Blotter Lyrics
by Stone Sour
Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Jim Root'
Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Josh Rand'
Gtr III (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Clean Electric'
Gtr IV (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Slide Guitar'
Moderately Fast Q=157
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
Wx8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------||------------------|---2-------3s4s3-|-----------------|
|------------||o-2-0-2-6-5-3-0-2-|-------2---1s2s1-|-2-0-2-6-5-3-0-2-|
PM--| PM-------
|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|
|---1---2---1-1-1-o||-||o-2-0-2-1-2-0-2-0-|
-| PM--| PM--| PM----|
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--| PM----|
E E E E E E E E H. E E W H. E E
H H H. E E W H. E E H H
Gtr III
W +W W +W
Gtr I
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E
| Gtr II
| W +Q. E +Q E E W +H +Q. E
|-3----------------|-(3)----/8-(8)---7p5-|-2----------------|-(2)-----(2)----0-|
W +W
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
| W +Q. E +Q E E
|-3----------------|-(3)----/8-(8)---7p5-|
W +W
Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E
| W +H +Q. E
Interlude I
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--| PM--------| PM--------|
PM--| PM--------| PM--| PM--| PM--------| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|-2-0-2-1-2-0-2-0-|-2-1-2-0---------------|-2-0-2-1-2-0-2-0-|-2-1-2-0-2------o||
Gtrs I, II
E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q
E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q
Interlude II
Gtr II
W +W +W +W
Gtr IV
W W W W
| Gtr I
| W +W +W +E Q. Q Q
|----------|------------|------------|-----xS==xS=x--|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)-xS==xS=x--|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)-xS==xS=xS=|
W +W +W +W
W W W H Q Q
| W +W +W +Q Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
Gtr IV
W +H H W +H. Q
|-/17--------|-(17)s===16s===|=12--------|-(12)------12--|
W +W +W +W
H H +H +Q Q W +H H
|-12s===17----|-(17)----(17)s=16s=|=12--------|-(12)----12\----||
Gtrs I, II
Gtr I
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||o------------------|---------------------|
||o-3--0-3-(3)-0-3-0-|--3---0--3-(3)-0-3-6-|
| Gtr II
| W +Q. E +Q E E
||o------------------|---------------------|
||o-3----------------|-(3)----/8-(8)---7p5-|
Q E E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E 4x
|------------------|-------------------o||
|-2--0-2-(2)-0-2-0-|--5----7-(7)-7--0--o||
| W +H +Q. E 4x
|------------------|-------------------o||
|-2----------------|-(2)-----(2)----0--o||
Outro Chorus
E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E +E E E E E E Q 4x
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------o||
||o-5-2--0-2--5-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-6-6--|-5-2--0-2--5-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-2-3-3---o||
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
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