Blue Study by Stone Sour Gtr I (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'JIm Root' Gtr II (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Josh Rand' Gtr III (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead Guitar (Josh Rand)' Intro Moderately slow rock Q=98 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E S S |----------|---------------| |----------|---------------| |----------|---------------| |----------|-----------x-x-| |----------|-----------x-x-| |----------|---------------| D5 Bb/D Eb a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 Bb/D Eb Gtrs I, II a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5---| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---| |-----------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 Bb/D Eb E. S S S E +H a E. S S S E +S S S S a E S S E. S S S E +H |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|| Verse $ N.C. Gtr I E. S +E a E +E Q E a E. S E a E +H E. S +E a E +E Q E ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|---------------------7-| ||-----7-(7)-7s8-(8)-7----|---------------------|----7-(7)-7s8-(8)-7----| ||o-5-------------------5-|-5s6--3-3-3s6-(6)----|-5---------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| D5 Gtr II ~~~~~~ PM------------------------------- a E. S +E E +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)----|---------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------|---------------------------------| Eb5 -------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |----------------------------------| D5 PM------------------------------- S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Eb5 D5 -------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 Bb/D Eb E. S S S E +Q Q a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +H |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----| |--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------| D5 Bb/D Eb a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S E. S S S E +Q Q |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-|-8--8-8-5-7-(7)--7--| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-6-(6)--6--| |---------------------------------|--------------------| D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5---|| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|| |-----------------------------------|| Chorus Bb/D Eb Ab5F5 G5 D5 PM----| PM----| E. S S S E +Q S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-------------------------||---------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----------||---------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----------||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-----------------0-3-5-3-||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-| Ab5F5 G5 D5 PM----| E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-| 1. To Coda Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 PM----| PM----| E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------|| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|| Interlude D5D5 a E. S S S E +S E S a E S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |---------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 E. S S S E +H a E. S S S E +S S S S a E S S |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)----|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-5h=7--7-5-| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----|-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-------------------|-----------------------------------| 2. Bb/D Eb Ab5F5 G5 D5 PM----| E. S S S E +H E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |--------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------o||-----------------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------------| |-8--8-8-5-7-(7)-----||-----------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-6-(6)----o||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0------------| |--------------------||-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3---| Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 Gtr III W W |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr I | a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. Q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--| Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 W H Q E S S |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------12-12--|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| | | a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. E E |------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------------|| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------------|| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--7-----|| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--x-----|| |------------------7--7--|------------------7--7--7-----|| Guitar Solo D5 Bb/D Eb TP TP E. S E S S +S S E Q S S S S S S E Q E. S |--------------------------------|------------------------------13-| |-15-----15----15-(15)----15-15--|-15----15----15----15-15--15-----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----12----12---------12--------|----12----12----12---------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D5 |------6-------| |---------6---------| Q S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S |-----------13-15b17-10-------10------------------------------| |-15--------------------13-13----13-13-13b15r(13)-10h13p10----| |-----13---------------------------------------------------12-| |--------12---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb/D Eb ~~ |----3-----| S +S S S S S +S S S Q E E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-12b14r(12)p10----10-12b14r(12)-10-----------------| |---------------12------------------12-12--12\------| |----------------------------------------------/10\-| |---------------------------------------------------| D5 S E S S S S S a E E S +S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------12b13r(12)--------| |--------------------------10-12b13r(12)-10-12--| |------------10-12---10-12----------------------| |-8-10-11-12-------8----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Bb/D Eb D5 ~~~ TP TP TP TP TP TP E S S +Q Q E E Q S S E S E. E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-12--------------------------/13S|=15--15----15----14--13-10-| |----10-12b14==(12)--12r--12\-----|----------------------x----| |---------------------------------|--------15----11-----10----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| D.S. al Coda Bb/D Eb ~~~~~~~ |--3--| S S S S S S +S S S +Q Q |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------10----10-12b14r(12)-10---------------|| |-10h12----12------------------12-(12)--12\--|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| & Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 Gtrs I, II Gtr II PM----| PM----| E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------| |-6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-| | | Gtr I | W a E. S +E E +S E. Q |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------| |---------------------------|------------------7--7-------| |---------------------------|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x-------| |---------------------------|------------------7--7-------| Ab5F5 G5 D5 Ab5F5 G5 D5 PM----| PM----| E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0-----------| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-|---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3--| | | a E. S +E E +S E. Q a E. S +E E +S E. Q |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------|-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)-------------| |------------------7--7-------|------------------7--7--------| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x-------|-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x--x--------| |------------------7--7-------|------------------7--7--------| Bridge Ab5F5 G5 D5 Eb5/D PM----| ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ E. S +E E +S E. S S S S E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8---| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0----------||-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---| |---6--3-(3)-5-(5)-0--0-3-5-3-||----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0-| | | ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ | a E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7s8--5-(5)-7-(7)------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------7----------||-8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8---| |-5s6--3-(3)-5-(5)-x----------||-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---| |------------------7--0---0---||----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0-| Gtrs I, II ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~ E. S +E E +S E. E E E. S +E E +S E. E E 3x ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o|| ||------------------------|------------------------|| ||--8--------8-(8)----8---|-8--------8-(8)----8----|| ||o-7--------7-(7)----7---|-7--------7-(7)----7---o|| ||-----0-(0)-------0----0-|----0-(0)-------0----0--|| Outro D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 Gtrs I, II PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-| |---0-------0---0---0-------|---0-------0---0---0-------| D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5--| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3--| |---0-------0---0---0--------| D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 Gtr I PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8s7-5-| |-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6s5-3-| |---0-------0---0---0-------|---0-------0---0---0-------| F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 PM PM PM PM E S S +S S E S E S S S E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-10---9-(9)---10---9---12s10-9--| |--8---7-(7)----8---7---10s=8-7--| |----0-------0----0---0----------| H.=H F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5 D5 C5 D5 C5 EbD5C5 Gtrs I, II PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM----| |-3-| E S S +S S E S E S S S E E S S +S S E S E S E E E |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-10---9-(9)---10---9---12s10-9-|-7---5-(5)---7---5---8-7-5-| |--8---7-(7)----8---7---10s=8-7-|-5---3-(3)---5---3---6-5-3-| |----0-------0----0---0---------|---0-------0---0---0-------| Q=98 D5 H +Q. +E Q Q H |------------------|------------*| |------------------|------------*| |------------------|------------*| |-7----(7)b9---(7)-|-7----------*| |-5----(5)b7---(5)-|-5----------*| |------------------|-0----------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com