Bother Acoustic by Stone Sour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOTHER - Stone Sour (acoustic arrangement) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: donGiorgio (G. Kuhn) for Ultimate-Guitar Email: gkuhn@hotmail.de ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - NOTES - ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is an easy to play but beautiful moving song. If you can't play the fast hammer-ons/pull-offs just go with the chords, it still sounds great! Stone Sour usually play half step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) tuned guitars. This is a transcription to standard tuning. Theres lots of half accurate tabs for this song already but I wasn't satisfied so I had to put up my acoustic version. I did not add any solo, the original solo is just some D# minor pentatonic stuff. Be creative ;) Just listen to the song for the strumming/chord voicing. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Chords: D#m C#/D# C# F# B A# e|-(6)-| e|-(6)-| e|-(4)-| e|-(2)-| e|-(2)-| e|-(6)-| B|--7--| B|--6--| B|--6--| B|--2--| B|--4--| B|--6--| G|--8--| G|--6--| G|--6--| G|--3--| G|--4--| G|--7--| D|--8--| D|--6--| D|--6--| D|--4--| D|--4--| D|--8--| A|--6--| A|--6--| A|--4--| A|--4--| A|--2--| A|--8--| E|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|--2--| E|-----| E|--6--| Intro/Lick I e|-----------------------| B|--7-----6----6h7p6-----| G|--8-----6---------8p6--| X 4 D|--8-----6--------------| A|--6-----6--------------| E|-----------------------| Verse 1: D#m C#/D# D#m C#/D# C# D#m e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7------6------6h7-----6-------6---------------7-----6h7p6----------------| G|--8------6------6h8-----6-------6---------------8----------8p6-------------| D|--8------6------6h8-----6-------6---------------8-------------8p6----------| A|--6------6------6-------6-------4---------------6--------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Wish I was to dead to cry, my self affliction fades D#m C#/D# D#m C#/D# C# F# C# e|---------------------------------------------(2)---------------------------| B|--7--------6--------6h7----6-----6------------2-------6--------------------| G|--8--------6--------6h8----6-----6------------3-------6--------------------| D|--8--------6--------6h8----6-----6------------4-------6--------------------| A|--6--------6--------6------6-----4------------4-------4--------------------| E|----------------------------------------------2----------------------------| Stones to throw at my creator - masochist to which I cater Chorus: D#m C#/D# D#m A# D#m C#/D# e|------------------------------------------(6)------------------------------| B|-7-----------------6-------7---------------6----7------------------6-------| G|-8-----------------6-------8---------------7----8------------------6-------| D|-8-----------------6-------8---------------8----8------------------6-------| A|-6-----------------6-------6---------------8----6------------------6-------| E|-------------------------------------------6-------------------------------| You don't need to bother, I don't need to be - I'll keep slipping farther B C# e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-----4-----------------6-------------------------| G|-----4-----------------6-------------------------| D|-----4-----------------6-------------------------| A|-----2-----------------4-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| But once I hold on, I won't let go 'til it bleeds [--- Lick I ----] x 4 Verse 2: Wish I was too dead to care If indeed I cared at all Never had a voice to protest So you fed me shit to digest Bridge: D#m A# B e|-6---------------------6-------------------------2-------------------------| B|-7---------------------6-------------------------4-------------------------| G|-8---------------------7-------------------------4-------------------------| D|-8---------------------8-------------------------4-------------------------| A|-6---------------------8-------------------------2-------------------------| E|-----------------------6---------------------------------------------------| I wish I had a reason; my flaws are open season, for this I gave up trying C# e|-6-------------------------------| B|-6-------------------------------| G|-6-------------------------------| D|-6-------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| one good turn deserves my dying [--- Chorus --- ] [--- Solo ---] [--- Lick I---] x 4 (this time with high e string) Verse 3: Wish I'd died instead of lived A zombie hides my face Shell forgotten with its memories Diaries left with cryptic entries [--- Chorus ---] Outro Chorus: D#m C#/D# D#m A# D#m C#/D# e|------------------------------------------(6)------------------------------| B|-7-----------------6-------7---------------6----7------------------6-------| G|-8-----------------6-------8---------------7----8------------------6-------| D|-8-----------------6-------8---------------8----8------------------6-------| A|-6-----------------6-------6---------------8----6------------------6-------| E|-------------------------------------------6-------------------------------| You don't need to bother, I don't need to be - I'll keep slipping farther B C# e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----4---------------------------6-----------------------------------------| G|-----4---------------------------6--let------------------------------------| D|-----4---------------------------6--ring-----------------------------------| A|-----2---------------------------4-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| but once I hold on (once I hold on)... I'll never live down my deceit [--- Lick I ---] x4 End with a slow upstroke followed by a downstroke on the D#m Chord. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************ www.TAB6.com