Coma Tab

Stone Temple Pilots - 'Coma'
from the album 'Shangri La De Da'
Drop D Tuning
tabbed by jjhand

Intro is 16 beats of synth Sound effects, they continue in the guitar part rests


Verse Riff 1 - play 4x
E|---------------------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----vocals/sounds-|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-0--12-10-12-15-12-0---3-0-3--5--|-0-----------------|
D|-0--12-10-12-15-12-0---3-0-3--5--|-0-----------------|


Verse Riff 2 - Play 4x
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0--12-10-12-15-12-0---3-0-3--5--|
D|-0--12-10-12-15-12-0---3-0-3--5--|

Play 'Verse Riff 1' and 'Verse Riff 2' again


Chorus:
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/-|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/--|
D|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/-|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/--|

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--3--|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0--|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--3--|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-0--|

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/-|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/--|
D|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/-|-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--5/--|

E|-------------------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-0----------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--3--|-0----------------|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--3--|-0----------------|

Chorus 1 ending - play then mute D5 chord in last bar
Chorus 2 ending - let D5 chord ring until Interlude takes over


Play Verse Riff 1 & 2
Play Chorus with appropriate ending


Interlude (different guitar w/ Clean tone)
  bar 1: play 4x                      bar2: play 1x
E|------2------2------2--------2-|    ----3---5--3---5--3---5--3---5-|
B|-0--0----1-0----1-0----1-0-0---|    -1----1------1------1------1---|
G|-------------------------------|    -------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|    -------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|    -------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|    -------------------------------|

after first 5 bars, play bar 1 2x, bar 2, bar 1 2x, bar 2

Then for the finish:
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
D|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|


Solo - Guitar 2 (with wah filter & good distortion harmonic feedback)
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-5gb6_____---5b6-5-----|-----------------------|-10----------13-----------------------|
G|-------------------7---|--0-------7-7-----10-12|-12b14r12gb14____14r12p10-12p10-12p10-|
D|-----------------------|-*4b-----------/12-----|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
  semi Harmonic notes (slight PH) are shown by a *

E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------13--13------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-------------------12/14-12---16--16p14-|
D|-12-------10---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----10h12--12-10-12-10----------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------12-15-15-12-15-15-12--|-15p12-12-15-15p12----------------------|


E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-13---13------------15----------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----16--16p14-17b19___-17p15p14h15----------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------17-15\12-|-15--12-10------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-----------12-11-10-10gb11r10--x--|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|-10----13-13-10-13-13-10-13-13-10-13-10----10----|-----------------|
B|-13b15----------------------------------13----13-|-13b15~~---------| last note is
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| played as vocals
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| start up again
A|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

during solo, Chorus is played by a second guitar.


Play Chorus again when vocals re-enter

Play Verse Riff 1 once to finish song


Key:
h  - hammer on
p  - pull off
b  - bend
gb - gradual bend
r  - release
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
~  - vibrato
x  - muted strings
() - hold note into next bar or rhythm
__ - hold note while playing another string