Army Ants Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author jjhand [a] 56,756. Last edit on Jun 25, 2022
Stone Temple Pilots - "Army Ants"
From 'Purple' Album
tabbed by jjhand
Standard Tuning
 
A couple differences from the ver. 1 tab and solo are included.
Parts of song are for 2 guitars.
 
[Intro]
 
   guitar w/ heavy flanger - play 2x
e|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3/7-|
G|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1---1-1---1---1/5-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7---7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-5---5---5---5-5-5-4-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-5---5---5---5-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
  End Intro (after repeat)
e|-0------------|
B|-3------------|
G|-2------------|  note that a Mellotron doubles it an
D|-0------------|  octave higher than guitar
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
 
 
 
[Heavy Riff]
 
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
 
 
[Verse Riff]
 
 with Dist, flanger and let notes ring
 
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
  "You don't look but you kick me..."
 
 
 
[Verse Riff 2]
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
 
 
 
[Heavy Riff 2]
 
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
 
 
 
[Verse Repeat]
 
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
  "You don't look but you kick me..."
 
 
 
[Verse Riff 2 Repeat]
 
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
 
 
 
[Heavy Riff 3]
 
   play each chord the number of times indicated
    8x   4x  4x      8x    8x
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|
 
 
 
[Transition Riff]
 
   Guitar 1 (2:02)
e|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
B|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
G|-8---8-8-x--------------|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x--------------|--7--|
D|-8---8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--|
A|-6---6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-|-6--6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--5--|
E|-----------5--5--5--5-5-|----------------------|----------5--5--5--5-5-|--5--|
 |
 | Guitar 2 - play this part 2x
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-16--1616--16-16-16-1616|-15----------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
Play Intro again
 
 
 
[Solo]
 
   Guitar 2, Guitar 1 plays Heavy Riff 4x
e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-12b14-b14~-12b14r13|_b14-12h14p12-10\9--|-5h7p5\4-5p4p2p0-4p2p0h2p0--------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------3p2p0--0h2p0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
  pinch harmonics are shown as *
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---12~-12h13p12-10-12~--12h13p12-10-12~-|
G|--------0----0-*12-0-*12-|-12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-2b3r2b3-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
e|---------10h12h13p12p10-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-10h12h13--------------13p12p10-12p11---------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14-12----|-12~-----------0-|-(0)---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|----14\----\x--0-|-(0)--------5b7r5b7~~----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----/x-/x---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
 
 
Play first 2 bars of Transition riff 2x while solo guitar track plays:
e|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------0--0--0--0-----------|------------|---10---------------------------|
G|-----------|--2b4~--b4-b4-b4-b4---------|------------|-12--10-12-10b11----------------|
D|-----------|----------------------------|------------|----------------12-10-----------|
A|--rest-----|----------------------------|--rest------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
E|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Transition 2 riff change]
 
   (3:06)
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-8--8-8-x-x--------------|-7--7-7--x-x--------------|
D|-8--8-8-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-7--7-7--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
A|-6--6-6-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-5--5-5--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
E|------------5--5--5--x-x-|-------------4--4--4--x-x-|
 
 
[Last Verse Riff]
 play 4x                       end of 4th time add this:
e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
 
 
 
[Last Verse Riff 2]
 
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|
 
 
 
[Ending]
 
   slightly different offbeat rhythm
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-| play 2x
A|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-----5--x--5-----5--x--5-5-5-5-|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|
 
 
key:
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
b  - bend
r  - release bent string
__ - hold note while playing another string
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
x  - muted strings
~  - vibrato
*  - Pinch harmonic (squeal when pick and fingertip pluck string)
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seems pretty right to me..only I do the intro different..the same high note but i add a few more and it seems right to me: E------------------------ B----10---9--13--12--11 10 G-----9---9---9---9---9---9 D-----12--12--12--12--12--12 A-------------------------- E------------------------- same pattern but I use these chords instead of the single notes. Oh and I strum the first note towards me instead of away from me like normal..I hope you get the gist of it.