7---5-r-5-7-7---5-7-7-7-5-----|
E |-----7-----------7-----5-7-------|-----7-----------7-----------7-\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 3:
 
G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10-------10--10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10-------10----------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &   4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7---5-0-|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-----|-3-----2---2-3-----5-----3-2-0---|
E |-3-------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------7---7-------|---------------10---/12------10-9------|
A |-----------5-0-----7-------7-0-2-|-3---/-10---10------------10------10-\-|
E |-3----/7-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &    2    &   3    &    4    &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------5-----------7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
A |---2-5-----5-0-4-7-----7---7-5---|-3-----2---2-3----/5-----3-2-0---|
E |-3-------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
OUTRO:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7-5---5-----------------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-----7-----7-6-5-3-5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------5-7---------5-------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-5-7-------0-7-5---7-5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)----0-5-3-0-3---5/7---8-7-5-4-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------3-----3-1---3---r---0---|(0)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
v = vibrato
X = muted strike
()= sustained note
f = fret harmonics (appears above bar)
X
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LoudLon
@jolckers67 -- A 3-star rating for a tab based on the bass master track. So...you're saying Robert DeLeo played it wrong when he recorded it?
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