Stone Temple Pilots – Hickory Dichotomy tab

STP - "Hickory Dichotomy"
From "Stone Temple Pilots" Album (2010)
Tuning: Electric - Standard
        Electric 2 & Acoustic - DGDGBD (the low D may not be needed though)
tabbed by jjhand


This song is tough to track for individual guitars due to overdubs, but I 
think this tab works nicely. Great slide guitar here! Please rate & comment.

Hear the track at http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Temple-Pilots/e/B000ARC4TI

Intro Riff - play 2x

Electric 1 *very last note is held with vibrato e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~|
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| Acousticd|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G|-------0----/3-0-|-------0-----5-4-|-------0-------0-|-------0-----5-4-|D|-----3-----------|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
lyrics: "Alright, Alright, Alright, come on"
right before verse, 2nd electric plays:d|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|--3b4--------------|D|-------5-3-5-------|G|-------------5-3~--|D|-------------------|
Verse Riff 1 - play 4x on Acoustic & Electric B D e|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--5/6--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--6--|G|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--5/6--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--6--|A|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|E|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| "Strange, strange, strange, it's a dichotomy" "but it was never quite weird or quite normal for me" "take a break, take a breath, and let's see where we're at" "those damn bed bugs are sleeping up in my head"
End of Verse Riff 1 2nd Guitar during C# Chords C#e|------------------------| d|-------------------------|B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----| B|-------------------------|G|------------------------| G|---------------/9--------|D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----| D|-----7--/9--7------7__/9-|<- hold A|----------------------0-| G|-------------------------| thenE|------------------------| D|-------------------------| slide
"all day, all night" (on 4th time) Chorus - starts on last 1/2 beat of Verse
G6 G7 Bb Bb(b5)e-0-|-1--1--1--0--------0-|-1--1--1--0------------|-1--1--1--0--------0-|B-3-|-3--3--3--3--------3-|-3--3--3--3----------3-|-3--3--3--3--------3-|G-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|D-0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|A---|---------------------|-1--1--1---------------|---------------------|E-3-|-3--3--3--3--------3-|-----------------------|-3--3--3--3--------3-| "You tell them a story but you don't know my name its a hickory dichotomy"
Csus Ce|-1--1--1--0----------|-1--1--1--0----------|-1--1--1--0------------|B|-1--1--1--1--------3-|-3--3--3--3--------3-|-3--3--3--3----------3-|G|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|D|-x--x--x--x--------0-|-0--0--0--0--------0-|-3--3--3--3----------0-|A|-3--3--3--3----------|---------------------|-1--1--1---------------|E|---------------------|-3--3--3--3----------|-----------------------|"You're messin with my brain. Selling that story, are you holding your lion?"
F Fmaj7e|----------0--------|----------0----------|B|-6--6--6--5--------|-6--6--6--5----------|G|-5--5--5--5--------|-5--5--5--5----------|D|-7--7--7--7--------|-7--7--7--7----------|A|-------------------|---------------------|E|-------------------|---------------------|"Hickory dichotomy, I tell ya the truth ain't divine"
Play intro again, but add ...
Electric 2 lick before verse 2:d|------5--------5-----------------|B|--------3-6b8----6---------------|G|-5b7---------------6-5-3---5-3b4-| each bend is longer than other notesD|-------------------------5-------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|
Play verse again with lyrics: "Brave, brave, brave as the apostles go is it a hickory hypothesis a one man show take a rest take a revel and a lot of lights but the tall tale teases keep sneaking in my show tonight alright" Play Chorus again Solo - Electric 2, w/ slide first 8 bars with Electric 1 playing intro
d|-----12----12-12~~-------|---------------------|-/15-15~--/15-15~---/15-|B|-/12----12---------12-11-|-10------------------|-/15-15~--/15-15~---/15-|G|-------------------------|---/10-/10-10____/12-|------------------------|D|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|G|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|D|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
fast notesd|-15~~~~~\0-----|-----12-----10--------------------|---------------------|B|-15~~~~~\0-----|---12-----10-------12--10--10/12--|--repeat last bar----|G|---------------|-0------0------0-12----10--10/12--|---------------------|D|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|G|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|D|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
d|---------------------------|---------------------------|B|-----8---8---8---/11-8-8~~-|-----8---8---8---/11-8-----|G|-/8----8---8---8-----------|-/8----8---8---8-------8\0-|D|---------------------------|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
End solod|-------------------|-------------------|---------6---7---|-9~~---17-----17----|B|-4-----------------|-5-----------------|-6---8-----------|---------15/17--17~-|G|-----6\4---6/8-----|-----7\5---7/9-----|-----------------|--------------------|D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
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| Electric 1 - let ringe|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|B|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|---------8-------|--8-------8~--------|G|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|----8-10-----10--|-(10)-10------------|D|-4-----------------|-/7----------------|-10--------------|--------------------|A|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Play Chorus Again, but add Electric 2:
G7 Bb G7 C G7 Bb d|-12~-----|-/15---15---15\-|-12~-------|----------|---12~-----|-/15---14/15--17\|B|-12~-----|-/15---15---15\-|-12~-------|-\5~~-----|-12~-------|-/15---14/15-----|G|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|D|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|G|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|D|---------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|
Fe|-10~-----|-------12-----------12----|B|-10~-----|-10/12----12\10-/12----12-|G|---------|--------------------------|D|---------|--------------------------|G|---------|--------------------------|D|---------|--------------------------|
Electric 2 Slide Outro (Elec. 1, Acoustic plays intro)
d|-/15~---------|-----------15-|-/17-------------|--------------8/-|B|---------15-13|-/15----------|------19--17~\13-|-/15~~--------8/-|G|--------------|----16~~~~~~--|-----------------|--------------8/-|D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|-17\15/17\15/17---/20-|B|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|----------------------|G|-12\10/12\10/12~~~---|/15\14/15\14/15~----|----------------------|D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
* 2nd Guitar at end (open G tuning)d|-17----17~------------|-12~~~~-----|-----0-5-----2-----0----------------------|B|----19-------15-14-13-|-12~~~~-----|-2/3-------2-----0------------------------|G|----------------------|-12~~~~-----|---------4-----0---------0-------0--------|D|----------------------|------------|-----------------------0-------0---0------|G|----------------------|------------|---------------------6------------------0-|D|----------------------|------------|---------------------------7/8--------4/5-|
KEY | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note | __ Hold note out
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